A freebie from a stamp vendor. The first time I visited the airport was 1973.
Postcard from Belgrade Airport, circa 1965
Posts Tagged → Airports
In Transit: Istanbul to Lagos
Istanbul Ataturk Airport is starting to show its age. It’s getting dirtier. The restrooms dank. Maybe it’s just the summer heat accentuating the less desirable things. Or, less attention is being paid here and more to the Istanbul New Airport, which when it opens in late October will be the largest airport in the world…. Continue reading
In Transit – Istanbul Ataturk Airport
I’ve passed through Istanbul Ataturk Airport eight times since early February, so was stung even more than usual when learning about yesterday’s bombing attacks that killed at least 42 people and injured more than 230 others. That those of us who transit through the world’s 11th busiest airport do so on the safer side of… Continue reading
The Irresistible Creepiness Of Urs Fischer’s Lamp Bear
The first thing you’ll notice after clearing immigration in the recently-opened Hamad International Airport in Doha is Lamp Bear, a 23-foot (7m) high canary yellow bronze sculpture that takes pride of place in the center of the massive duty-free hall. Tipping the scales at about 35,000 pounds (15,875 kg), it was bought at a Christie’s… Continue reading