Ode to an Airport
29 January 2011
Traveling can sometimes be a stressful experience: long lines, sore back from carrying your luggage and interminable delays. Most people don't really like being in airports, which is why budget flights (like the one I took to Asia) usually have absurdly long layovers or multiple stops in different countries. Asian airports, on the whole, are pretty terrible.
But the Singapore Changi Airport.... is probably the loveliest place on earth that uses recycled air. Seriously, I wouldn't mind having an overnight layover here because Changi Airport is nicer than most hotels I stay in. Changi airport is SO NICE that they have their own motto to describe your time here: "the Changi experience."
It's like a cornucopia of public services, with free internet, free massage chairs, incredibly clean bathrooms (I think I've mentioned this before) and even a swimming pool! The lines for security and immigration are orderly and speedy, so much so that I noticed no one was standing in aisle 5 at immigration today because the man had not replenished his supply of free candy! I went right ahead with no line (I did notice that he had a half-open drawer full of candy and that perhaps he was just being stingy by not replacing the stash. It was a little sad because the Changi airport immigration has the BEST free candy in the world!)
I would take a picture for your viewing pleasure, but I'm a little afraid to be carted off by airport security. If I were Changi airport, I wouldn't want spies from other countries coming to steal the secrets of satisfying travelers! You'll just have to come here yourself.
Now I'm off to peruse the full-stocked bookstore, sparkly candy shops and get on that free massage chair... and whatever else might constitute the "Changi experience"!
But the Singapore Changi Airport.... is probably the loveliest place on earth that uses recycled air. Seriously, I wouldn't mind having an overnight layover here because Changi Airport is nicer than most hotels I stay in. Changi airport is SO NICE that they have their own motto to describe your time here: "the Changi experience."
It's like a cornucopia of public services, with free internet, free massage chairs, incredibly clean bathrooms (I think I've mentioned this before) and even a swimming pool! The lines for security and immigration are orderly and speedy, so much so that I noticed no one was standing in aisle 5 at immigration today because the man had not replenished his supply of free candy! I went right ahead with no line (I did notice that he had a half-open drawer full of candy and that perhaps he was just being stingy by not replacing the stash. It was a little sad because the Changi airport immigration has the BEST free candy in the world!)
I would take a picture for your viewing pleasure, but I'm a little afraid to be carted off by airport security. If I were Changi airport, I wouldn't want spies from other countries coming to steal the secrets of satisfying travelers! You'll just have to come here yourself.
Now I'm off to peruse the full-stocked bookstore, sparkly candy shops and get on that free massage chair... and whatever else might constitute the "Changi experience"!
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