Christmas rush, Bromma airport

Thinking that the 24th must be a nightmare for travelling, I want to the airport early. Bromma is a small city airport, mostly serving domestic flights and Brussels. I guess the majority of the traffic must be business related, because the whole place is more or less empty today. Coming here I initially even thought that the place was closed and that I had missed some important piuece of information. Good I got herein time, so that I can practice the virtue of waiting... Merry Christmas!

Concert

Decent act opening - I are Droid. Johnossi headlining.

The show is over

Het Paleis, Shiphol. Waiting for my flight, enjoying a Duvel beer. Going home!

Heavy metal

Walking around the Ifra premises gives you a good understanding of the enabling technologies of the publishing industry. It spans from specialized software to print and bundling machinery and everything in between. The amazing thing is that it is all collected under one roof and on display. It's like walking around in a Discovery channel program about the news and magazine industry.

Wide audience

Ifra attracts an industry wide audience, but I was surprised to learn that even other species take interest. This pidgeon was browsing the stands in the print machinery section (Hall 8) this morning. I guess you learn something new every day.

Last day. Breakfast

Last day of the show. Yesterday was good, albeit busy. I hope I get some time today to go through my mail at least. Things are stacking up.

Stones on fire

The lobby of the hotel I'm staying at wants to be a livingroom, with couches, books, magazines and a TV. For some reason they also included a partition of fire, featuring burning gas, filtering through stones. Fancy, but it does take away some of the livingroom feeling. I mean - who has that at home?

Big booth!

One of the dominating stands at Ifra. It's almost a small conference center in itself!

Going green

Going green today, with formal business attire. Ifra2008

Hello Holland!

Going to Ifra2008.

Gardemoen, Oslo

Hello Norway! Meeting and then home again today. For once, not a redeye flight. Nice!

Yet another decorated bin

The mystery continues...

Back where I started

Tired long day.

Going down south

Early morning. Munich and back today.

Another one!

Having enjoyed a beer with my long time friend Fredrik I headed home by subway. On the platform I found another decorated trashcan. See earlier posts for info. Who is doing this? Curious.

Bye bye Bavaria

... and auf Wiedersehen. A long day is coming to it's end. Bavarian Motor Wagon at the airport.

Meeting in Munich

I'm in Munich at the same time as Oktoberfest, but I won't see the spectacle. Meeting tomorrow, but first a stop in Augustinerkeller for a rendezvous.

4h delay

Fortunately there are lots of things to do at Athen's airport... or not. Four hours, but who's counting?

Rob

My college and fellow traveller on this trip.

Parthenon@Akropolis

We got up early and took a taxi to the remains of what used to be the local church. Quite impressive. I guess their gods must have been powerful. Next stop: meeting.

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Sunset dinner by the sea

Sometimes travelling is a hard and sometimes it's quite alright. Tonight it's definitely alright. Tomorrow will be worse. I just got an SMS saying that my flight home is delayed by more than three hours...

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Touchdown Athens

Quck snack, and a rendezvous with collegues.

Vienna transit

On my way to Athens.

Street knitting Midsommarkransen

Last one I found was in Aspudden. This time in Midsommarkransen, which is close by.

Munich airport

Miniture version of the Allianz Arena. Going home.

WAN2008

Quick visit to WAN2008 in Gothenborg. I'm actually already in Munich.

Stockholm by night

Downtown. Going home.

Vice president

Vice president of the gang. :-)

Visitors

Italian visitors. Evening dinner.

Canary Wharf Metro exit

Docklands, London's "new" skyline. Meeting over. Going back home.

Back in London

The busses are classic, but modern. Enjoying oysters at the Whole Foods Market at Kensington High Street.

Street art

Street gardenig at the top of Västerbron, Stockholm.

Underground art

Underground art in the underground - a decorated trash bin.

and a regular for reference

Subway home

Red line. Late. Dinner with my brother. Nice!

Shuffling through the snow.

Winter is making a last stand in Stockholm.

Street knitting

Underground art - Street knitting. Aspudden, Stockholm

T5

Lots of open space and new equipment. Wagamama dinner.

Heathrow express

Fast train to the airport.

The local church

The local church in London is called St. Paul.

Going back to London

Leaving Norwich behind.

Terminal 5, Heathrow

All shiny and new. We even made up for most of the delay.

First delay...

30 min to start with.

Arlanda

Flight still on time.

Good morning!

Flying out with BA to London. That new terminal at Heathrow isn't really working as it should be, as I understand it. 75% cancellations yesterday... Looks like an interesting flight today.