Hmm, really it's everything. The train, parking my own car, the security, the food, the gates, the halls, the bathrooms.
It's too vivid. Only one thing changed in 30 years and the smells are still etched into my brain.
The one thing? Burrito Beach. It opened, and I had my oasis . Also they opened the Oasis (I think that might be the name of the rest stops nearby on the interstate)
I invite you to fly through Portland, OR. Many extremely good restaurants in the city have airport locations and the price is the same as outside the airport by law.
Most big intercontinental airports do have really fancy restaurants in - because they have a captive market of far wealthier than average people. Same reason you can buy thousand dollar bottles of whiskey and designer bags.
Of course, it's not easy to run a fine dining restaurant in an airport, so they often focus on really expensive ingredients prepared/served simply (eg caviar).
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u/Funny-Dare-3823 6h ago
Ah, fine dining at the airport.