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TRIP REPORT: The wonders of US Immigration – Springing into Chicago

17/04/2018 by Kevincm

Springing to Chicago – The wonders of US Immigration

Chicago Spring Trip Report - Springing into Chicago

  • Here we go… again (in more ways than one)
  • Off to Heathrow
  • Terminal 3 Oneworld Lounges (Cathay Pacific and American Airlines)
  • AA87 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O’Hare International
  • The joy of US immigration
  • Intercontinental Chicago – Magnificent Mile
  • Travel Tech: Life with a Canon 50mm f1.2 (yes, it’s another walk around Chicago)
  • Hyatt Regency O’Hare
  • Travel Tech: SkullCandy Ink’d Wireless Headphones
  • Airplane Art Special: From the Balcony of the Hyatt Regency O’Hare ** BONUS **
  • Back to O’Hare, The British Airways Business Class lounge
  • BA296 Chicago O’Hare to London Heathrow
  • Delayed Arrivals and Homeward 
  • Short and Sweet

With me and my shoulders free of the plane, I headed down the jetway and followed the signs to US immigration. because – yes, that joy had to be dealt with.

US immigration
Out we go…

As I had used an Immigration agent the last time I was here, I was entitled to use the APC clearing machines. As usual, these proved to be… interesting (I can never get the fingerprint points right on those things).

For reasons that are unknown to me, I got the big black X of shame – meaning I would have to be processed by an agent.

Thankfully, the queue at this time of the morning was short – and I was processed succesfully into the USA. After grabbing a trolley, I wheeled my way to belt number 1, where bags were coming out.

And unsurprisingly it wasn’t in the first lot of priority bags.

US immigration

Eventually, both bags spat out of the belt, and it was time to engage with US Customs. They accepted my stamped form, and sent me on my way.

All in all – 30 minutes or so. I’ll chalk that up as win.

Once clear of the secure area, I phoned my parents and relaxed for a bit as my body adjusted to no longer being in a confied seat.

US immigration
Everything and everyone… just… chill for 10 minutes.

With everything done – I hailed an Uber for the ride to Downtown (least of all, I’ve had more than my fair share of Chicago taxi drivers who think they know they’re right), and headed out of the O’Hare area.

To Chicago
China Airlines Boeing 747-4000F (trust me on this).

To Chicago
Passing my normal digs of the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. Don’t worry – I’ll be back here soon enough.

The journey took its time thanks to a lot of construction work near Rosemont/Cumberland Avenues, with traffic only speeding up where the Kennedy Express way merges with another Expressway. From there – it was smooth sailing to downtown.

With the car approaching the north of the loop, it peeled off the Expressway, and down the access way to East Ohio Avenue, and towards North Michigan Avenue.

To Chicago

With the usual traffic approaching North Michigan avenue, the car took a loop around to reach my destination for the night – The Intercontinental Chicago, Magnificent Mile.

Intercontinental Chicago

Next – The Intercontinental Chicago, Magnificent Mile.


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