Rotterdam #1
Posted by listenhear on 10th January 2008
I was invited over to Rotterdam to give a talk, a wonderful invitation to hang out with some excellent people. But the flight over was the most awful I’ve ever experienced, a small propeller ‘plane (the bigger the plane the happier I am I’m afraid) and gale force winds from the time we took off until the moment we landed. Only a 35 minute flight from London City Airport, but I’ve never seen so many ashen faced people, as I did when we finally got off the ‘plane….smart and no doubt important (in their minds anyway) business people looking as if they’d just had as near a death experience as they were ever likely to have, before the real thing. I’m amazed that these little planes are able to take off and land virtually sideways! My knuckles were white by the time we arrived. The pilot was great…thankfully…London looks amazing as you’re hurtling towards it when you should be flying upwards and away….
Anyway, I was pleased to finally make it into the centre of Rotterdam and enjoy a peaceful ride on one of there very efficient subway trains, which thankfully maintained a constant height and speed 
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