# **A Quiet Pause Before the Celebration** Hello, Arriving at [Baggage Claim at Los Angeles International Airport](https://www.airlinescityoffices.com/airports/lax-airport-baggage-claim-and-carousel-information/) after a lengthy flight felt like a peaceful interlude before the actual festivities started. I had organised this vacation as a gift for my parents' anniversary, but they were unaware of it. I was overjoyed to see them standing there together. They were travelling abroad for the first time, so everything appeared novel and thrilling to them. We discussed how different everything felt and how fortunate we were to be together while we waited for our baggage. It seemed as though the next phase of our journey was about to start when our bags eventually arrived.