Remember my post about my adventure TO the airport... It didn't necessarily get any easier once I got there. We checked in fine, found out that there was a possibility we'd be able to check the guitar we were picking up, headed through security just fine (minus the rude security worker... I was shocked in Colorado when we came back through security and all the people were overly pleasant... It was wonderful!) Once we got on our plane, everything seemed to be going as planned. And then... It hit. A
thunderstorm. Stopped all air traffic. So we sat through the storm. Sat and sat. Luckily there were personal televisions that somehow worked through most of the storm. Each T.V. had 30 channels on it... For someone who never watches T.V. I was actually quite entertained by it (but I may have been the only grown woman without children as an excuse watching the Disney channel...)
When the storm finally passed, we weren't quite ready for immediate take-off. We had to wait and wait and wait. Since there are 3 major airports in the area, plane traffic was backed up. After almost 2 and a half hours of waiting in the plane (and the thought that if things had gone as planned we'd be half way there) we hit the runway and took flight.
If you look close, you can see the city in the middle of the land area.
One of my favorite things is flying over the city in the plane. It stretches on forever and ever... but when you see Manhattan Island, the part that is truly huge when you are in it, it doesn't look so large from above. In this photo you can see Central Park. You can see Roosevelt Island and all the way to the Southern tip of the island.
I love flying in the clouds. I had hoped for brighter pictures, but the sunset pictures were beautiful, just the same.
When the storm finally passed, we weren't quite ready for immediate take-off. We had to wait and wait and wait. Since there are 3 major airports in the area, plane traffic was backed up. After almost 2 and a half hours of waiting in the plane (and the thought that if things had gone as planned we'd be half way there) we hit the runway and took flight.
If you look close, you can see the city in the middle of the land area.
One of my favorite things is flying over the city in the plane. It stretches on forever and ever... but when you see Manhattan Island, the part that is truly huge when you are in it, it doesn't look so large from above. In this photo you can see Central Park. You can see Roosevelt Island and all the way to the Southern tip of the island.
I love flying in the clouds. I had hoped for brighter pictures, but the sunset pictures were beautiful, just the same.
7 comments:
air travel just takes the wind out of us, doesn't it ?
once I landed in denver, we couldn't get off the plane due to the lightning...
strange, as we landed in the lightning, yet couldn't leave the plane....
makes you wonder, huh ?
Beautiful pictures. I love sitting by a window so I can see out!
Window seats rock. You captured some great shots. I especially love the one over the city and the clouds. I'm sorry to hear you had troubles with security and that you were delayed by the thunderstorm. Makes a trip longer than it needs to be especially when flying is supposed to be quicker. Hope all is well. Have a great day.
welcome back!
the plane shots are gorgeous! you had some good clouds to photograph—and what a perfect time of day to fly for that.
That second shot from the tarmac is just amazing! Glad you had the tv to watch while you waited!
Mr O and I argue over who is going to get the window seat...Great shots from up above!
OMG - I LOVE the airport shot!!! Gorgeous!
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