a dispatch from the city of angels
2:00pm wheels down LAX
2:25pm retrieve baggage from carousel and stash coats inside
2:45pm board Flyaway bus headed for Union Station (coach style bus, comfy, fare $7)
3:20pm arrive at Union Station, retrieve luggage, buy metro TAP pass
3:35pm depart on Gold line train (light rail, above ground, fare $1.50) for Pasadena
4:00pm arrive Lake Station, Pasadena
4:20pm sitting in an outdoor cafe, drinking coffee, watching the people and the cars and the sunset, and sending dispatches…
