You wouldn’t think that it would take very long to get from SE 39th and Gladstone to SE 34th and Belmont by bus, especially when you get to the bus stop just in time to catch one. Today, you’d be wrong, however. Did you know they’re doing paving on 39th? I didn’t. I do now, though. We couldn’t even get off the bus at Belmont.

Our destination? The Tao of Tea, a nifty little hole-in-the-wall tea place (go figure). Of course, we almost missed it due to the hustle and bustle of… the Belmont Street Fair, taking place one day only… today. Of course.

This is the sort of wacky luck I tend to have. It makes life more flavorful, I suppose, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Oh, and the coconut mint frappe was pretty good. (Seriously? The size of the tea menu borders on the mindboggling.)