ANY port. Airports, Boat ports, Bus stations, Train stations.... even rental car agencies.... any portal or building that represents the first phase of a trip to a place far far away, I am immediately fascinated by the place.
Not just because it is the beginning of my own trip, but mainly because it is the beginning of million of OTHER'S trips.
I can spend hours just looking at people and imagine where they're coming from and where they're going. Try to guess what is packed in their bags and who (or what) will be waiting for them at the other end of their trip. If they're sad to be leaving or can't wait to get off the ground, if it's home they're leaving behind or traveling towards. I have to say, this makes for quite a handy pastime when waiting in long lines!
As I start my own trip to London this evening, I can't help but smile as I look around me and see the Gare du Nord buzzing with the expectation of waking up tomorrow morning under another sky.
Fned.
4 comments:
I used to LOVE airports. Back in the day when you go to the gate to wait. For the same sorts of reasons. I mostly just liked watching people wait for someone being nervous or excited or whatever, and then the big moment when they'd get reunited.
Kyle: used to???? :s
Fned.
I used to like it too! I still like the traveling part -as in getting to go to a new place, how exciting!-, not the waiting part mmmm I have a good reason to dread any kind of travel... a two year old, AGH!
Have a lovely trip lucky Fned!
Alex: haha! I'm sure kids really do like to travel when they're small, they just find it fun to piss off mommy and daddy by making them think they don't! LOL.
Fned.
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