A Gaulling experience

Airports usually look and feel the same to me. Not that I necessarily dislike them. As I often say, I prefer them to railway stations as places to explore and spend time. That may be surprising given I’m more a rail buff than fan of air travel,and yes airports can be easily described as bland, samey, monotonous and filled with a numbed transience of humanity.

But despite that blandness, airports aregenerally comfortable, warm, quiet, easy to navigate, good for people-spotting, and– in the cas...