As part of Becky’s April Bright Square Photo Challenge over at The Life of B, I’ve opened the archives to January 2020 to share our 19 day trip to USA. Join me on a pictorial travelogue of the best and brightest of our pre-pandemic adventures in California and Nevada! The rules of the challenge are simple: most photos must be square and fit the theme word bright. Look for #brightsquare.
Our first view of the United States of America was from our airport hotel. A crisp winter sunset made a pretty pastel backdrop as the shining lights of LAX turned on.
This vista might not seem very exciting but, after a 14 hour flight and two hours in queues at customs, it was a very welcome sight.
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I can remember waiting to get into America too 🙂 🙂 I heard that a certain celebrity was making a guest appearance in skwares this month?
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We couldn’t believe how many hundreds of people were lining up. After such a long flight it seemed to take forever to get out of the airport.
You heard correctly – JB is back in the house! 🙂 He has posted his first bright square today and will do another one in a few days’ time.
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Wish there was a way of doing immigration and customs on the plane, it seems such a cruel thing to do after long flights, and no seats either
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I reckon if you came up with a way to do that, you could sell your plan and be an instant millionaire.
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If only!!!
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Fabulous square – going to be a bright adventure this one with you 😀
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I’m planning to share all the highlights. Normally an airport car park wouldn’t be a highlight, but it was our first time in mainland USA so a bit exciting. 🙂
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hee hee I love seeing the everyday in holiday snaps, makes it so much more real and much more of an adventure specially in these days of Instagram perfection!
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Everything is relative, right? After that long flight, I’m sure it was a beautiful sight.
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It sure was. We just checked in and went to bed. The good thing about arriving in the late afternoon is that you get a good night’s sleep and you’re ready for a great holiday.
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The wait at LAX is terrible, isn’t it? A bright morning, with the promise of an exciting time ahead, is the perfect start. 🙂
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We’ve never seen anything quite like it at any other airport. But, all we could do was wait, along with everybody else. I was so glad to see that hotel.
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We tried to avoid LAX if we could – but it wasn’t always possible of course. A few more staff would be helpful.
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I think they had every desk open but there must have been lots of flights landing one after another.
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Maybe we’ve just been unlucky. 😦
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I’m going to enjoy seeing your archives form this trip 🙂 California was our first US road trip back in 1991 and we keep talking about going back one day …
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This trip was quite short so we only visited a few places but we’d love to go back again one day too.
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I think entering the US at any airport is a nightmare. I also got stuck at LAX when leaving once and that was a nightmare too. But I am looking forward to your trip – a holiday in 2020 is practically unheard of!
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This trip was before we’d ever heard of covid 19. Lucky we didn’t have it planned for a couple of months later. After it took so long to get into the country we thought we’d better allow extra time when we were leaving, but it took 15 minutes from walking into the terminal to sitting down at our departure gate! So then we were super early. Better than the opposite we decided. 🙂
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Jude is right all US airports are a nightmare. I’m not anxious to start flying again. So glad to hear you are planning another trip back here sometime. This time you could fly into Phoenix. It’s another major hub to fly all over the country. Can’t wait for our net trip. BTW Roads to LA were a nightmare, too. I remember we couldn’t even get there because of snow. The major highway into LA was closed near Bakersfield, and there were major waits on the coastal route. We would have arrived after you had gone to bed! 🙂
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We would still have to fly into LAX or San Francisco first and then do a second flight. Oh well, negotiating an airport is part of the “joy” of travel. 🙂
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LOL. We would have to do the same now. Now ay would I drive to LAX from here! 🙂
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