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The first day we stayed in Las Vegas to relax, to do some shopping and ultimately to truly arrive here. Today we travel too fast. We enter a plane and a couple of movies later we are on a different continent.<\/p>\n

Our bodies arrive but our heads need a little longer to realize that we are finally here. OK that sounds weird but I doubt I would be able to say it any better in German. A cloudless sky, oversized cars and palm trees help to understand that we are not at home anymore.<\/p>\n

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First we went to a shopping mall outside but we were not in the mood for shopping. So we tried a second shopping center closer to the city where we strolled around a little. It was designed like a small town but in a rather bizarre Mediterranean style. If you were early you could even park you car on the street right in front of a shop.<\/p>\n

My favorite shot is still the one of the parking garage. I love its clear lines and there is no car, no person, no sign of any life in the picture. And I like the stark contrast and powerful colors thanks to VSCOs Velvia preset I start to use for almost all my shots.<\/p>\n

The last picture shows our car. I wanted to rent an SUV but there was none available so I ended up in a Buick Enclave. An Audi Q7 like car with a 3.6 liter V6 with 288 hp. The smallest car and smallest engine I ever rented when in America. I hoped to get the new Jeep Grand Cherokee but the Buick Enclave was a very nice car too. Very comfortable and quiet.<\/p>\n

All those street shots have one thing in common: there are no people! They are either in their cars or in the shops hiding from the sun and the heat. I never realized that before as much as in this trip: the South West of the USA is mostly about emptiness. This and that nobody smokes anymore. I quit smoking many years ago and I appreciate to dine in a none smoking restaurant but in the USA it’s almost unreal. It seems that the last smokers must hide somewhere in caves. It’s coffee and no cigarettes.<\/p>\n

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