..VOYAGE ECHOES (minus WIND)

The baggage claims area of the Beijing International Airport, just like many parts of the building is nothing to shout about & typical. No baggage of mine was lost, most importantly. It is as though the mind set of the Chinese government is reflected in the architecture. Make it simple, functional, give a modernistic form to it, & save cost whenever possible. For my self, arrival to the airport back in September 2006 was without hassle & long queues.

It is the departure from the airport that gave me some shivers. Overall I did expect a whole lot more from the Beijing International Airport considering that Beijing was holding the 2008 Olympics. Of course, there was a new airport terminal being built when I was there & I did not get an opportunity to see it. Folks who visited Beijing in 2008 for the Olympics sure did as there was no way the current airport with its original size & function could support the influx of so many people from around the world during an intense month like the September 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Mind you, the distance between the Block B & C car parking at the KLIA (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) is about 200 to 300 meters apart, not including the length of the bridge that connects them to the MTB; Main Terminal Building. It would be easier for airport users like me to have the car parking made into one single building. That morning after seeing my lady depart to Tatarstan, I messed up with my parking navigation & walked the length of the two buildings & two bridges; & through a lengthy food court twice just to find the car. I had a suspicious feeling that some people were laughing at me on my first pass through the food court. Thankfully, there were some helpful KLIA attendants to help me get my bearings correct.

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I did take a photo of where I parked the car that morning before heading into the KLIA (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) main terminal building. You see, the KLIA car parking facility is divided into two separate buildings. One is the B parking facility & the other is the C parking facility. In between them is a so called foot garden that hardly anybody goes to visit. Lol. Obviously it is now just a waste of space. Taking Photos of Car Location in Big Car Parks.

Maybe it can be used to hold a small open air festivity or bazaar or whatever but who would want to travel all the way to KLIA which is surrounded by dense palm oil plantations just to visit a bazaar? Besides, KLIA has ample space inside the main terminal building for such business events or promotions. I should have taken a photo of the Kisho Kurokawa designed foot garden but I was too concerned with finding my parked car. You can see it for yourself, perhaps someday when visiting KLIA. It is possible that you will see a large void space between the two car parking buildings. Also, you probably won’t even know its there let alone want to visit it. Walking Twice Through Food Court to Get to Car.

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