Tuesday,
October 11th, 2016
Amsterdam/Delhi
Impressions
In-flight
When
landing at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the gate for the flight to Delhi was
right there. Yet I had two hours to kill,
so I decided I was not going to just sit around. “It’s time to explore the airport. I’ll get some walking done.”
My
impressions! The colour scheme of the
airport interior is a trite too colourless.
In a country like Holland, where it’s overcast for a good amount of the
time, it might be an idea to intensify the hues a bit. Learn from the Spanish, perhaps.
Also
the place is very international. You
have travellers and tourists here from all over the world. I see a share of Dutchman who are some of the
travellers, but mostly are staff and personnel.
They remind me of me, to a certain extent. My ancestry comes from this ‘below the
sea-level land’. They are tall
people—blondish and into the formalities.
German-like, but softer.
The
next flight was a little change from the one to Amsterdam. Jet Airways carries many passengers from
south-east Asia. Many of them are
older. They’re off to come home to
India. One man I met from the Punjab, but
who lives in Canada, is going home for a wedding. The screens on the plane were all lit up for
Bollywood flicks as soon as we got back into the aircraft.
At
the Delhi Airport, as we de-planed, I met a sweet couple from Calgary en route
to Nepal and the Himalayas. “Get ready
for a joyous culture shock. You’ll love
it.” I wished them well.
May
the Source be with you!
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