Airports cont.

I think I lefted things with me arriving a bit late to the Schipholi airport. Well first I took my time to walk to the connection point, from where you can change the terminal. When I got there it was jammed full. There were no lines and it was everyone for themselves. I ventured there a bit untill I hear someone say that it should calm down in 30 minutes. So instead of standing in the line, I went for a little walk. I walked the terminal D from the check point to the other end and back. It took me about 20 minutes I think. I wasn't really timing it at all. All I wanted was that line to be gone, so I could find my gate and get some more sleep. 

So when I got back to the check point, there was barely lines at all. So I went through without any trouble. To my surprise my gate was quite close to the check point, so I didn't have to walk really really far. As there was still soooooo many hours till my plaine left, there was another plaine using the gare. So I had to change location a bit. Only to the other side where there were nice comfy chairs in which you could actually sleep. I didn't sleep right away as I had just done so in the plaine. I kept my shoes off for awhile, before getting bored and continued to walk around. I went to a store to check what kind of a merchandise they have. Then I went to a cafe, but didn't buy anything because there were some rude tourists that just cut the line. So I decided to find other place to eat. 

At this airport there was a free wifi but only 2 x 30 mins. Not that nice, but I think I was able to do all the things I needed to do online in that time. After I had eaten, I went back to near my gate and this time I found a place where I would also sleep. I think I slept about an hour (20 mins intervals, as I was checking the clock so that I wouldn't miss the boarding) before I noticed that they started to accept people through the security point. 

Like always, first they did a little personal interview; did you pack your bags & did anyone give you anything to carry. I said that I had tried to get someone to help me with packing, but no-one wanted to and that I did have items that someone had given me. I explained that they were the items that I had been given from school. I do not know if they had already checked my bag or not, or if it might have been done in US. Then I went to a desk where the lady asked me something, but I can't remember what... Probably what was the purpose of my travel. Then I dropped of my backbag and jacket (but were able to keep my shoes) and walked through this machine that takes a picture and then highlights all the things it thinks might have something metallic. I think it needs to be high enough of an amout for the machine to register it. Let me say that what I saw only two persons got OK sign from the machine. After the machine I was, of course, checked by hand; mainly from those areas that the machine said should be checked.

Then was about 45 minutes wait untill I was let in the plaine. Luckily I sat in the last row, so I was one of the first (after travelers with children, disability, business and sky priority) to be let in.