{"id":6860,"date":"2022-08-02T22:59:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T14:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=6860"},"modified":"2022-09-25T07:45:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T23:45:18","slug":"202208tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/02\/202208tx\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Weekend Trip to Laredo, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first weekend of August 2022, I made a trip to Laredo, Texas for this year&#8217;s Bronco and Palomino League World Series. I won&#8217;t go too much into the trip&#8217;s details, so this post would be mostly about the flights back and forth.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_153329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_153329.jpg\" alt=\"US-Mexico Border\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>US-Mexico Border<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n    var secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-6', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider6 = new Splide( '#splide-major-6', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider6.sync( secondarySlider6 ).mount();\n    var secondarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-7', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider7 = new Splide( '#splide-major-7', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider7.sync( secondarySlider7 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"July_31\">July 31<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Both of the flights in this post were American Airlines&#8217; web special awards at only 6k miles per one-way. Compared with this route&#8217;s cash prices that hardly tanked below 300 dollars each way, it&#8217;s really a steal. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(The alternative would be making the 2.5 hours&#8217; drive from San Antonio.)<\/span> Originally I was scheduled to fly out on Saturday July 30, from Washington Dulles to Dallas and then Laredo. But since American Airlines had a schedule change (they always did) I successfully talked over the phone agent to change my flight to Sunday morning, from Washington Reagan, a more convenient airport for me with one fewer night away from home.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Flight_AA1912_from_Washington_Reagan_to_Dallas_Fort_Worth\">Flight AA1912 from Washington Reagan to Dallas Fort Worth<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>I asked the agent to rebook me onto flight 1912 that departs at 8:45am, which gave me just enough time to make the flight with Sunday&#8217;s first metro train at 7am. There were some lines at the security checkpoint, so it&#8217;s 8:07am by the time I cleared security into the terminal.<br \/>\nAfter that, the a-bit-overworked and not-too-friendly waitress from &#8220;American Tap Room&#8221; gave me an estimated wait time of 15 minutes. So I thought I didn&#8217;t have time for breakfast at this PPS restaurant. Well, in hindsight it turned out that boarding was slightly delayed to 8:20am so I did have time for that breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 1912<br \/>\nWashington Reagan (DCA) \u2013 Dallas Fort Worth, TX (DFW)<br \/>\nBoeing 737-800 (N910NN)<br \/>\nSeat 9F<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 8:45am<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 9:06am<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 11:09am<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 10:48am<br \/>\n2 hours and 42 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=114504935&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of the takeoff:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WFwH8YA502I\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Broken clouds started at 2600m elevation over Washington DC, getting thicker as we flew west. As a result, I didn&#8217;t take many photos along the way until close to landing.<br \/>\nInstead, I spent most of the morning watching Formula 1&#8217;s Hungarian Grand Prix on my phone, with American Airlines&#8217; free live TV feature. It&#8217;s just that the plane&#8217;s internet probably switched sources during takeoff (and among different regions of flight), as a result, my stream was interrupted a few times and thus ended up with a few minutes of delay. Unfortunately, the gentleman sitting next to me found out about this great live-TV feature and started watching the same content as me, but without delay(!) Having a spoiler screen just next to my seat certainly wasn&#8217;t the best experience watching live sports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_082923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_082923.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"American Airlines B738 (N910NN)\" \/><\/a><\/br>American Airlines B738 (N910NN)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Dallas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_103648.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_103648.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Dallas\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Dallas<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_103707.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_103707.jpg\" alt=\"Trinity River in Dallas Suburb\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trinity River in Dallas Suburb<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_103834.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_103834.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Lovefield Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dallas Lovefield Airport<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_104316.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_104316.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Lewisville Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lewisville Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Just to the north of the airport.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_082923.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines B738 (N910NN)\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_103648.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Dallas\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_103707.jpg\" alt=\"Trinity River in Dallas Suburb\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_103834.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Lovefield Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_104316.jpg\" alt=\"Lewisville Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of along the flight.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_082923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_082923.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines B738 (N910NN)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>American Airlines B738 (N910NN)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Dallas.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_103648.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_103648.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Dallas\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Dallas<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_103707.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_103707.jpg\" alt=\"Trinity River in Dallas Suburb\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trinity River in Dallas Suburb<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_103834.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_103834.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Lovefield Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dallas Lovefield Airport<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_104316.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_104316.jpg\" alt=\"Lewisville Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lewisville Lake<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Just to the north of the airport.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video of the landing:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6qXc124Nv2M\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Apart from the constant spoilers, this flight went without a hitch and arrived slightly early. That meant I got a good 2 hours of connection, the majority of which I spent in Capital One&#8217;s lounge.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Capital_One_Lounge_at_DFW\">Capital One Lounge at DFW<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Late 2021, Capital One launched its &#8220;Venture X&#8221; credit card, which I thought was a solid product in the high-end market. And with that, Capital One opened its first lounge in Dallas Fort Worth Airport <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(it had plans to open two more in Denver and Dulles but those were pushed back to 2023)<\/span>.<br \/>\nI visited it twice during this trip, and both times there were plenty of seating, decent hot food, two important components for a great lounge. The visit during my flight to Laredo was particularly impressive as the staff were rather prompt with clearing off trays (they weren&#8217;t as prompt on my flight back to DC 2 days later) .<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_121858.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_121858.jpg\" alt=\"Capital One Lounge at DFW\" \/><\/a><\/br>Capital One Lounge at DFW<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_113855.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_113855.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Capital One Lounge at DFW\" \/><\/a><\/br>Capital One Lounge at DFW<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I visited during lunch hours and there were plenty of seats around.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_114620.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_114620.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Food Options\" \/><\/a><\/br>Food Options<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Capital One Lounge at DFW offered decent hot food. Great options for carbohydrate and protein. Yet the only option for fiber was some weird salad which I didn&#8217;t quite like.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_122220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_122220.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Bathroom\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bathroom<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The lounge only offered single-stall bathrooms, which were clean and spacious.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_140339.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_140339.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"View from Lounge\" \/><\/a><\/br>View from Lounge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Actually a great place for plane-spotting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/DSC_1397.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/DSC_1397.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines B738 (N845NN)\" \/><\/a><\/br>American Airlines B738 (N845NN)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">So I briefly went plane-spotting on my way back to DC.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_121858.jpg\" alt=\"Capital One Lounge at DFW\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_113855.jpg\" alt=\"Capital One Lounge at DFW\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_114620.jpg\" alt=\"Food Options\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_122220.jpg\" alt=\"Bathroom\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_140339.jpg\" alt=\"View from Lounge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1397.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines B738 (N845NN)\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Capital One Lounge at DFW<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_121858.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_121858.jpg\" alt=\"Capital One Lounge at DFW\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Capital One Lounge at DFW<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_113855.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_113855.jpg\" alt=\"Capital One Lounge at DFW\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Capital One Lounge at DFW<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I visited during lunch hours and there were plenty of seats around.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_114620.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_114620.jpg\" alt=\"Food Options\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Food Options<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Capital One Lounge at DFW offered decent hot food. Great options for carbohydrate and protein. Yet the only option for fiber was some weird salad which I didn&#8217;t quite like.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_122220.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_122220.jpg\" alt=\"Bathroom\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bathroom<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The lounge only offered single-stall bathrooms, which were clean and spacious.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_140339.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_140339.jpg\" alt=\"View from Lounge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Lounge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Actually a great place for plane-spotting.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/DSC_1397.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/DSC_1397.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines B738 (N845NN)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>American Airlines B738 (N845NN)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Flight_AA3816_from_Dallas_Fort_Worth_to_Laredo\">Flight AA3816 from Dallas Fort Worth to Laredo<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>After leaving Capital One&#8217;s lounge, I made it to the gate for my flight to Laredo, and it&#8217;s about boarding time.<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 3816 <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Operated by Envoy Airlines<\/span><br \/>\nDallas Fort Worth, TX (DFW) \u2013 Laredo, TX (LRD)<br \/>\nEmbraer ERJ-145 (N908AE)<br \/>\nSeat 4A<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 1:01pm<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 1:24pm<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 2:27pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 2:24pm<br \/>\n1 hour<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=114505012&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Probably due to gate-checking carry-on luggage, the boarding took longer than expected. And the taxi from the southern end of terminal E to the northern end of runway 18L was like a long tour of the airport.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s a video of the takeoff. Another plane was taking off from runway 17R simultaneously, which was a rare sight to me.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_IMPGz1AEnw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Once airborne, I was a bit puzzled that we were cruising at a relatively low altitude of 6500m, and that we only started the descent 60km away from the airport. So to kill altitude, we made a circle. I guessed airspace congestion and low-altitude turbulence were possible explanations for the two abnormalities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_123941Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_123941Q9.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"American Airlines ERJ145 (N908AE)\" \/><\/a><\/br>American Airlines ERJ145 (N908AE)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Laredo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_131330.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_131330.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Planes at Dallas Airport Terminal E\" \/><\/a><\/br>Planes at Dallas Airport Terminal E<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One of the few terminals not inundated by American Airlines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_131607Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_131607Q9.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines B737-Max8 (N915AK)\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alaska Airlines B737-Max8 (N915AK)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In Seattle Kraken livery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_134058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_134058.jpg\" alt=\"Waco, Texas\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waco, Texas<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_134507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_134507.jpg\" alt=\"Temple, Texas\" \/><\/a><\/br>Temple, Texas<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_135216.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_135216.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Austin\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Austin<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_142038Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_142038Q9.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Farmland\" \/><\/a><\/br>Farmland<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Laredo Airport in the distance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_144510Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_144510Q9.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"American Airlines ERJ145 (N908AE)\" \/><\/a><\/br>American Airlines ERJ145 (N908AE)<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The plane that carried me to Laredo. Laredo had such a small airport that the plane was parked a fence away from the rental car lot. I took this photo as I picked up my rental for the next two days.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_123941Q9.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines ERJ145 (N908AE)\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_131330.jpg\" alt=\"Planes at Dallas Airport Terminal E\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_131607Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines B737-Max8 (N915AK)\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_134058.jpg\" alt=\"Waco, Texas\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_134507.jpg\" alt=\"Temple, Texas\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_135216.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Austin\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_142038Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Farmland\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220731_144510Q9.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines ERJ145 (N908AE)\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_123941Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_123941Q9.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines ERJ145 (N908AE)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>American Airlines ERJ145 (N908AE)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Laredo.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_131330.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_131330.jpg\" alt=\"Planes at Dallas Airport Terminal E\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Planes at Dallas Airport Terminal E<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One of the few terminals not inundated by American Airlines.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_131607Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_131607Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Alaska Airlines B737-Max8 (N915AK)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alaska Airlines B737-Max8 (N915AK)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In Seattle Kraken livery.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_134058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_134058.jpg\" alt=\"Waco, Texas\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waco, Texas<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_134507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_134507.jpg\" alt=\"Temple, Texas\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Temple, Texas<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_135216.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_135216.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Austin\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Austin<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_142038Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_142038Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Farmland\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Farmland<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Laredo Airport in the distance.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220731_144510Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220731_144510Q9.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines ERJ145 (N908AE)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>American Airlines ERJ145 (N908AE)<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The plane that carried me to Laredo. Laredo had such a small airport that the plane was parked a fence away from the rental car lot. I took this photo as I picked up my rental for the next two days.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of the landing:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZrH672_tPgk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Once we exited the airplane, I cleverly went full steam ahead to the rental car counter. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(The front row seat from my status with Alaska Airlines certainly helped.)<\/span> For a small airport as Laredo, there was only one agent at each rental company&#8217;s desk, and I became the first to reach it. It&#8217;s interesting that the Enterprise staff carefully examined my driver&#8217;s license under a magnifying glass and compared it meticulously to a handbook (even TSA agents didn&#8217;t go to such lengths), probably because it&#8217;s close to the Mexican border <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(and thus correlated with counterfeit licenses?)<\/span>. Thus by the time I finished my paperwork, there was a sizeable queue behind me.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"In_Laredo\">In Laredo<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I won&#8217;t go into my two days in Laredo in detail, just that besides the matches, I took a tour of Rio Grande that separated the United States and Mexico, which due to intensive heat didn&#8217;t last too long.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_143429.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_143429.jpg\" alt=\"Lunch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lunch<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The only whole day I spent in Laredo. Since I was so close to Mexico, I decided I should have some Mexican cuisine.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_154104.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_154104.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Road to Mexico\" \/><\/a><\/br>Road to Mexico<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/DJI_0468.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/DJI_0468.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande Dividing United States and Mexico\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rio Grande Dividing United States and Mexico<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/DJI_0469.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/DJI_0469.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande Dividing United States and Mexico\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rio Grande Dividing United States and Mexico<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_163237Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_163237Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Railway Bridge across US Mexico Border\" \/><\/a><\/br>Railway Bridge across US Mexico Border<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220801_154104.jpg\" alt=\"Road to Mexico\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0468.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande Dividing United States and Mexico\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0469.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande Dividing United States and Mexico\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220801_163237Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Railway Bridge across US Mexico Border\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the US Mexico border.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_154104.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_154104.jpg\" alt=\"Road to Mexico\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Road to Mexico<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/DJI_0468.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/DJI_0468.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande Dividing United States and Mexico\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rio Grande Dividing United States and Mexico<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/DJI_0469.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/DJI_0469.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande Dividing United States and Mexico\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rio Grande Dividing United States and Mexico<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_163237Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_163237Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Railway Bridge across US Mexico Border\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Railway Bridge across US Mexico Border<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/DJI_0452_DJI_0466-15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/DJI_0452_DJI_0466-15.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Rio Grande River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Rio Grande River<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While driving back to my lodge, I took a detour to drive through downtown Laredo, which was more deserted than I expected (likely due to the heat, though).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_163431.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_163431.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Streets of Laredo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A residential neighborhood west of downtown. It seemed pretty rundown.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_163739.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_163739.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Streets of Laredo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">After that, I drove closer to downtown where buildings didn&#8217;t feel as neglected.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_164100.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_164100.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Streets of Laredo<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The downtown area felt a bit deserted to me. About half the shops were closed and the other half were rather quiet. It felt like the downtown was pretty much abandoned, if not for the few vehicular traffic.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_164130.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_164130.jpg\" width=\"91%\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Streets of Laredo<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The downtown area felt a bit deserted to me. About half the shops were closed and the other half were rather quiet. It felt like the downtown was pretty much abandoned, if not for the few vehicular traffic.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_164701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_164701.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Streets of Laredo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Style of these buildings certainly felt like a midwestern town to me.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_164848.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_164848.jpg\" alt=\"Laredo City Bus\" \/><\/a><\/br>Laredo City Bus<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Extensively decked in Mexican costumes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220801_163431.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220801_163739.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220801_164100.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220801_164130.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220801_164701.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220801_164848.jpg\" alt=\"Laredo City Bus\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of downtown Laredo.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_163431.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_163431.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Streets of Laredo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A residential neighborhood west of downtown. It seemed pretty rundown.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_163739.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_163739.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Streets of Laredo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">After that, I drove closer to downtown where buildings didn&#8217;t feel as neglected.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_164100.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_164100.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Streets of Laredo<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The downtown area felt a bit deserted to me. About half the shops were closed and the other half were rather quiet. It felt like the downtown was pretty much abandoned, if not for the few vehicular traffic.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_164130.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_164130.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Streets of Laredo<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The downtown area felt a bit deserted to me. About half the shops were closed and the other half were rather quiet. It felt like the downtown was pretty much abandoned, if not for the few vehicular traffic.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_164701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_164701.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Laredo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Streets of Laredo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Style of these buildings certainly felt like a midwestern town to me.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220801_164848.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220801_164848.jpg\" alt=\"Laredo City Bus\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Laredo City Bus<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Extensively decked in Mexican costumes.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Aug_2\">Aug 2<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Fast forward to August 2. I would spend the day flying back to Washington DC.<\/p>\n<p>I had quite an event this morning. My flight to Dallas was scheduled at 10:56am, so I checked out of the Airbnb at just over 9am, which was more than enough time given the size of Laredo&#8217;s airport (and town). I loaded my suitcase into the trunk of the rental Toyota Corolla, closed the trunk, and then all of a sudden realized I forgot unlocking the car first.<br \/>\nIt was a frantic moment as the idea of window smashing flashed through my mind. But somehow, reason prevailed and the following string of events happened in a rather unbelievable manner.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9:18am, a Google search later I realized I couldn&#8217;t open the trunk myself. Tried calling the rental shop.<\/li>\n<li>9:21am, the call to rental shop went through, they had no backup keys and gave me a number for their &#8220;roadside assistance&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>9:22am, first call to &#8220;roadside assistance&#8221;, 10 minutes later the agent told me their system couldn&#8217;t dispatch any assistance at this time and asked me to &#8220;called back later&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>9:34am, found a group of ladies that had some sort of a Yoga class at a house nearby. I asked the only English-speaking lady for a hammer to break the window, which, luckily, they didn&#8217;t have one.<\/li>\n<li>9:36am, second call to &#8220;roadside assistance&#8221;, this time they did get my information and send someone that could unlock the car for me.<\/li>\n<li>Probably due to the small size of Laredo, the roadside assistance (from AAA) arrived rather quickly. And with the right tools, the gentleman actually spent less time prying open the door than filling up the paperwork. By 10:05am, I was ready to go.<\/li>\n<li>Then I raced towards the airport. Luckily, for someone that arrived for flight as late as me, there was no line for security. By 10:35am, I cleared security, and there was still time for me to gather myself before the flight.<\/li>\n<ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s sort of amazing that such prompt &#8220;roadside assistance&#8221; only added 55 dollars to my rental bill.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Flight_AA4233_from_Laredo_to_Dallas_Fort_Worth\">Flight AA4233 from Laredo to Dallas Fort Worth<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>With these strings of events, I unfortunately missed the deadline to check my suitcase. It&#8217;s not that much of a big deal as it&#8217;s carryon size. TSA actually let my toothpaste through.<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 4233 <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Operated by Envoy Airlines<\/span><br \/>\nLaredo, TX (LRD) &#8211; Dallas Fort Worth, TX (DFW)<br \/>\nEmbraer ERJ-145 (N694AE)<br \/>\nSeat 16A<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 10:56am<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 11:02am<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 12:26pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 12:08pm<br \/>\n1 hour and 6 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=114505097&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of the takeoff:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_F9MWSiuUvU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The flight itself went smoothly, except that I was sort of still in some degree of shock from this morning&#8217;s events.<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video of the landing:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RP-RF6aTqoE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_103829.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_103829.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Laredo Airport Terminal Interior\" \/><\/a><\/br>Laredo Airport Terminal Interior<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A small airport with only 3 gates. American Airlines used gate 1 in the far end, United Airlines gate 2 in the middle, and gate 3 behind me was a common-use gate.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_103937.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_103937.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"American Airlines ERJ145 (N694AE)\" \/><\/a><\/br>American Airlines ERJ145 (N694AE)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Dallas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_104225.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_104225.jpg\" width=\"54%\" alt=\"Onboard Flight to Dallas\" \/><\/a><\/br>Onboard Flight to Dallas<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Huge sigh of relief that I made it onto the plane.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_105538.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_105538.jpg\" alt=\"Pushback\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pushback<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_110526Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_110526Q9.jpg\" width=\"71%\" alt=\"Looking back at Laredo\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking back at Laredo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rio Grande dividing United States and Mexico was visible in the center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_113530.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_113530.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Kingsland\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kingsland<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Confluence of Llano River and Colorado River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_115459Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_115459Q9.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Fort Worth Suburb\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fort Worth Suburb<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Texas Christian University in the center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_115534Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_115534Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Fort Worth\" \/><\/a><\/br>Downtown Fort Worth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_103829.jpg\" alt=\"Laredo Airport Terminal Interior\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_103937.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines ERJ145 (N694AE)\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_104225.jpg\" alt=\"Onboard Flight to Dallas\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_105538.jpg\" alt=\"Pushback\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_110526Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Laredo\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_113530.jpg\" alt=\"Kingsland\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_115459Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Worth Suburb\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_115534Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Fort Worth\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_103829.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_103829.jpg\" alt=\"Laredo Airport Terminal Interior\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Laredo Airport Terminal Interior<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A small airport with only 3 gates. American Airlines used gate 1 in the far end, United Airlines gate 2 in the middle, and gate 3 behind me was a common-use gate.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_103937.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_103937.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines ERJ145 (N694AE)\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>American Airlines ERJ145 (N694AE)<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My plane to Dallas.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_104225.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_104225.jpg\" alt=\"Onboard Flight to Dallas\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Onboard Flight to Dallas<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Huge sigh of relief that I made it onto the plane.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_105538.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_105538.jpg\" alt=\"Pushback\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pushback<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_110526Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_110526Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Laredo\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking back at Laredo<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rio Grande dividing United States and Mexico was visible in the center.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_113530.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_113530.jpg\" alt=\"Kingsland\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Kingsland<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Confluence of Llano River and Colorado River.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_115459Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_115459Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Worth Suburb\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fort Worth Suburb<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Texas Christian University in the center.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_115534Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_115534Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Fort Worth\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Fort Worth<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After landing, there was a 3-hour connection before my next flight to Washington Reagan. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(This was sort of long given American Airlines&#8217; size at DFW, but the arrival time from Laredo didn&#8217;t allow me to connect to the earlier flight to Washington Reagan.)<\/span> So just like 2 days ago, I spent the time in Capital One&#8217;s lounge.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Flight_AA2907_from_Dallas_Fort_Worth_to_Washington_Reagan\">Flight AA2907 from Dallas Fort Worth to Washington Reagan<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Then it&#8217;s the final flight back to Washington DC. Probably due to it being a weekday flight between two of American Airlines&#8217; hubs, the flight was pretty elite-heavy, with very long lines for group 4&#8217;s priority boarding.<\/p>\n<p>While the boarding went on time, we sat at the gate waiting for what the captain called &#8220;maintenance signoff&#8221;. About 20 minutes later at 3:16pm, the bad news came that due to &#8220;maintenance issues&#8221;, we had to disembark off this plane (N805NN).<br \/>\nAmerican Airlines quickly located a replacement plane (N834NN), which happened to be sitting at the next gate. However, they needed to turn on the air-conditioning to cool down the plane before boarding can begin (think of Texas&#8217; scorching heat, this is very understandable). After we were boarded, there was further delay from loading bags and catering. So by the time we were on the way, it&#8217;s 2 hours late.<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines 2907<br \/>\nDallas Fort Worth, TX (DFW) &#8211; Washington Reagan (DCA)<br \/>\nBoeing 737-800 (N834NN)<br \/>\nSeat 21A<br \/>\nScheduled Departure &#8211; 3:09pm<br \/>\nActual Departure    &#8211; 5:07pm<br \/>\nScheduled Arrival   &#8211; 7:08pm<br \/>\nActual Arrival      &#8211; 8:42pm<br \/>\n2 hours and 35 minutes<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/2;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=114505122&#038;measures=off&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video of the takeoff:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IkZYbykRcrY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_144444Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_144444Q9.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Onboard Initial Plane to Washington DC\" \/><\/a><\/br>Onboard Initial Plane to Washington DC<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We were parked next to a 777-200 (N778AN) bound for Frankfurt.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_155246.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_155246.jpg\" width=\"92%\" alt=\"Onboard New Plane to Washington DC\" \/><\/a><\/br>Onboard New Plane to Washington DC<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Next to our original plane (N805NN) where the luggage handlers were hard at work moving checked bags.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_171044Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_171044Q9.jpg\" width=\"94%\" alt=\"Distant Downtown Dallas\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Downtown Dallas<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured after takeoff. Soon after that we entered scattered clouds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_192229.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_192229.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Glow\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset Glow<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_193023.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_193023.jpg\" alt=\"Flying past Dulles Airport\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flying past Dulles Airport<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_193900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_193900.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Glow\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset Glow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_144444Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Onboard Initial Plane to Washington DC\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_155246.jpg\" alt=\"Onboard New Plane to Washington DC\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_171044Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Downtown Dallas\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_192229.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Glow\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_193023.jpg\" alt=\"Flying past Dulles Airport\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails-s\/20220802_193900.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Glow\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_144444Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_144444Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Onboard Initial Plane to Washington DC\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Onboard Initial Plane to Washington DC<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We were parked next to a 777-200 (N778AN) bound for Frankfurt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_155246.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_155246.jpg\" alt=\"Onboard New Plane to Washington DC\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Onboard New Plane to Washington DC<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Next to our original plane (N805NN) where the luggage handlers were hard at work moving checked bags.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_171044Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_171044Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Downtown Dallas\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Downtown Dallas<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured after takeoff. Soon after that we entered scattered clouds.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_192229.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_192229.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Glow\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset Glow<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_193023.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_193023.jpg\" alt=\"Flying past Dulles Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flying past Dulles Airport<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/20220802_193900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/08\/tx\/thumbnails\/20220802_193900.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Glow\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset Glow<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>This delay meant the sun was on the left side of the plane for most of the flight, thus I mostly kept the window shade closed. Until we started our descent, and the sunset glow was looking both mild and beautiful.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s a video of the landing. It&#8217;s getting dark so video quality may not be ideal.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Iho3t-w1jCI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After that, I hopped onto the Metro and headed home, concluding this weekend excursion.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first weekend of August 2022, I made a trip to Laredo, Texas for this year&#8217;s Bronco and Palomino League World Series. I won&#8217;t go too much into the trip&#8217;s details, so this post would be mostly about&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/02\/202208tx\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[188],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6860"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6860"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6894,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6860\/revisions\/6894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}