Barcelona to London. 30th October 2018.
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At the top, Hotel and Apartments Sunway Platja Golf, Sitges.
We have left Barcelona and are heading towards London. However, we must have left on a south-east runway, so we are flying along the coast south of Barcelona until we turn around when we reach cruising height.
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Vilanova i la Geltrú (further south of Barcelona).
Almost none of these images are truly sharp. They should be OK as 1024px web images but I wouldn’t want to print any of them large. (Most have been enhanced with DxO PureRaw; I also tried Lightroom Denoise and Topaz Photo Studio). However, they do have a story to tell.
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This is probably Embassament de Foix, not far from Vilanova i la Geltrú. It is clearly a dammed river valley.(Maybe a damned one as well, for all I know).
Flying over the Pyrenees.
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Foggy or cloudy conditions over the mountains.
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Now we must be over France, looking down on agricultural land.
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Mont Saint Michel (observe the shadow).
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Coast of Normandy.
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Jersey below.
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Fawley Oil Refinery, near Southhampton.
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English farm land.
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A thoughtfully labelled wing.
If you would like to go for a walk it might be an idea to advise people nearby to fasten their seatbelts lest they be sucked out when you open the door. If you’d like the company that might not be so much of an issue. You might choose to wear highly magnetic shoes. Not that that will make much difference because the wings are aluminium not steel, but you might feel more secure before you open the door. Perhaps the 750kph (500mph) winds might be a factor too for some, caused by the velocity of the plane. Make sure you don’t walk outside that area though.
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Somewhere on the outskirts of London, I presume.
Note the 13 stashed double-decker buses and another on a street. Must be a nursery down there.
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Getting close to Heathrow.
Just a slight contrast between the big grey building (perhaps being extended) and the houses at the front.
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Life and Death in London.
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