Addendum

I forgot to add these pictures to the earlier post about my adventures in the big city. The first is the screen I was confronted with when I tried to purchase a subway ticket in LA. The second is a short list of all the prohibited activities in said subway. Given the incredible numbers of foriegn travelers who pass through LA, and the fact that I (a native speaker of ingles) was stupified by the subway ticket purchase process, I can only call it a miracle that any one ever makes it out of the airport.