Monday, October 17, 2022

2022尼泊尔健行(2)Nepal Trekking 2022 (2)

又来到久违的机场

三年之后,首次来到槟城国际机场。

最后一次的海外之旅是与家人在春节期间去曼谷游玩,归来之后疫情便蔓延开来,然后爆发。

这一爆就让人慢慢忘记了什么是度假。

如果连本地旅游都叫人犹豫不决,出国旅游的概念被侵蚀得荡然无存。

三年之后,自己凭着一些直觉踏出第一步,把搁置了两年的健行计划重新推出台面。

三年之后首次来到那么熟悉却有点陌生的机场,车子停在入门前的时候就觉得有点冷清。

走入大厅,显然的以往人潮汹涌的喧哗消失了,摆在眼前的是人群零落的空荡荡感觉,连登机柜台也只有亚航的还稍微有些搭客,其他的都关闭着,不知是没班机还是没搭客。

所以很快的我就办妥托运行李的手续,还有多余的时间和妻子到机场不远的餐馆吃一顿简单的晚餐。

返回机场便前往候机室,海关检查行李处也没有什么人,不需要排队等候。

进到候机室大厅,一眼望去都是已经停止营业的店铺,剩下几间还在营业的也门可罗雀,内外无人,可以想象大家都在挣扎求存。

坐在登机门口处的椅子上,除了缺少攒动的人头之外,还有就是人人脸上都有一件口罩,这可能是这三年来所发生的最大转变吧!

After three long years, once again I stepped into Penang International Airport again. The immediate feeling was kind of weird to see how deserted the airport was, I instantly missed the stirring commotion due to the moving crowds, the noise that infused liveliness in the air, but now the tangible joy of departing for holidays seemed to have dissipated in the air. Instead, you sensed the subdued silence with pockets of people scattering here and there. 

After three long years, ostensibly, a lot of things had changed, crowds disappeared, shops closed, and apparently, it is still a long way to go for the airport to regain its glory.


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