#美西行#洛杉矶之晒与等
这个时候的洛杉矶真的很晒很晒....公车15分钟一趟真是遭罪
经历11个小时飞行,从北京到洛杉矶,飞机上一分钟也没睡,即便到的时候是正午,眼皮与精神早就不知道飞哪去了……
这是一趟两个女生的美国行,只定了住宿和机票就出发了,出了机场就跟着一个中国旅游团走了,在导游误导下,眼睁睁看着Union Station的Shuttle Bus呼啸而过,硬是跑了趟咨询台找买票点,又是被鄙视一番,重新等30分钟期间有累死国内的黄牛车来搭讪,说是送到一人10美金,我其实想上车的,通行的女孩子怕死不敢上,我其实是嫌弃车上还有几个黑人臭,就没上车,尝试着去问了,说直接送到Alhambra的住宿55美金,其实比房东的50美金报价便宜,不过我们都是勤劳而又节俭的炎黄子孙,还是选择了自认为最安全的Shuttle Bus,9.75美金一个人,下车后到Union Station刷信用卡支付。
到站后,靠着苹果自带的地图,到了76路公交车站,问题来了,公交车该如何做,两个美国小白晕菜了,想想坐个公车扔20美金(身上最小面额的)还是亏的,毕竟上一趟都不用这个钱,凭着自己不要脸的精神,在街头找寻小卖部,幻想着能够倒腾到零钱,现实总是残忍的,等待的区域,没有任何的C-store,虽然透过Shuttle Bus的窗户看到街头随处可见,可在Union Station周围影子都没见,只有陆陆续续往来的小黑,自high着自己的freestyle。(PS:Union Station底下还是有很多的吃吃喝喝的地方,毕竟这里是洛杉矶重要地铁站,也是重要的铁路枢纽站,好像上火车是没有检票口的,不像国内又要实名制又要安检)
不过我是幸运的,在一个深巷里,听到了夹杂着粤语的通话声音,耐着性子听完了电话,找同胞换了零钱,5张1块钱的,虽然不知道美国的公车要多少钱,但怎么着损失也不会超过1块钱。(PS:美国公车和地铁,单程均价1.75美金,公车前门刷卡,后门下车,残疾人前门上前门下,司机会放下残疾车的踏板,自行车也是可以上公车的,公车前面有自行车架,自己放上去,下车时拿走就是;地铁进的时候刷卡,出不用,自行车什么的也都是可以进地铁的)
虽然换钱折腾时间久,美国公车还是很快的,原以为27站要一个多小时,不到半个小时就到了,就是自己要注意,有的站点司机是不会主动停的,除非你按了下车按钮,要随时注意随车广播报站点,不过坐多一站也不打紧,站点之间很近,走走也没多久。
下午四点多到了住宿的地方,确实有够磨叽,和房东前后脚到,中国房东,不怎么热情,苹果手机连不上wifi,连就跳出来说要求输入AT&T账号与密码,华为手机连上只能用QQ和微信,房东硬说是大陆手机的问题,强调他的Wi-Fi没问题,真想用刘德华为香港代言的那句广告词对付他:今时今日你这样的服务态度是不行的!
累到不行,冲了个冷水澡就瘫着了(冷水澡我怀疑我洗的时候房东就没把热水打开,冻死我了)。躺着思考人生,隔壁是嘈杂的房东收拾浴室的声音,睡觉是没指望了....
脑袋中浮现:我究竟在哪?我都干了啥啊……
PS:美国地铁和公交可以购买Tap卡,可以省去零钱的烦恼,美国的硬币真是不好认,三天了,我只认识1块的,他有几分、几毛。tap卡地铁站都可以买和充值,1美金1张,充值随意,洛杉矶三天我充了15块,够够的了……
特别介绍:这个区域很多中国人,中国餐厅也很多,汉宫的菜量很大,两个人建议就吃吃面和馄饨,点菜吃不完的,人多点菜很划算
未完待续……
洛杉矶餐馆新主张:吃饭不玩手机 就给你打个折
It's bee part of the restaurant table setting: knife
fork
napkin and cell phone.
Distracted dining is the new norm with customers constantly texting friends
eeting an Instagram photo of the meal they're about to chow down or emailing the boss. For many *** art-phone users
it's hard just to focus on the meal and pany at hand.
Now
one restaurant in Los Angeles is giving diners a reason to turn off the digital world
by offering customers willing to check their phones at the door a 5-percent discount on their bill. Owner/chef Mark Gold of Eva Restaurant
located on Beverly Boulevard near N. Gardner Street
hopes this gives customers a way to truly sit back and relax
enjoy their meal and actually talk to with friends and family in-person.
现在,位于洛杉矶的一家餐厅给了食客们一个屏蔽数字世界的理由:给那些愿意把手机留给店家保管的人提供5%的折扣。这家Eva餐厅位于贝弗利大道,老板兼主厨Mark Gold希望这个措施可以让顾客们可以真正的坐在椅子上放松,享受他们的食物并真正与朋友和家人面对面的交流。
"For us
it's really not about people disrupting other guests. Eva is home
and we want to create that environment of home
and we want people to connect again
" he explained. "It's about o people sitting together and just connecting
without the distraction of a phone
and we're trying to create an ambience where you e in and really enjoy the experience and the food and the pany."
Gold said instating the suggestion reminds him to keep cell phone usage at bay
too. "I'm guilty of it as well. When [my wife and I] go to dinner it seems like the cell phone is part of the table setting now. Every table you look at
it's a wine glass
the silverware and the cell phone
" he joked.
The hu *** and and wife team runs Eva
a 40-person space with European flair. Gold said a little less than half take advantage of the deal
and no one has gotten upset about it.
"I think once the server approaches the table and they're presented with the offer
they like the idea of actually talking to each other again
" he said.