POST #41—THE FLIGHT OUT

Let's get to the airport very early.

Write USA in huge letters all over of your luggage.

Don't worry about customs. You can take anything out of this country. The problem is getting it into the US.

My wallet is a lot thinner without all those fifty-dollar travelers checks in it.

My luggage is a lot lighter without all that camera equipment.

Do you think they'll let me take these hats/vases on the plane?

Make sure you have enough bongoes for the taxi to the airport. I don't think they'll take pretzels or blitzers.

I think the taxi driver is upset that we didn't pay for a round trip.

Just grab your boxes and say thank you.

Our airline is the one over there with the huge line.

Is he from Customs?

Why is he wearing that funny hat?

Is that man a policeman/customs officer/soldier/priest/militia/sanitation worker?

He's pointing to something in your bag.

These are gifts for friends.

Say it's for you personal use.

Are you sure he's from Customs?

Is that man a policeman/soldier/priest/militia/airline pilot?

There's another line of people over there.

Maybe that's where we should be.

Does anyone here speak English?

Is this line coming or going?

Weren't we here first?

Why are those people cutting in line here?

Don't they stand in line here?

Only for firing squads.

You're in a great mood.

A new window is opening up.

Our line is closed.

I guess it's their lunch time.

Why are we always at the end of the line?

Everyone else in this line has tickets.

This is mine.

This belongs to me.

Tell him it's your luggage.

Weren't you carrying a backpack/briefcase/camera/purse?

Let's get some cheap liquor at the duty free shop.

Why are all those guys cruising back and forth in front of the duty free shop?

He's showing us something inside his coat.

What is it? What's he doing, anyway?

There's another one. He's holding his coat open, too.

Put your American money away.

He's showing us-- something that looks like an unwrapped chocolate bar.

I think we better get out of here.

How much does it cost to use the bathroom here?

We have two hours before the flight.

These airport gift shops are so tacky and expensive.

That's good because we spent our last bongoes on the taxi to the airport.

Oh, look. I can't believe it.

We have enough postcards.

Not like these. It's beautiful.

The Ruins.

Were we there?