http://www.apollodane.com/blog/2006/11/27/zagreb-international-show-zagreb-fair-croatia-25th-26th-november-2006/ The blog of apollodane great danes in cypurs, champion of champions Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:40:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 http://www.apollodane.com/blog/2006/11/27/zagreb-international-show-zagreb-fair-croatia-25th-26th-november-2006/#comment-81 Sun, 10 Dec 2006 23:45:44 +0000 http://www.apollodane.com/blog/2006/11/27/zagreb-international-show-zagreb-fair-croatia-25th-26th-november-2006/#comment-81 [...] In no time we are ready for touchdown in Athens, the usual mad scramble to the passport control and then the unenviable wait for the luggage. With our past experience in Frankfurt (see Zagreb Show News) we have now become nervous that all airports are the same. I have to say, in the case of Athens Airport that could not be further from the truth. If all airports took a leaf out of the book of airport staff in Athens, traveling would be a much nicer experience. Porters on hand to assist you as soon as you enter the baggage re-claim hall, friendly staff wanting to help you and even the customs officials smile and greet you in a way that fills you with confidence. They along with all other airports we have visited need to just concentrate their efforts on the passport control staff, who considering this is your first point of contact with that particular country seem to have all come out of the same training school. I don’t think I have ever once met a passport control officer who has wished me a pleasant stay in their country. [...] […] In no time we are ready for touchdown in Athens, the usual mad scramble to the passport control and then the unenviable wait for the luggage. With our past experience in Frankfurt (see Zagreb Show News) we have now become nervous that all airports are the same. I have to say, in the case of Athens Airport that could not be further from the truth. If all airports took a leaf out of the book of airport staff in Athens, traveling would be a much nicer experience. Porters on hand to assist you as soon as you enter the baggage re-claim hall, friendly staff wanting to help you and even the customs officials smile and greet you in a way that fills you with confidence. They along with all other airports we have visited need to just concentrate their efforts on the passport control staff, who considering this is your first point of contact with that particular country seem to have all come out of the same training school. I don’t think I have ever once met a passport control officer who has wished me a pleasant stay in their country. […]

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