a day at Brussels airport

I loathe extra long flight connections! Alas, the Brussels Airline flight to Prague that connects with the United arrival is a 6.5 hour connection! But, in that time, I was able to make some observations......

1. Our European cousins really do know how to properly build a toilet. Americans are used to stalls that have walls half way down, where the toilet experience becomes shared with all in the room. But not in Europe! They have complete rooms; full walls for the their toilet stalls, with their own sinks! Nirvana!

2. If you're the kinda person that enjoys paying $1.80 for ethos bottled water at Starbucks and you think the extra $.80 is worth buying into the "halo effect" of Starbucks marketing, then I got a great one for you. For the extra high price of $2,50EUR (or about $4), you can buy a bottle of Belgium spring water in the Brussels airport or on the airplane! Enjoy.

3. I just love it when airports make you get screened again after you disembark an international flight and connect to a domestic one. Just in case you received something from someone unknown to you at 35,000ft in the last 7 hours. (footnote; this is not just Europe, the US does this too. So annoying)

4. I love the cool/cold weather of Europe; it is refreshing when you live in San Diego to have some alternate weather. But I always forget that Europeans like to keep the inside areas 85F +++++ when the mercury dips outside. I have never sweat so much inside in my life; the SAS club lounge was a sauna where I prayed for someone to walk by and make a breeze. I was seriously dehydrating.

5. Why do airports not have places travelers can take cat naps and feel their luggage is safe? Maybe a little room like the Japanese do? You either have to spread out on a bench and hope no one steals your hand luggage or you force yourself to stay awake (I did the later) and become very bored and grumpy.

6. Outlaw bidets! There may have been an era they were useful, but now all they promote is bad hygene. To my EU cousins; just because you washed your face and *** doesnt mean the rest of your body does not reek in odor!

7. lastly, airline club lounges are worth their weight in gold in Europe. I got snacks, beverages, sandwich's for lunch and free internet access. All of which would have cost me at least $100.00EUR in the main terminal.
Haza!