Hipster Duck
Senior Member
It's about 5 months late, but I was in Berlin this summer and made a detour to visit Tempelhof airport before it closes its doors. At the time, it was only serving lousy air shuttles to German 'C' cities like Saarbrücken - a market that has largely been captured by high speed rail service. There was practically no security anywhere so I could wander about at will.
We start off at the Platz der Luftbrücke U-bahn station, which is a hop, skip and a jump away
no parking lot shortage here
inside we get a good view of the fantastic red ceiling
It's a little grainy, but the ticket agent here was obviously so bored that she was on the phone making personal calls from behind the booth for about half an hour.
I love this postwar German font. It used to be ubiquitous.
Parting shot: the Air Bridge memorial, which is deceptively small
We start off at the Platz der Luftbrücke U-bahn station, which is a hop, skip and a jump away
![2111541662_fbbf4d202e_b.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2148/2111541662_fbbf4d202e_b.jpg)
no parking lot shortage here
![2110757721_3980f88c14_b.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2201/2110757721_3980f88c14_b.jpg)
inside we get a good view of the fantastic red ceiling
![2111537884_c1b0e30c47_b.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2111537884_c1b0e30c47_b.jpg)
![2111538330_b415593c1f_b.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/2111538330_b415593c1f_b.jpg)
![2111538782_5172689a10_b.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2276/2111538782_5172689a10_b.jpg)
It's a little grainy, but the ticket agent here was obviously so bored that she was on the phone making personal calls from behind the booth for about half an hour.
![2110760123_0c58f0bce6_b.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2071/2110760123_0c58f0bce6_b.jpg)
![2111540332_07ea6e90c8_b.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2161/2111540332_07ea6e90c8_b.jpg)
![2111549134_3c19054ab0_o.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2364/2111549134_3c19054ab0_o.jpg)
![2111544748_897c4ce85c_b.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2187/2111544748_897c4ce85c_b.jpg)
I love this postwar German font. It used to be ubiquitous.
![2110759571_e3a8a229a8_b.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2067/2110759571_e3a8a229a8_b.jpg)
![2111540806_3fbac71967_b.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2393/2111540806_3fbac71967_b.jpg)
Parting shot: the Air Bridge memorial, which is deceptively small
![2110757091_e9b9b4a8a0_b.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/2110757091_e9b9b4a8a0_b.jpg)