Airports

Airport Changi, Singapore
While waiting for a flight, you can unwind in the literal sense, rolled down the biggest hill in the world, installed at the airport. Well, if you're not ready to fly about 4 floors, there are a smaller slide. On a small hill you can ride for free, and access to a large need to spend at the airport about $ 10.





For those who like a more relaxing pastime in Singapore airport, in addition to many gardens and even waterfalls, also opened the world's first "Butterfly Garden" at the airport - a tropical oasis where you can observe numerous species of butterflies that live in Singapore and Malaysia. Butterflies fly freely around and even sit on the shoulders of travelers. It is difficult to imagine a more peaceful surroundings for waiting for your flight, especially if you suffer from aerophobia.



Frankfurt Airport, Germany
If you're stuck at the airport in Frankfurt and you are already 18 years old, you can pass the time in a single casino in Germany at the airport. From 7 am to 10 pm offers blackjack, American roulette and slot machines. The main thing is not to lose your ticket!



Airport Vancouver, Canada
Airport Vancouver 2007 pleases the passengers did not one, but two aquariums, which can hold an infinite number of "extra" time. In the main tank of 114 thousand liters of about 70,000 inhabit various marine creatures, invertebrates and fish. In addition, there is also a small separate aquarium with jellyfish. Needless to mention that the aquarium has its own gift shop, where you can on the way to the aircraft to buy himself a new friend - a whale or a shark.



Hong Kong Airport
Hong Kong International Airport provides a unique opportunity to prepare for the flight, being in the cockpit yourself. The most popular object located here Center for Aviation (Aviation Discovery Centre) - a real airline simulator.
But enough of the incident, you can watch a movie in 4-D, where in addition to a three-dimensional picture you get "presence effect" in the frame due to special effects - wind, water spray and mist.



Airport Abu Dhabi, UAE
This oriental Airport offers passengers pass the time between flights for the game of golf in the sand. Incidentally, the Golf Club Al Ghazal is one of the best in the world in this category, and in 2004 there was held World Cup golf in the sand.



Munich Airport, Germany
There may be practical in German combined with the expectation of a campaign to the doctor. The airport operates a medical center, with an extensive selection of experts - you are waiting for an appointment with an ophthalmologist, dentist, physical therapist, ENT and even plastic surgeon.



Airport Sao Paulo, Brazil
In Sao Paulo, you can also "brighten" stay at the airport visit the dentist. A good way to start a holiday with snow-white smile!



Airport Ataturk, Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul offers start to get acquainted with the national cuisine - namely, sweets, just not leaving the airport. Here you can taste the Turkish viscous cream dondurma sellers who often teased potential buyers pulling out with a stick long sticky strip on a decent height and then dropping it back into the container. And there dondurma can use a knife and fork.



Airport Incheon, Seoul, South Korea
Korean airport even more serious approach to the first acquaintance with national traditions of passengers. There is an entire "Street of Korean culture" with traditional pavilions, gardens, restaurants, shops and even a concert of chamber music.



And in Incheon is "Ice forest" where you can go skating. This is the first skating rink at the airport in the world with an artificial synthetic surface on which you can ride without fear of freezing or hurt in the fall.



Airport Heathrow, London, United Kingdom
Rooms for meditation and prayer is now available in many airports, and their is no surprise. But in London there is even a church - an interdenominational chapel of St. George, which opened in 1968.



Airport San Francisco, California, USA
At the airport, San Francisco has its own aviation museum showing the development of commercial aviation and its role in daily life. And the Museum of Art is located, by the way, in one of the greenest in the world of terminals, with a variety of exhibits. For example, in November, the museum opened an exhibition of stunning Japanese toys representing their evolution since the 17th century to the present day.



Airport Wellington
New Zealand Airport is different from many others, both outside and inside. A year ago, it appeared a huge sculpture of Gollum in the trilogy "Lord of the Rings", diving for fish just above the head of astonished passengers who like to spend time examining the details of this stunning building. Airport even renamed one of their terminals, welcoming its guests in the "Center of Middle-earth».



Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands
At Amsterdam Airport - one of the largest hubs in Europe - have all or nearly all. Here and the world's first permanent library, and the first museum in the world at the airport - a branch of the Museum of Dutch history and culture Rijksmuseum, which opened 11 years ago - 9 December 2002, and the casino, and market cheese and tulips and much more ...



But perhaps the main feature of the airport - is that it is possible to get married! Proper wedding organizers offer 4 different airport ceremonies, each with its own characteristics - the species of the airfield and aircraft rent retro, immediate departure to honeymoon.

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