{"id":4792,"date":"2019-02-28T16:58:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T21:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?p=4792"},"modified":"2019-02-26T17:46:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T22:46:48","slug":"love-miami-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?p=4792","title":{"rendered":"Love Miami Airport!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Well no, I don&#8217;t especially love MIA.  Like most travellers I don&#8217;t especially like most airports, particularly if I&#8217;m in transit. (An exception is Singapore&#8217;s Changi)  A lay-over is either tight (you have to speed walk or run) or you have several hours to kill, with emphasis on &#8216;kill&#8217;.  There is no ideal lay-over unless it involves a shower and horizontal time between sheets, somewhere sound insulated and close to said airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MIA sprawls over huge distances, with long concourses, only some of which are served by a skytrain or moving walkways.  It&#8217;s much like other US airports, except for the wonderful floors in some parts &#8211; these pics were taken on concourse D, around 5.30 am. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5312\" height=\"2988\" data-attachment-id=\"4793\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=4793\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190221_055555.jpg?fit=5312%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5312,2988\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20190221_055555\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190221_055555.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190221_055555.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190221_055555.jpg?fit=1024%2C576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190221_055555.jpg?w=5312&amp;ssl=1 5312w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190221_055555.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190221_055555.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190221_055555.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190221_055555.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190221_055555.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So to arrive at MIA one morning last week at 4am from Montevideo, UY, gave me plenty of time to kill until my 7.45am flight to Denver.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2060\" height=\"1934\" data-attachment-id=\"4795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=4795\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135628.jpg?fit=2060%2C1934&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2060,1934\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135628.jpg?resize=768%2C721&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135628.jpg?resize=1024%2C961&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135628.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With few people around and most shops still closed, I was able to take my time to photograph and enjoy the lovely brass inlays in the man made granite-like flooring presenting a tidal shore theme entirely fitting with the city&#8217;s coastal and near-Caribbean location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2415\" height=\"1885\" data-attachment-id=\"4803\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=4803\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135827-2.jpg?fit=2415%2C1885&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2415,1885\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20190226_135827\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135827-2.jpg?fit=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135827-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C799&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135827-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C799\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135827-2.jpg?w=2415&amp;ssl=1 2415w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135827-2.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135827-2.jpg?resize=768%2C599&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135827-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C799&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135827-2.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While there are plenty of large starfish and shell shapes, many smaller fragmenty things are easily overlooked in a hurry, and these are lovely little snippets of brass seaweed, coral and sponges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2660\" height=\"2783\" data-attachment-id=\"4804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=4804\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135907-2.jpg?fit=2660%2C2783&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2660,2783\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20190226_135907\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135907-2.jpg?fit=287%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135907-2.jpg?fit=979%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135907-2.jpg?fit=979%2C1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135907-2.jpg?w=2660&amp;ssl=1 2660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135907-2.jpg?resize=287%2C300&amp;ssl=1 287w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135907-2.jpg?resize=768%2C804&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135907-2.jpg?resize=979%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 979w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_135907-2.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My theme might now must be more obvious &#8211; what lovely patterns holes can make. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2810\" height=\"2650\" data-attachment-id=\"4806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=4806\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_140126-1.jpg?fit=2810%2C2650&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2810,2650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20190226_140126\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190226_140126-1.jpg?fit=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1\" 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And I still had heaps of time to enjoy a coffee and some people watching near my boarding gate!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well no, I don&#8217;t especially love MIA. Like most travellers I don&#8217;t especially like most airports, particularly if I&#8217;m in transit. (An exception is Singapore&#8217;s Changi) A lay-over is either tight (you have to speed walk or run) or you have several hours to kill, with emphasis on &#8216;kill&#8217;. 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