バスが工事で回り道をしているので乗らずに歩いていたら、雲行きがあやしくなって雷が鳴り出し夕立の気配。急いで近くのカフェに入った途端に激しい振りになり危機一髪。そこで注文したモッツァレラチーズサンドイッチは二人で分け合うにはちょうどの大きさでした。チップを入れて１５ドルちょっと。手洗いは暗号でドアが開く仕組み。お客のみ使用可という具合です。
雨が止んで次の目的地に行った帰りにベンチでバスを待っていたら、またもやボツボツ。みるみる雨が振り出し、今度は後ろの建物の軒下に駆け込み雨宿り。バイクのニイちゃんも私たちに合流しました。そこへバスが来たので大雨の中バスに乗り込み、バスを降りたお客が代わりに私たちがいた軒下に駆け込んでいった光景が可笑しかったです。
バスと電車、そして徒歩を繰り返す移動の中で何回もにわか雨に遭遇し、うちへ帰り着いた時はヘトヘトでした。
I expected to get on the bus, but it took a detour so I decided to walk instead. While I was walking, thunder started rumbling and it was about to rain. We rushed to the cafe and entered. Just then, the rain started heavily.
We ordered a mozzarella cheese sandwich at the cafe, and it was a good size for the two of us. It cost about $15 including tips. We used the restroom and it needed a certain code to get in which I guessed was only for paid customers.
The rain was up shortly and we went to the second destination. On the way back home, we were sitting on the bench waiting for another bus. Then the rain started again, so we rushed under the eaves of the building which was just behind the bench. A young man riding a bike joined us to take shelter from the rain. The bus came there, so we rushed to get on it in the heavy rain. It was funny to see that people who had just got off the bus switched to rush to the shelter where we were standing.
There were several showers in a day while we were moving by subway, city bus and walking. We were very tired when we got home.
