Friday, October 24, 2008

California from the air

After getting up at 4 am in Sigtuna and after an 11 hour flight from Frankfurt (yes, I made my connection, but only barely... the last person to be seated) - I finally approached California.

Lufthansa flies jumbos to San Francisco - but since they are older there are no inflight entertainment system like in the newer Airbus and Boeing aircrafts - only a few TV screens in the ceiling (I could see 75% of one from my seat) - and they showed two movies. In 11 hours...

But the reward is flying in over California... knowing it is +25C... and sunny...

And after being on the go for 26 hours, with a four hour stop over at SFO before catching my commuter flight east, I finally turned off the lights in my own bedroom, very happy to be back home with my family.

Click on the images if you want to see larger versions.


Napa Valley from the air.



The red Golden Gate Bridge.



San Francisco from the west.



San Francisco from the south.



San Francisco from the commuter flight going east.


San Francisco from the east, Bay Bridge in the front
and the Golden Gate in the back of the image.

4 comments:

Anna, Fair and True said...

Häftiga bilder från flygplanet! Jag var i San Francisco 1996 så jag skulle gärna vilja åka tillbaka! Det är dags liksom!

Christina said...

Welcome back!

And Sigtuna! So beautiful there -- the ruins, the town. I love being inside Tant Bruns and thinking about all the other people have been there through the centuries. We're hoping to go back again next summer, which will be our daughter's first visit to Sweden.

Anonymous said...

Hej där...
Göörbra blogg!!Har förmånen att få resa till Californien i övermorgon och att läsa din blogg är en himla kul förberedelse....
MVH Cina Göteborg

JaCal said...

Anna - ja, då är det ju helt klart dags! Det var häftig utsikt - bilderna gör inte rättvisa till hur det såg ut "egentligen" - är för lat för att photoshoppa dem.

Christina - thank you! I lov Sigtuna - it's so pretty and I definitely have to come back in summer - and with more time. This was the second time when I more or less rushed through....

Cina - tackar - hoppas du får en bra resa i Kalifornien - och om du flyger till SF får en lika trevlig inflygning som jag hade häromdagen.