Singapore - The Shopping Mall Country
Hello Friends!
Yes i have safely arrived in Singapore. At the moment i am in 'World's Best Airport of the year 2005 & 2006' Singapore' Changi Airport.
The first impression was this airport was WOW. Clean, airy, filled with green plants in every corner buty in short: i would define this airport more like a huge lavish shopping mall then anything else. But the good thing is that its not a typical airport where you feel that there are TOO many shops and you do not feel relaxed or comfortable but here its entirely here. The whole airport is carpeted, airconditioning is excellent, smell is good. Free internet everywhere, cafe's and bars for chilling out. Indeed its better than Dubai's airport and 90% or airports i have ever flown to/From.
My flight from London Heathrow to Changi, S'pore with British Airways was disappointing. Though the cabin crew was friendly, efficient and generous but the aircraft Boeing 747-400 with double deck was old and weary. I would say that PIA (Pakistan Intl. Airline's) same aircrafts are kept in a much better state. Starting from the outlook of the aircraft to the toilets and the seats, everything looked a bit weary and old fashioned. The paint outside the aircraft was no more white and the 'patch' work was clearly visible. The take and landing produced some scary jerks with noises but anyhow, it arrived punctually in Singapore.
I slept (or atleast tried to sleep!) most of the time (about 9hrs out of 12 hrs 30 mins). I got a seat in the middle row with 4 seats. On my right hnd side was an old man with indian origin and on his right was an middle aged italian man. On my left was a 20 yrs old singaporean girl, 'Shanti' with indian origin. She was the only relief for me in this long boring journey. She was coming from the US and was an interesting friendly being.
So, here i am in Singapore airport waiting for my next flight to Darwin, Australia. Now am going to explore this airport before i go to gate C16 for my flight to Darwin.
Hey, do not cruse me for my spelling errors :P and wish me good luck!!!
Cheers,
Umer.
Yes i have safely arrived in Singapore. At the moment i am in 'World's Best Airport of the year 2005 & 2006' Singapore' Changi Airport.
The first impression was this airport was WOW. Clean, airy, filled with green plants in every corner buty in short: i would define this airport more like a huge lavish shopping mall then anything else. But the good thing is that its not a typical airport where you feel that there are TOO many shops and you do not feel relaxed or comfortable but here its entirely here. The whole airport is carpeted, airconditioning is excellent, smell is good. Free internet everywhere, cafe's and bars for chilling out. Indeed its better than Dubai's airport and 90% or airports i have ever flown to/From.
My flight from London Heathrow to Changi, S'pore with British Airways was disappointing. Though the cabin crew was friendly, efficient and generous but the aircraft Boeing 747-400 with double deck was old and weary. I would say that PIA (Pakistan Intl. Airline's) same aircrafts are kept in a much better state. Starting from the outlook of the aircraft to the toilets and the seats, everything looked a bit weary and old fashioned. The paint outside the aircraft was no more white and the 'patch' work was clearly visible. The take and landing produced some scary jerks with noises but anyhow, it arrived punctually in Singapore.
I slept (or atleast tried to sleep!) most of the time (about 9hrs out of 12 hrs 30 mins). I got a seat in the middle row with 4 seats. On my right hnd side was an old man with indian origin and on his right was an middle aged italian man. On my left was a 20 yrs old singaporean girl, 'Shanti' with indian origin. She was the only relief for me in this long boring journey. She was coming from the US and was an interesting friendly being.
So, here i am in Singapore airport waiting for my next flight to Darwin, Australia. Now am going to explore this airport before i go to gate C16 for my flight to Darwin.
Hey, do not cruse me for my spelling errors :P and wish me good luck!!!
Cheers,
Umer.
posted by Umer at 12:27 pm
1 Comments:
Umer you are going to have the time of your life. As you know, we both share the same dream of travelling the world, and i am looking forward to hearing from you through out your trip. All the best mate and stay in touch
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