Let Freedom ring

I was on the Metro today when I saw a picture of Bin Laden.  Had to wait until I got home to get the news about his death.  Good on us.

Yes, the Metro cars have TV screens.  Actually, the buses do, too, and air conditioning.  The Metro stations are state-of-the-art and very clean.  They have baggage scanners at every entrance.  I can get almost anywhere in this enormous city on one of the ten lines.  And buses are still a bargain at .15 per ride.  The cars are packed, though.  There was even one train that Gage and I had to let go because we could not squeeze even his skinny body onto, and I’m used to squeezing in.  Jackie, you’d have to walk everywhere–this makes NYC ‘s system seem semi-empty.

Because today is a holiday and no classes were held, I went to the Cloth Market to order some new clothes.  Gage, you would have hated it.  Val, you should bring an extra empty suitcase.  You’re gonna love the flip-flops here–they have big bunches of fruit and stuff hanging all over them.

Wonderfully cool today.  Among my observations is that many people wear their backpacks in front, to thwart pickpockets, I suppose.

The card from my camera didn’t load my new pictures when I tried it last.  I’ll keep trying because I have some pretty good shots.