A History of a Flight in Ten Photos

My flight home from Barcelona the other day was remarkable for two reasons. For one, I had a window seat; and for two, the earth below was visible almost every mile of the way. Here’s the story of a journey.

A small port just south of Barcelona.
Arid fields.
The foothills of the Pyrenees.
The Pyrenees, still snow-capped in places.
Rural France.
We hugged the coast throughout almost all the French part of our flight.
Reaching England …
… and cloud cover.
Manchester almost in sight.

Oh, and here’s an eleventh photo, from terra firma: alongside the (static) travelator at Manchester Airport.

Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

54 thoughts on “A History of a Flight in Ten Photos”

    1. It was so interesting. I had my nose pressed to the glass the whole time. Luckily the two people next to me were so busy talking they had no time to want to share my window-view.

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      1. I always prefer a window seat. But with long haul flights I would much better have the aisle seat.
        But since Barcelona is quite a short flight so lucky you!

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      2. I always prefer a window seat, because I have done long haul so infrequently that foreign climes are really interesting. The Tundra! Siberia! Ice floes! The Volga! …

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  4. Ah, a girl after my own heart – the preference (in earlier times) for a window seat to greedily drink in those views of foreign climes. Basilicata! Cuba!! Peru!

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  5. The American artist, cartooner etc said as a kid she used to wave at planes flying over. It was only later she was disappointed to find out she wouldn’t have been seen.

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  7. Fun idea for a post 😀 I always choose a window seat if I can for a day time flight (aisle seat at night), but sometimes I have to give way to Chris and let him have a turn!

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  9. Beautiful views from your window seat, Margaret! Love the mountain view especially. Rural France is like a beautiful abstract painting. All are beautifully captured. 🙂

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      1. I imagine! Well, you probably also haven‘t got serious pollen fever, a running nose with hayfever, and a bronchitis cough…. if it rains, I‘m usually not too bad on this side, but lately it has been both, good and very bad. Also, I am covered in bites both from crawling and flying badies, plus for the past nearly 6 weeks I‘m nurturing (badly) a sciatica. You see, it could be worse and jumpers or vests should be available at your home! Get warm soon.

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      2. Oh no! My husband is a hay-fever sufferer too, so I know it can be hell. But this year, so far, not too bad. Sciatica is no fun either. Mosquitos though attacked me relentlessly in Spain… but not here. Courage!

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  16. I love those views too when visible and at the window. There is something quite awe inspiring about looking down and tracking the changes. Usually thick cloud over Manchester though but once had a great view of the Mersey estuary. Welcome back and hope you settle into the UK election fervour!

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  17. I thought it was a boy thing!!! Arriving at LHR over London & Windsor is always a buzz, cloud not withstanding. One of my most memorable sights was Moscow at night from 38,000ft. I doubt that would be happening this year!

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    1. A boy thing to look out of the plane window? Definitely a girl thing on my flight. The guys next to me were so busy yattering they never looked out once. One of my own memorable sights was also Russian: the unending delta of the Volga.

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  18. Welcome home. I flew Friday morning from Chicago to LA and marveled at the Earth from 30,000 feet. From the midwestern prairies over the Rockies and to the Pacific coast ranges. I’ve switched my go to seat from the aisle to a window. Much more relaxing and the view is better. Glad you made it home safely.

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      1. Not always, but certainly in this instance. Just about to put the laptop on. Several storage issues with Microsoft which Mick has been helping me with, bless him 😁🩵

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  20. They’re lovely. I always take loads if it’s at all clear, but very rarely use them. I used to love those maps on the back of plane seats too, so you could see where you were.

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