Daisy
04-01-2005, 04:03 PM
We went to Manchester airport today for a therapy session to see if it would calm my nerves, Me, Gary, our two daughters, mother and father in law. I was expecting to feel panicky, nervous etc...
Well.......it was FANTASTIC!!!! I loved every minute of it. We first set of for the viewing platform on top of terminal 1 car park, saw a few planes land and take off. It was a bit noisy but fine. Then we went inside and walked from T1 to T2 which is where our plane takes off from. The kids had a fab time playing on the moving platforms etc.. We saw where we check in at then walked back to the shops and had lunch. You could see the planes but they were quite far off. Then came the best bit. We decided to go to a pub which is called 'The Airport Hotel' it is at the end of runway 1 {I think} at the back its got a garden where you can sit out and drink and the kids can play. The planes were landing only 30 metres away - wow!!!!!!! I loved it. Me!!!! The one who is scared of them landing on her head, and they practically were!!! :D
We spent an hour there, the highlight was seeing a jumbo jet come into land right next to us. It was quieter than I had imagined but boy, when he put his engine into reverse {is that what it is?} to stop - jeez the noise! But it was GREAT!!
Sorry to blurb on - im just so proud of myself. I came a long way today and Im so glad I did it. I may be quite nervous still when it comes to getting on the plane but I think I will be a lot calmer than before. It really helped seeing all those planes take off and land safely and to know there are thousands doing the same thing day in, day out. Right....im off to start my packing now, only 25 days to go!
Daisy xx
Well.......it was FANTASTIC!!!! I loved every minute of it. We first set of for the viewing platform on top of terminal 1 car park, saw a few planes land and take off. It was a bit noisy but fine. Then we went inside and walked from T1 to T2 which is where our plane takes off from. The kids had a fab time playing on the moving platforms etc.. We saw where we check in at then walked back to the shops and had lunch. You could see the planes but they were quite far off. Then came the best bit. We decided to go to a pub which is called 'The Airport Hotel' it is at the end of runway 1 {I think} at the back its got a garden where you can sit out and drink and the kids can play. The planes were landing only 30 metres away - wow!!!!!!! I loved it. Me!!!! The one who is scared of them landing on her head, and they practically were!!! :D
We spent an hour there, the highlight was seeing a jumbo jet come into land right next to us. It was quieter than I had imagined but boy, when he put his engine into reverse {is that what it is?} to stop - jeez the noise! But it was GREAT!!
Sorry to blurb on - im just so proud of myself. I came a long way today and Im so glad I did it. I may be quite nervous still when it comes to getting on the plane but I think I will be a lot calmer than before. It really helped seeing all those planes take off and land safely and to know there are thousands doing the same thing day in, day out. Right....im off to start my packing now, only 25 days to go!
Daisy xx