{"id":474,"date":"2022-09-30T04:24:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T02:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.backeman.se\/?p=474"},"modified":"2022-09-30T04:24:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T02:24:59","slug":"i-need-to-use-the-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2022\/09\/30\/i-need-to-use-the-car\/","title":{"rendered":"I need to use the car"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I did some research yesterday, on what I could do today that requires a car. Since I have it until nine Saturday morning I want to use it. I found another mall, west of Miami called Dolphin Mall<\/a>. It’s about 30 minutes drive from Miami Beach. So after I got up, packed my stuff, and stacked it at the door, I went down and checked out. The new room was almost complete but since I planned on being away all day, they would transfer my bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to the parking garage where I put the car last night and started driving towards western Miami. I feel that I’ve gotten used to driving in the USA, but if Google Maps isn’t properly updated I might miss an exit and get a detour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Never seen these in Sweden?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I arrived at the mall and got some late breakfast. Then just walked around for a couple of hours shopping for some items I probably don’t need. At 13 I got some fika and watched the game between Leksand and \u00d6rebro on my phone. Too bad they couldn’t equalize in the end. Great third period though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fika and hockey on the phone (which is currently used to take the photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After the game, I went to the cinema and watched Avatar in IMAX 3D. I guess when you see a 13-year-old movie at half past three on a Thursday, it’s reasonable that it’s you and five others in the auditorium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IMAX in Miami<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Big screen!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After the movie (still good), I drove back to Miami beach. I drove through a tunnel to end up at Miami Port, but it wasn’t much to see so I headed back, where I got stuck behind a looking freight train. Don’t think we run two containers stacked in Sweden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two containers stacked?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Parked the car at the rental company, in case I don’t want to use it tomorrow. Then I can just go past the office and hand over the key (and I don’t have to pay for parking). The sign below is placed just before Ocean drive, which is the street that separates hotels\/bars and the park\/beach. Doesn’t seem like the message has been received though. Usually quite loud along that street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Noise ordinance enforced<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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No loud music<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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No honking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Used the free trolley<\/a> to get back to the hotel. Not that long walk but I’ve gotten some blisters. Stopped by burger king on the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apparently, I had booked some kind of a suite. My room is actually two, with a view of the ocean, well, it’s behind the trees, but close enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spent the rest of the evening watching Thursday night football and writing this blog post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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