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01 July 2024

PASSAGE by Serge Maheu, February 2022

As it happened with the Botero sculpture I am always looking for new things to see in New York so I have motivation to get out of my hotel room even if it's winter and fucking cold outside. The goal of this stopover in New York was to see the installation artwork "PASSAGE" by Serge Maheu.

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Newark Liberty

This journey would start this time with a dead head flight to Newark Liberty Airport. I flew on the A321LR that would become my own long range aircraft one year later. But this time I was only qualified on the Airbus A330.


Nice to be parked side by side with this El Al retro dreamliner.


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PASSAGE

PASSAGE is an itinerant installation that was on display in the Garment District of Manhattan, in January/February 2022. It is basically an immersive tunnel of lights/colours and sounds.









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I <3 NY

Finally a photo in Times Square and its Disney Store; one of the many Gift Shops branded "I <3 NY" with a super nice Air Force One scale model; and a last photo in the Americas Avenue:



There is always something new happening in New York!

29 June 2024

Snowy Helsinki, January 2013

As you some of you might already know, Helsinki was one of my favorite stopovers. Even during winter period:





23 June 2024

New York, June 2024: Gasenvoort Peninsula

This was my 4th time in New York this year. I'm always glad to have it. I arrived on the summer solstice day and temperatures were insanely high. So I decided to enjoy the longest day of the year and go the beach in Manhattan!

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Gasenvoort Peninsula

Gasenvoort Peninsula is located in the Hudson River Park and surprisingly it is not an old pier. Also it is not that far from Little Island. Although swimming is not allowed you can enjoy being on real sand with some beach chairs and umbrellas. I enjoyed spending my time there sunbathing and listening to my music.


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World Trade Center

On my way to the hotel, I never waste the chance for a couple of artistic photos.


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Newark Liberty

Next day, as usual, I stayed in Newark doing some shopping and having a little pre-flight rest. I left the hotel after lunch time for my return flight to Lisbon. Nice to have a Lufthansa 747-8 side by side with our tiny but cosy A321LR.

18 May 2024

Barcelona & Malpensa Airport, February 2024

Just a quick post to show a couple of photos I took in Barcelona, last February: the Sagrada Família seen from my hotel and a nice close-up of Torre Glòries at night, located in the Poblenou neighbourhood.


Before going to Barcelona, and part of the same flight pairing, we did a turnaround flight to Milan - Malpensa:

16 May 2024

Copenhagen & Funchal, May 2024

This month I was two times in Funchal and one in Copenhagen. 

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Copenhagen

Trains and tracks always draw my attention.


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Funchal

I'm also a fan of Niemeyer's work and his world of curved lines. The iconic casino in Funchal is a clear example of that.

12 May 2024

Brussels, May 2024: Jeanneke Pis

Brussels was the first city I was able to visit while on a layover since I started my aviation career in 2007. And since that time it has always been a favorite of mine. Operations for Brussels Airlines out of Brussels to Africa destinations were very common in my ACMI days.

I think Brussels has so much to offer to a visitor: nice architecture and museums, beer, waffles and chocolate, moules-frites, places to have fun by night, etc...

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Comics Art Museum

I started my rest day in Brussels with a visit to the Comics Art Museum which has been on my Brussels to-do list for such a long time! Of course you can't escape from Tintin and its creator Hergé.


I was very surprised to find a comic strip on display about the big 1755 earthquake in my hometown - Lisbon:

The ticket for an adult has a cost of 13 € - a little bit expensive in my opinion - but all in all it was a good way to spend some time.

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Jeanneke Pis

On this layover I was able to finally spot the famous Jeanneke Pis statue/fountain. Usually the focus is put on the Manneken Pis statue which I had already seen plenty of times. Maybe because Jeanneke Pis is placed in a dead end street it doesn't get much attention as its counterpart.

However, that dead end street is also where you can find a very famous beer bar in Brussels: the Delirium Café.

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Central Brussels

Next couple of photos show the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula and also the Galerie de la Reine part of the Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries complex.

And finally a photo taken at the iconic Grand-Place (which was overcrowded because it was the Ascension public holiday) and another one of the tower of the Town Hall seen from distance.

I don't know why but I am usually blessed with good weather and blue skies in Brussels. Of course I ate one gaufre au chocolat and by the end of the day I felt good with another pleasurable stay in Brussels. Looking forward to coming back again.

30 April 2024

San Francisco, March 2023: San Jose & Sentinel Bldg

This was one of my two awesome layovers in San Francisco in 2023. This time I was able to get a crew willing to visit the Yosemite Park but I will leave that report for later.
On the day we arrived we decided to go to a rooftop for a drink and stay awake as long as we could since the time difference is -8h.

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Charmaine's Rooftop



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Cupertino

On our way back from Yosemite, me and a colleague decided to see the Apple Park and stop in San Jose for a short visit before we returned our car in San Francisco.


There wasn't much we could see at the Apple Park site since we didn't have an appointment for a visit but the building itself is really impressive.

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City of San José

We stopped in San Jose out of curiosity but after our short visit I was thinking the city hasn't much to offer for a tourist. Here are the main highlights:

Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph

Sonic Runway


City Hall

We had dinner there (we went for Ramen) and we got back in San Francisco.

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San Francisco

Next day I was all by myself and I went to explore SF a little bit more. The Sentinel Building (or Columbus Tower) was something I wanted to see and photograph.


Sentinel Building

Down below the sister cities of SF and a TWA metal poster I bought at the Pier 39.


And the last day of my layover was already the return day to Lisbon. I went to the Ferry Building Marketplace. But first, a couple of photos on my way...


And finally inside the marketplace:


The last set of photos I took show the SF-Oakland Bay bridge and some kind of street art. I was also lucky to get a cargo MD-11 overflying it.


Despite its miserable longitudinal stability that caused some accidents, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is always a beautiful and gracious aircraft to see.