It has been a while since I travelled to Europe. Upon landing in Frankfurt recently I noticed 3 things;

• It was a very old airport. I hear that it is a new airport, but I was in the really old part.
• The security guards (male) were not wearing deodorant. I remember this being a European thing (rightly or wrongly, that is my perception). It was not pleasant.
• I was surprised as I walked off the plane to smell smoke, but there they were, people walking off the plane and lighting up as they walked to these silly smoking terminals. Think of a big box, with an air filter slat at the top and a bunch of people huddled around it. Of course, even though they were in these predefined areas (which were not glassed in), you could smell it a mile away. And right in the middle? A big Camel branded marketing sign. As I thought about it, I reflected on how much Canada has changed. It was not that long ago that public smoking was prevalent and tobacco advertising was everywhere. What a difference a decade makes.

I was only there for an hour. Stop on the way to Prague. Interesting, these are the points I will remember.