Re: Tourists lament 'oceans of car parks' in Canada, Aug. 5.
I have just been lucky enough to return from a trip to seven Eastern European countries and I must say I completely agree with our European guests’ assessment of us.
On our last day in Prague, for example, we headed to their airport at 8 a.m. I assumed we would need to leave very early to accommodate rush hour. Not so, there was none. Prague has a very cheap and efficient transit system and very little downtown parking. You can buy reasonable tickets that are good for their subway, tram and bus system, that are easy to understand even for tourists.
I think the Europeans were very kind not to comment on other aspects of our culture. Their food system is far superior. We all need to travel and observe and perhaps question our way of doing things.
Susan Lucas, Ottawa
