A Little Bit of Airports

(Camera-random)

        Whenever I find myself in this transitional phase of arrival and departure,  -this, my metaphor for encounter, --- I would know I am in an airport!

        I had always loved airports ever since I knew what hope and desire did to fire up my need to experience more of the world.  Well, the physical reality of  runways and terminals and boarding gates and take offs are, of course,  part and parcel of the transit from point to point.  What is significant to me of airports, however, is a  magical recap of the thousand and one thoughts they enrich my life with. Vague, this may be, but some things so deeply felt are sometimes best left unsaid.  For now, however,  let me say that among these would certainly be about my friends and my family, and now share with you sights of airports that have either directly or indirectly touched my life.... at least, some for now.

          For instance,  the Los Angeles International Airport  in California through which I never was alone passing in and out of at the start.....

         

                            ( That's my Jewel of a son's sister he calls The Terminator, driving us to it.)

        ....or the D. Macapagal International Airport in Clark Field back home which once spelled a curious holiday mishap for me! :(

  
        But this now is an  airport in Taiwan - compliments of my friend, Charmaine Chan.

               My friend, Charmaine -  a member of one of the Baguio Lions Clubs, and  invited by their sister club,  the Taipei Central Lions Club,  to join them in celebration of its 50th Charter Anniversary.  Now, are you also going to ask me if she's family? :)
 

        

                                    

                                          

        In Japan, this time, - these are compliments of another friend, Frank Mase.

        

         Frank was with the United States Military then - with the US Navy...... and actually an Engineer but Doc, as he is fondly called,  served as  Hospital Corpsman while stationed last with the Marines at Camp Mujuk in Korea.  He looks Japanese, doesn't he?

                                The Tokyo-Haneda Airport......
                                       
                                                         (Charmaine likes these: they're futuristic, she says :))

        But this airport  coffee shop was one I myself had a lay over in on my way to NY from Malaysia:- The Kansai International Airport in Osaka.

         Now in Korea, -  these airport shots are again compliments of Frank.....
                                                                                

 

                                The Pohang Airport

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                             The Gimpo Airport

        From Austria, my friend, Fritz Nessmann lends me these photos of his  (Flug nach Innsbruck) although they are not exactly of commercial airports - because he flies a private aircraft.

                                 Im Cockpit

                                 Kartenlesen...... That's Fritz reading his map

                                Tofana

                                 Cortina               
                                  

                                 Faakersee

                                 Innsbruck
  

                                  Uber der Stadt

                                 Innsbruck
   

                                 Endanflug LOWI

                                          Good job, Fritz!

                             

 Now back to home base -

                          At the Honolulu International Airport, Peter and Cora seeing me off and back to New York

                                      





The Starbucks anywhere addict-







 And for a momentary flight back in time, at the Adenauer Airport in Cologne, Germany

                          .....bringing Erin, Elise and Eleine 'home' to Bing and Bryan.  (Also a flight, our first international one, and one which was emotion- packed at the airport immigration office but fun! :))

        -then at the Frankfurt International Airport in Germany, after a visit:

                                                                              

         so again in the US of America.......

         The summer in Chicago with my friends, Cely Somera and Norie Ople -

                                                                             best friend forever.......

                                                    ..... my cousin, Wilma Castro with better-half Tony and her family

                                                                                                                    

                                                             this is Anthony.......

                                        and -

                                                      and............

                          ... and my special friend, the phenomenal Bernie Floresca! :)

         So that at the end of all the fun-

        I found myself at the Chicago O'Hare Airport:

 Through the gates.....

to the :-

 La Guardia International Airport in New York City-

                                            

                                 

                                 Missed you, Anika!

        Earlier had been at the Raleigh-Durham Airport in North Carolina after the visit to Fr Mike and Mary Anne:-

                                 Mary Anne and Fr. Mike caught catching scenes at the Duke University Campus

                                 It was day before July 4th then....

                                              The interesting young man who sat beside me in this flight.

        On a more domestic front, this is fetching Elise at the JFKennedy International Airport in New York:-

 

                                          Where can Elise be?

                                          Ah, here she is!!!

        This time at the Westchester County Airport in White Plains,  New York.....

                                With the classic UncleRey coffee classification' of  the girls: - Decaf, Americano, Espresso and Pure Caffeine! :)

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                                Saying goodbye to Erin going to San Francisco...

         .......but later to say Hello to Elise coming home  from San Francisco at the JFK airport.

 

                                             Hey Guys, Elise is here!!!

        An interlude.... aboard the Cathay Pacific from Makati to New York among an interracial company!

        and an airport in Connecticut - The Bradley International Airport:-

        Erin also coming home from San Francisco ...

        via The JFK International airport-

  

              Then we brought Tanya to Omaha for the Acadeca competitions-

                                           

                                           Anika with her own luggage....

          ... and the layover at Milwaukee -

        

         At another Milwaukee layover...

                                           A new friend, she found.....

                                             but this particular one she met at the JFK Airport!

        And at the Omaha Airport:

                                           That's Tanya,  our Acadeca champion speaker

       One flight from Malaysia to New York had this layover at the Detriot Metro Airport-

                                Korean students flying back home at my gate too.

                                           ...had to have lunch first!  was starving....

        Family to San Francisco for Erin's graduation

                                           At the San Francisco International Airport...

                                              Erin, our Stanford graduate with Nicolai

        Then going back home to Connecticut....

                                          The San Fran Airport

                                 Erin, I want you beside me.....!

                                             I love you Ella....

        At the Newark International Airport in New Jersey.... this time to see Elise off to Nepal/Rome.

        And that was an episode from my Airports Affair...just an episode actually, -

        Till the next account of other flights off.....

                                                      -----------------------------------------  

Thanks, Charmaine

Thanks, Frank

Thanks, Fritz