Day 2 - our first day in USA

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Well we have arrived at our first destination after a 12 hour flight from Brisbane to LAX, then 3.5 hour stopover before boarding an air alaska flight to Seattle. The flight from Brisbane went smooth although it is always way too long for those of us sitting in economy. Food and service is great on Virgin Australia.

Today we experienced what american folks call normal when boarding a domestic flight in the USA. It is a long process to get through all the security checks and I am grateful to be living in Australia where the threat of terrorism is not near as bad as over here. Having said that I am also grateful that the border security are doing their utmost to keep everyone safe!

The flight from LAX to Seattle was just over 2 hours. Once we arrived in Seattle we picked up our rental car and drove to Capitol Hill where our bed and breakfast is. The inn keeper, Linda is a lovely lady and we are so glad we found this place to stay. We are very close to downtown and on Linda's advise we caught the bus to check out the city. We had a walk around pikes market place and looked through some department stores. We are totally stuffed this evening. Stopped at the local grocery store and picked up a 6 pack of beers..so much cheaper than back home $7.99 for a six pack.

Off to bed now and I'm sure we will sleep soundly. Up early tomorrow morning as we have 3 walking tours booked in! Hope the legs can get moving!

Bye for now..

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Photos

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Sunrise in LA from the plane

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The lovely b&b we are staying in for the next five days