I have favourite airports.
how weird is that?
I don't particularly like Pearson: it feels like a mall. A big one, with too much security and no soul.
Should airports have souls? Are they haunted places? I mean, they're sites of memory and reunion, of heartache and desperation, of commerce and, well, diaspora.
I think Calgary airport has a soul. It's stuck out in the middle of Airdrie, which if you know, is a soulless suburb of Texas North that grew up around the airport. But the airport itself is like a map of the province of Alberta (sort of).
I'm here now on a two hour layover between Victoria and Toronto, and I can wander this airport like a kid in a theme-park, recalling the points of interest, finding pleasure in what's changed, laughing aloud at some of the more ridiculous displays. I'm going to refrain from wandering the terminal with my macbook because it's better if you experience it firsthand.
So, here is my invitation to you:
come to the Calgary International Airport at least once.
The only one I prefer is Vancouver International because of the incredible view over the tarmac, plains, to the mountains. Go there too if you get the chance.
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