I'm writing this from a free Internet terminal in the Athens airport, where I have 5 hours to kill before the next leg of my journey home. The last time I was in Athens was 14 years ago, and the airport-- like the rest of the city-- was a hellhole. Today I'm in what looks like a spanking new airport, and the city is busy tidying itself up for the forthcoming Olympics. Which is a little like putting a tea cozy on a rusted Buick.
My time's just about up. Free internet terminals, good. Metal chicklet keyboards and 10 minute time limits, bad.
Update: The Amsterdam airport had paid internet access for-- get this-- 3 Euro (~$3.60) for 15 minutes. That's almost 15 bucks an hour! What's the Dutch word for gouging? Meanwhile, their cosy leather sleep chairs were free. Fastest 5 hours I've ever killed at an airport.
Posted by Peter at June 19, 2004 3:44 PM