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25T01 The first day, again

Fly fly away to Europe.

A new spring, another summer on the way. Last year went very well, and I thought to try it again this year.

It’s 3 months on the trot, and my itinerary consists of Frankfurt am Main, Cologne with a day trip to Dortmund, Berlin for several weeks with a day trip to Schwerin (MV), several weeks in Vienna, Nuremberg, and finally Cologne.

I haven’t set foot in Berlin in almost 4 years, and there is a great abundance of places and traces to follow. As for Vienna, this is the 4th consecutive summer, and I never have to justify returning to “the world’s most liveable city.”

Curiosity creates questions, which propels a search for answers, which in turn creates more inquiry. The who what why when and how only emphasizes the need to remain present in the now.

The first day of travel is dominated by the overnight flight from the Canadian Southwest to Western Europe. 9 to 10 hours on a plane doesn’t seem like much anymore, although I’m anticipating the usual fatigue and jet-lag upon arrival. Exactly as last year, I have for the next 3 months a 32-Litre backpack and 21-Litre medium-sized messenger bag; see here.

I viewed travel day One from the Skyteam Lounge at YVR’s international departures.

*Open food area with pasta, sandwiches, pastries, a fresh noodle bar; coffee, tea, cold drinks. There’s a separate bar for alcoholic beverages.*

*Spring is fully sprung, and I’m outta here.*

*Airbus 330-900neo in Condor’s blue stripes: my ride to Germany.*

I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 8 May 2025. I received neither request nor compensation for this content. This post composed within Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

Condor Flugdienst, Condor Airline, A330-900neo, YVR, Vancouver, BC, Canada, fotoeins.com

Fotoeins Friday: over the big eastern pond

When this post goes live, I’ll soon be on my way to Europe again. Perhaps, I’ll travel with the very plane shown above: D-ANRT, Airbus A330-941, operated by Condor Flugdienst. In the image above, Condor’s big plane in blue stripes has just arrived from Frankfurt am Main at Vancouver International Airport.

I made the image above on 8 May 2024 with an iPhone15. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-usr.

24T01 The first day

Fly fly away

The first day of travel helps set the tone for the entire enchilada. I got lounge access at YVR airport, and a Premium Economy seat on the non-stop transatlantic hop with Condor to FRA. The company debut its fleet of A339neo planes last year, and while its Economy service was fine, I’m optimistic the seating class with increased seat pitch will provide enough comfort for actual sleep.

How about some planespotting from the Plaza Premium Lounge?

My summer “cup run” itinerary here.

I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 8 May 2024. This post composed within Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-skr.

International Terminal, Vancouver International Airport, YVR airport, YVR, Vancouver, BC, Canada, fotoeins.com

YVR Xmas (2020): prolonged pandemic pause

Above/featured: “Auténtica Cuba, auténtica fun”.

I’ve remained within metro Vancouver during the CoVid19 pandemic, but I’m curious about how the city’s airport appears in this unusual holiday season.

With no-travel recommendations and other travel restrictions, all international airports are operating at a small fraction of the usual traffic. At YVR Vancouver international airport, about 100-thousand passengers (pax) pass through the airport every day around Christmas. But numbers are way down; there are few daily international flights among the scatter of domestic departures throughout the B.C. province and other parts of Canada.

With these photographs, I present a view of both domestic and international terminals at the airport on Tuesday afternoon, 3 days before Christmas. Walking the empty and quiet concourse is surreal; I wonder if there are more airport staff than travellers at any given moment. (Completing my time at the airport, I stayed to the ground by hopping on rapid transit, shopped for some food, and returned to the family house: how extraordinarily mundane.)

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