I had a chance to try out our new light rail system segments which cost a billion minus some chump change millions all subsidized by the metro area taxpayer. This added two more segments which terminate downtown. The one end of a new segment is about 5 miles away with feeder buses which makes it just as convenient as going anywhere else in town. It's been awhile since I've been downtown. Once downtown you can walk or again take local buses to the outlining areas. I jumped on one and went to one of the biggest bookstores in the US to check out Chinese grammar books and on the way saw a sign which said Morroccan tea and Turkish coffee. On the way back I wanted to check out my books and stopped in. It was good cheap Middle Eastern food. I really enjoyed the tea and asked the waiter how it was made. I deciphered through the language barrier it was half black and half green. The mint was local generic variety. The secret ingredient was either a couple of drops of rose water or rose hip to give it a sweet taste. It was served in ornate pot with tulip glass and saucer. I tried the Turkish coffee which from what I could tell was soupy pureed coffee grounds served in a long handle goblet which held enough for two tiny cups. I kicked myself on the train thinking I should have got a couple of the cups.
PS Mass transit is great if it goes where you want to go. The local commuters are complaining because they have to wakeup and make a train transfer to downtown versus sleeping all the way like before. I use to do that. It's the same commute time with the train because of the stations.
Jim