will ex-prime minister Taksin come back to Thailand via the new
Suvana airport ?
michael wrote:
> Liam wrote:
>
> > I'm going to miss the Don Muen airport. Dilapidated it may have been,
> > but it had a character that was uniquely Thai--a casual, somewhat
> > disorganized, very human quality. And who can forget the smell of the
> > air when one got off the airplane at midnight--a combination of city
> > pollution, street food and sweat that was not offensive so much as
> > redolent of the city.
>
> yes... that smell was enough to bring little tears of joy to my eyes
> every time i landed...
> >
> > I recall going through security the last time I was there a few months
> > back. The guy at the security station seemed to be a bit overwhelmed
> > by the sudden influx of people--so he goes into a small office, shakes
> > a guy asleep on a cot who gets up (in uniform) grabs his hat, rubs his
> > eyes and takes his station to deal with the situation. My guess is that
> > you won't be seeing that at the new airport.
>
> how's that? you think they're going to import Canadian customs and
> immigration assholes to glum up the place like robots?
>
>
> michael
> >
> > If you want sanitized efficiency, there's always the Osaka airport. You
> > could probably eat off the floors there without too much worry but it's
> > like spending time in an autoclave. Don Muen was MUCH better, because
> > it was much more human.
> >
> > Liam
> >
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