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Unique Airports Around the World
When flying, no one really thinks of an airport as destination worthy. It’s the little unique oddities that puts an airport on the interest radar. As we scurry through airports, we are so focus-driven on getting to the gate that we fail to appreciate the beauty and rarities that a hub of travel holds.
Not for the faint of heart!
Several airports are quite frankly, terrifying to fly in and out of. The anxiety level for some passengers can be overwhelming, but the addition of treacherous landing conditions is an unwanted bonus!
Princess Juliana International Airport – Saint Martin
Beachgoers on Maho Beach flocked to the outer fence boundary of this airport to get the full effect of planes landing and taking off. Many refer to this activity as “fence surfing.” Strong winds known as “jet blasts”, occur when a plane lands or takes off. As the giant plane approaches, spectators take hold onto the fence and wait…a sudden blast of hot air blows them backward. This action is dangerous and has led to a recent death.
Ice Runway – Antarctica
In the frozen tundra of Antarctica, sits the remote McMurdo Station which is the base of operation for the U.S. Antarctic Program. The summer season has a population of 1,000, however, as winter approaches, that number drops drastically. Winter is brutal and harsh with a low temperature of -58 F degrees. Below the frozen icy surface lays glacial waters which tend to shift and move causing fractures in the ice. Imagine landing on that!
Paro Airport – Bhutan
Landing at this airport is harrowing, to say the least. When approaching the short runway of Paro, pilots hasten to get the aircraft steadied as they quickly approach landing. This little airport sits situated in the peaks of the Himalayas and conditions for flying are at best dangerous. There are only a handful of pilots who are certified to fly in and out of this airport.
Tenzing-Hillary Airport – Nepal
This is the world’s most dangerous airport to fly aircraft in and out of. As the hub for Mt. Everest, Tenzing-Hillary sits perched on a cliff in the snow-capped peaks. Bad weather accounts for many deadly crashes. As the pilot approaches, both courage and skill are required to maneuver into the short runway. The “pucker factor” is quite high when landing or taking off.
Surrounded by Ocean
Creative engineering designed unique locations for over-populated areas unable to accommodate the large footprint of an airport. Two particular airports are situated on islands out and away from the densely occupied areas.
Ibrahim Nasir International Airport – Maldives
Beautifully located on an island, this airport is only accessible via boat or seaplane. A true gem nestled in the turquoise waters of the Maldives.
Kansai International Airport – Japan
Located on a man-made island, Kansai is uniquely the world’s first offshore all encompassing airport.
Airport Amenities that Rock
Golf Anyone?
Hong Kong International Airport intices travelers to take a break and enjoy a round of golf on their nine-hole course.
Nature Indoors
Singapore’s Changi Airport brings nature indoors offering nature trails to explore. What a great way to beat jet lag!
Rest for the Weary in an Airport
After flying in and out of airports worldwide, it’s a given that jetting makes a body tired. Most passengers are not aware of nifty options to catching a few zzz’s while on layover.
Sleeping Pods
These miniature versions of a bedroom comes complete with single or double beds, an alarm clock, complimentary snacks, drinks and even WiFi. Available up to 24 hours.
Cocoon Chairs
This futuristic chairs looks similar to a space capsule. Pull the privacy shade over your chair, recline into a bed while enjoying WiFi. For a fee, you can purchase bed linen, toiletries, pillow and matching eye shades.
Nap Cabs
Open the door to what appears to be a box and walk in to your little suite. Includes fresh bed linens, a work area, touch screen entertainment, WiFi, cool air, mood lighting and alarm clock.
Capsule Hotel
Resembling a honeycomb, rows of bunks offer a quiet space to climb up and into. Amenities include toiletries, locker, shower, bath towel, slippers and ambient system.
Whether you travel for business or pleasure, we can all agree that there is truly no place we would rather be than home.
WARNING! Spoilers ahead for season 5a of Once Upon a Time.
In Camelot
First off, this Camelot is definitely a fairytale-medieval version of Camelot! Gorgeous castle with turrets and pennants etc, you can definitely see the Disney influence. They of course throw a gorgeous ball (to welcome our heroes to their land, and to celebrate Merlin's prophesied imminent release from the tree).
Because yes, Merlin is trapped in a tree! This is straight from Arthurian Legend, where the sorceress Nimüe bewitched him, stealing his magic and trapping him in a tree.
Guinevere is of course as beautiful as always.
And the Round Table is built around the stone Excalibur was once in.
Arthur has been obsessed with finding the missing piece of Excalibur, the Dark One's dagger, to the point that it ruined his marriage to Guinevere. This makes him an untrustworthy ally for the Storybrooke gang in Camelot, a fact they eventually discover (after suffering a few mishaps at his hand).
Apparently Camelot isn't that far from DunBroch (which I guess makes sense since one is supposed to be in a fictional England and the other in a fictional Scotland), resulting in Merida being an active player in these episodes! (particularly in episodes 506 'The Bear and the Bow' and 509 'The Bear King'). This gives us the crazy sight of the King of Camelot in a sword fight against the Queen of DunBroch:
And strangely enough it also brings Mulan and Ruby/Red back into the party as well! :o)
Things don't end well for anyone in Camelot, which results to them all ending up in...
In Storybrooke
Arthur, Guinevere and the rest of the inhabitants from Camelot find themselves in Storybrooke with no idea of how they got there, and no memory of the 6 weeks spent with our heroes in Camelot. They have to adapt to this new world, and Arthur even plans for them to take it over and rebuild Camelot there, since he doesn't think they can ever go home, and he will do anything to protect his people, even if it means hurting the people in Storybrooke who are trying to help them.
'We can never get back. That is why we must be a new Camelot here, in Storybrooke.'
Excalibur
Excalibur is a key element in this story. In Camelot Arthur has it (he pulled it out from the stone in the 1st episode), and he needs them to defeat the Dark One so he can get hold of the Dark One's dagger, the missing piece to make Excalibur whole.
'If I don't make Excalibur whole again, we'll lose everything we worked so hard to build.' (Arthur to Guinevere)
Back in Storybrooke - 6 weeks later - Emma is the one who has Excalibur, and her Dark-Rumple spirit guide tells her she has to join it with the Dark One's dagger in order to leave behind any hint of light in her (represented by the loved ones she became 'dark' to protect) and becoming pure darkness.
'You can do what no Dark One before you has ever done. You can make that weapon whole again, and use it to snuff out the Light. Forever.' (Vision Dark Rumple to Emma)Only problem is Excalibur is back in the stone, and Emma isn't a hero anymore so she can't pull it out! So she heals Rumplestiltskin (in a coma since being rid of the Darkness at the end of s4) and sets out to transform him into a true hero so he can draw Excalibur from the stone!
'You are not dark, you are also not light. You are nothing. Your heart is a blank slate. And that little man, makes you useful. Because now I can make you into the last thing you ever thought you would be: a hero. And not just any hero, the purest that ever lived. And then, and then I have a job for you.' (Emma to newly awakened Rumple)
In episodes 505 & 506 ('Dreamcatcher' and 'The Bear and the Bow') Emma tasks Merida to transform a cowardly Rumple into a brave hero so he can pull Excalibur from the stone.
'Now take him to the woods and make me a hero.' (Emma to Merida)By forcing him to defend Belle it works, he faces his fears, defeats Merida... and is able to pull Excalibur from the stone.
'You may have Excalibur, but you've made a mistake in all of this, one terrible mistake in all of this, you've turned me into a hero.(Rumple to Emma)'
In the meantime, Regina, Hook and the others finally discover that Emma has Excalibur and upon examining it realize it looks an awful lot like the Dark One dagger! Arthur finally fills them in on the fact that the two were originally forged as a single weapon, and he's spent years searching for the dagger as the restored weapon can destroy all Dark magic forever. Unfortunately it can also destroy all Light magic, if it's in the wrong hands.
In episode 7 we get Excalibur's (and Merlin's) Origin Story: it was originally the Holy Grail!!! Merlin used the fire of Prometheus to melt it down magically and forge it into a sword that could cut away his magic so he could live a mortal life with his love Nimüe.
But tragedy strikes, Nimüe becomes the first Dark One and breaks the sword in two so it cannot be used against her. Merlin then plunges Excalibur into the Stone to protect it, and transforms the broken tip into the Dark One dagger to control Nimüe. The same Nimüe, accompanied by all the other Dark Ones, appear to Emma in Storybrooke as she uses the last remaining ember of Prometheus' flame to reunite the dagger and Excalibur.
Unfortunately the rest of Emma's plan to save the day goes awry (with a little green help from Zelena) and although Excalibur does eventually fulfill its purpose, it does so incompletely and not without a huge personal sacrifice in episode 511 'Swan Song'.
The Arthur-Charming bromance
In both worlds King Arthur and Prince Charming team up to go on a quest. In Camelot to go look for the Crimson Crown, a magic toadstool that will allow them to communicate through magical barriers, and thus talk to Merlin in his tree. In Storybrooke they go in search of the thief who broke into a locked box containing magical relics collected by the Knights of the Roundtable.
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Who is this Arthur?
Well, a bit of a jerk really! And definitely not a good guy. He goes way too far in his mission to protect Camelot, crossing lines that shouldn't be crossed.
'There is a terrible villain in Camelot. (...) Arthur. Trust me, Camelot is not the place it seems.'
Camelot Apts
'I must think of my Kingdom first. That is always the burden of a king.'
'They trust me now. I must use their trust to protect my kingdom. These people may seem friendly but they threaten everything we hold dear. David likes to imagine his Quest a noble one, but his daughter is the Dark One.'
As the half season ends we're left wondering how he (and the other Camelot inhabitants) ended up since they don't appear in the final two episodes... We'll have to wait and see.
Where did he come from?
In episode 504 'The Broken Kingdom' we get a flashback to a boy-Arthur, in a poor village (with a big tree in it) who tells a girl-Guinevere:
'Look round. Someday this village will be the great kingdom of Camelot. And I will be king. (...) This tree, a man is trapped inside it. A great sorcerer known as Merlin. He spoke to me one night. He gave me a prophecy, told me I would pull a sword from a stone and become king of Camelot. King Arthur, and you would be Queen Guinevere.'
'They call Camelot the broken kingdom because we have no king and never will.' (says Kay as he bullies the boy Arthur)
'He's wrong. All you have to do is follow your heart.'
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'Camelot is no longer the broken kingdom. I give you Excalibur, the sword pulled from the stone.'
Elements from Arthurian Legend
- Arthur - he seems to be a bit of an idiot or a jerk. Like in the original Arthurian legends, he was a simple boy who became King, but instead of having been King Uther's hidden son, here he truly was a common peasant. He isn't a true hero, he goes too far in protecting his kingdom, caring more about glory than doing the right thing. Trapped in Storybrooke he believes they can never get back to Camelot and decides to rebuild Camelot in Storybrooke.
- Guinevere - fell out of love with Arthur due to his ignoring her in favor of his obsession with Excalibur, and fell in love with Lancelot. Only to have Arthur magically 'fix' their marriage, resulting in her turning on Lancelot when he returns to Camelot.
- Lancelot - the truly noble knight of legend... with that slight issue of a dalliance with his best friend's wife.
- Merlin - immortal sorcerer trapped in a tree!
- Nimüe - Merlin's love, who betrayed him and trapped him in the tree.
- Sir Percival - Apparently once a native of the Enchanted Forest, saw his village get burnt to ashes by a smiling Evil Queen Regina, tries to kill her in revenge (but almost finishes off Robin instead), gets killed by Charming.
- Excalibur - Magical sword whose wounds are always mortal.
Other fun (non-Arthurian) characters
- Merida
- Mulan
- Ruby/Red a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
- Zelena a.k.a. the Wicked Witch of the West
a hero!) against the gang from Storybrooke.