Passenger: Hey Taxi! Ah great. Thanks for pulling
over.Driver: Where to?
Passenger: Well, I'm going to the National Museum of Art, and
. . . .
Driver: Sure. Hop in. No problem. Hang on!
Passenger: Uh. Excuse me. How long does it take to get there?
Driver: Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn't
take more than twenty minutes for the average driver. [Oh]. And I'm not average.
I have driving down
to an art, so we should be able to cruise
through traffic and get there in less than twelve minutes.
Passenger: Okay. Uh, sorry for asking [Yeah?], but do you have any idea
how much the fare will be?
Driver: Oh, it shouldn't be more than 18 dollars . . . not including
a . . . uh-hum . . . a tip of course.
Passenger: Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?
Driver: Well, I would guess around 6:00 O'clock.
Passenger: Uh, do
you have the time?
Driver: Yeah. It's half past four. [Thanks] Uh, this IS
your first time to the city, right?
Passenger: Yeah. How did you know?
Driver: Well, you can tell tourists from a mile away in this
city because they walk down the street looking straight up at the skyscrapers.
Passenger: Was it that obvious?
Driver: Well . . .
Passenger: Oh, before I forget, can you recommend any good
restaurants downtown that offer
meals at a reasonable
price?
Driver: Umm . . . Well, the Mexican restaurant, La Fajita, is fantastic.
[Oh] It's not as inexpensive as other places I know, but the decor
is very authentic,
[Okay] and the portions
are larger than most places I've been to.
Passenger: Sounds great! How do I get there from the museum?
Driver: Well, you can catch the subway right outside the museum.
There are buses that run that way, but you would have to transfer a couple
of times. And there are taxis too, but they don't run by the museum that
often. Passenger: Okay. Thanks.
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