the wide open glass ceiling and forced perspective of Terminal 2e at Charles de Gaulle airport

…is one of my favorite places to be if I’m going to have a longish layover (and makes LAX or JFK feel like the portal to a penal colony in comparison) – the glass roofed addition is exhilarating to enter after a long flight and Air France has a comfortable two level lounge at the prow of the ship-like triangular terminal – though it is worth noting that four travelers died when a section of the concrete tubular structure collapsed soon after it opened in 2004. (more info on Wikipedia)