Amsterdam, we have a problem!

This is Schiphol. Check out everyone cooling off after a long, hard flight with a well-deserved smoke. Also check out the 'No Smoking' sign feeling totally ignored. Niet roken. What's that?

Also, during my layover a few times at this airport to and from Bombay, the PA crackled to life a number of times to warn errant passengers to board their flights immediately or risk offload. I don't have the exact count, but I heard close to a dozen such announcements in a half-hour period. I was obviously struck by the peculiarity and regularity of this phenomenon at Schiphol.

You can listen to one such announcement too, and pardon me for the audio quality.