Your framing reminded me of some unpublished musings about traveling across Japan by local train where I describe passing through cities and towns as dipping into gravity wells. I agree that you can feel the shifting gravity when at slower speeds and changing among trains.
Escaping the Gravity of the City, by Train
Your framing reminded me of some unpublished musings about traveling across Japan by local train where I describe passing through cities and towns as dipping into gravity wells. I agree that you can feel the shifting gravity when at slower speeds and changing among trains.
I like all the local train changes. It sounds like a long day, but even the pace of the essay is unhurried, matching you. Lovely finale!