Layover at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam
For my first business trip, I was handed a schedule that involves hitting six different airports, with a third of the itinerary just spent in transit. It kind of feels like they sent me because it's such a grueling route... but I like traveling around, so I'll just ignore that thought. First, I need to get to Slovakia, and the route is Incheon -> Amsterdam -> Vienna -> and then a train to Bratislava.
Flights to Eastern Europe aren't as well-connected as you'd think, so a train ride was inevitably included in the schedule. It's a daunting plan for just the two of us—me on my first business trip, and my colleague who is also a first-timer. Sitting around worrying wouldn't make it any better, so one way or another, we set off for our layover in Amsterdam.
After an endless cycle of sleeping and waking up on the plane, we finally arrived.
To share my thoughts on flying KLM: the flight attendants are incredibly tall and well-built. There was one Korean flight attendant who was on the smaller side compared to the rest of the crew, but to Koreans—who are known for being quite slim—she still had a rather large build. Because the crew members are so big, they sometimes bumped into passengers when passing each other, and I had the bizarre experience of having someone's rear end right in front of my nose when they were serving the person across the aisle.
Anyway, no other words are needed: Dutch people are huge. That's the only thing I can think of about my KLM flight.
It's a place where several small food stalls are gathered together, and you pay at a single checkout, kind of like a food court in a Korean supermarket. I slightly doubt I'd enjoy the food here if I came with a full stomach. The weird thing is that in such a massive airport, this is the only place that actually looks like a proper restaurant. I don't even think it's that delicious, yet it's the only eatery... Europe is supposed to value diversity, but I guess that doesn't apply to food.
There are plenty of places to charge your devices at Amsterdam Airport. The airport is huge, and the amenities are pretty good. Which makes it all the more baffling why there are no restaurants in sight.
In my mind, the place with the absolute best facilities is Incheon Airport!! I don't understand why they would ever try to sell off such a great facility to foreign investors.
After staying up all night at the airport, it started to rain. Now I'm off to catch my flight to Vienna. The leg from Vienna onwards is what worries me, but I hope we can navigate it well.
I was so restless that I thought about going out to explore for a bit, but I gave up after looking at the map. Looking at the map, I thought there was a flood.