Tag Archives: Geneva Airport

On the Way

The journey is part of the holiday – always. I’ve just returned from a week’s skiing in Zermatt, Switzerland and this year, for the first time, I decided to set the computer aside and not post anything, or read anything … Continue reading

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From a Train

A journey is always a photo opportunity. On the day we travelled back to Geneva Airport recently a quite violent series of storms was sweeping across central Europe including Switzerland. It caused a landslide that de-railed a train near St … Continue reading

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At the Departure Gate

Flying involves a series of steps and waits. Some lengthy. You’ve made it the airport in good time. You’ve checked in, and said goodbye to the hold luggage. Then you head for security; a process that requires the removal of … Continue reading

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Geneva Airport Re-Visited

Geneva Airport is a photo opportunity. If you arrive here by train on your way to catch a flight, you ride up the escalator from the platform, walk through the shopping mall, across an access road and into the airport … Continue reading

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Fractured Time

A reflective, slatted, metallic ceiling at Geneva Airport provides today’s image. The mall that links the underground railway station to the airport is where you will find this reflective surface. I could spend a whole morning wandering this mall, gazing … Continue reading

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Getting There

Travelling is part of the holiday experience – sometimes good and sometimes bad. Last week, as we prepared to fly, was a time of considerable anxiety as the UK was hit by heavy snow and a deep freeze – both … Continue reading

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Through Tinted Glass

Today’s images are the final two that I will be posting from my last walk-about through the main departure lounge at Geneva Airport last month. The combination of clever architectural features to maximise light, and areas of tinted glass has … Continue reading

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Abstract Geometry

Your first thought on seeing this may be: ‘What the heck is that?’ And my answer would be: ‘Does it matter – would knowing what it is change your opinion of it as an abstract image?’ It’s an image that … Continue reading

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