SFO International

San Francisco is a scary airport to fly into, if you are in a window seat. Up until the last possible second, it looks like the plane is going to be doing a nice big bellyflop into the ocean. Just as you start fumbling for that flotation device they always talk about on the safety video everyone ignores while wondering if you remember how to inflate it with those little red tubes because you are sure yours will be the one that doesn't inflate all the way when you pull the cord (and you're trying to remember which cord it was in the first place, dang why didn't you pay attention to the video!), suddenly the runway appears beneath the plane, which means you will be landing on LAND after all, and that's when you realize that you have been holding your breath for a really, really long time because it comes out in a gasping sigh of relief that makes the other passengers stare at you, and move slightly away, as best they can with their seat belts on.