So Steve and I got really adventurous and we took a bus instead of a taxi. OK, well it was because one night after a long day of shopping we stood waiting for a taxi for over 30 min and the line hasn't moved more than 2 feet. Steve couldn't take the wait and decided to go see the maps of buses and which one we should take. He figured out that bus #5 will take us close enough to our hotel (he was right).
Bus rides until yesterday were free, as of yesterday a ride on a bus is 1 dhs which is about 0.30 CAD. Buses are not as big as the ones in Montreal, but they are air conditioned which is something that Montreal buses do not have.
When we got on the bus it was pleasant, not too crowded, plenty of space between each passenger and we were able to stand comfortably with the stroller that was filled with shopping bags (Lea was in my arms) and two big heavy duty bags filled to their fullest plus a mop.
The bus took off and at each stop and there are a lot of them, more and more people we getting on but no one was getting off. Soon enough I lost sight of Steve who was only 4 feet away from me and I was told to come sit at the front of the bus 1) because the front of the bus is reserved for women and 2) because I was with a baby. I was basically told by a woman that I shouldn't stand in the men section. I completely lost Steve, I couldn't even see the top of his head at this point. Slight panic, but I was able to see out of the front window of the bus so I knew where we were going. Steve on the other hand told me that he was in complete panic because he couldn't see where the bus was going, where Lea and I were and he thought we would just get off and leave him behind with all of our stuff.
The story ends well, I was able to communicate with the bus driver to let me off at the front of the bus and for him to open the back so that I could tell Steve to get off. From that bus ride we feel very confident taking buses around town.
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