March 23, 2013

Plane Views: Amsterdam to Cape Town– Part I

Posted by Evelyn Mervine

Amsterdam to Cape Town #1.

After flying from Nome to Anchorage and then from Anchorage to Seattle and then from Seattle to Amsterdam, my husband and I finally boarded our last flight home, which was from Amsterdam to Cape Town. The flight was long (11.5 hours!), but we were fortunate to observe plenty of amazing scenery along the way.

In this post I’m sharing some pictures that I took during this Amsterdam to Cape Town flight. I actually took so many great pictures during the flight that I’m going to share them in multiple posts. The pictures in this first post were taken over Europe before we flew over the Mediterranean and then over Africa. Please feel free to point out locations, geological features, and other interesting things in the pictures. Perhaps some people with strong Google Earth fu can help me pinpoint some of the locations. Enjoy! 

Amsterdam to Cape Town #2.

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Amsterdam to Cape Town #9. Just stunning!

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Amsterdam to Cape Town #15. Beautiful.

Amsterdam to Cape Town #16. Occasionally, I remembered to take pictures of our location on the monitor.

Amsterdam to Cape Town #17. A landslide feature for Dave?

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Amsterdam to Cape Town #19. A Friday Fold for Callan?

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Amsterdam to Cape Town #21. A stunning quarry / mine.

Amsterdam to Cape Town #23. The sea!

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Amsterdam to Cape Town #26. A spikey, lovely island.

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