Wembley stadium's arch visible in the middle distance

Looking towards central London, as we turned south

South coast of Brittany, and the mouth of the Loire

Somewhere in the middle of the Bay of Biscay

This is just T4S, the satellite terminal

This is the main T4 building, about 2km from T4S (on a shuttle). Each building's 1km long.

Llegada a España

September 7, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

¡Hola desde España!

So far so good. Flight was delayed by about 30 mins, but very smooth, with lovely views when the clouds parted, of London, the north and south Breton coasts, the Spanish coast near Santander (I think), and various mountains as we descended towards Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas.

In case you were wondering, Adolfo Suárez was Spain’s first prime minister after the end of Franco’s regime, who oversaw Spain’s transition to democracy in the late 1970s.

Terminal 4 (and 4S too) was designed by none other than Richard Rogers, who incidently also designed Heathrow T5. You decide which looks better!

I eventually managed to escape from the airport labyrinth and will very shortly board the bus to Burgos.Read more