It had been most obvious on the shuttle from New York and on the Metro ride from the airport.

Aside from this command, the service in this simple restaurant in Rosslyn, Va., a quick Metro ride from downtown, is unfailingly friendly and helpful.

The track is nestled in the Bois only a Metro ride from anywhere in Paris or a 15-minute taxi ride.

Built by a semi-literate Italian immigrant named Simon Rodia, who worked alone for 33 years from 1921 to 1954, the Towers are a 15-minute Metro ride from the city centre.

The Naval Historical Center at the Navy Yard on the Potomac River is also a short Metro ride from downtown.

A Metro ride to the Place de la Bastille in Paris is in order as the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution approaches.

Following the Metro ride, the rest of the day is free to enjoy Moscow before returning to our hotel for the transfer to the station for the train journey to St Petersburg just before midnight.

Metro rides are priced according to distance travelled, and varies from Y2 to 11.

Others, including a few of the larger outdoor or semi-outdoor pools, are only a short Metro ride to the outskirts.

A Metro ride to the station at Pireaus means you only have to cross a highway to reach the ferry port, and numerous destinations are only an hour or two away.