Good-bye smoggy Tel Aviv, hello blue Mediterranean
Hello dreamy evening sky over Europe.
Well, these shots are from my short flight to Switzerland a year ago, as evidenced by the Swiss cross.
BUT . . . as SkyWatch Friday opens next week I will be winging my way to Australia!
It is time to meet (for the first time) my one-year-old grandson and to see how much his five-year-old brother has grown. The boys will be on summer vacation and free to have lots of fun with Savta Dina for six weeks.
I have to be at Ben-Gurion Airport at 3:00 a.m. Christmas morning (Thursday), flying at 6:00. Tel Aviv to Madrid. Change planes. Fly to London, wait 6 hours at Heathrow, and only then start the flight back east, over Europe again, this time in the direction of Sydney, with a short stop in Bangkok. Landing in Australia on Saturday morning. From the first take-off to the last landing: 39 hours. zzzzzzzzzz...
Obviously, I will be out of blogging range for a few days. So to all who celebrate it, merry Christmas to you! If my jet passes Santa's sleigh and reindeer in the sky, you will hear about it.
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SkyWatch Friday has all kinds of tales and photos by hundreds of sky-watching bloggers around the globe. We always expand our horizon by visiting some of them.
Australia! What a wonderful trip you have ahead of you! Wishing you all the beauty and wonder of the season, Dina. I hope you have a marvelous time with your family.
ReplyDeleteThat's a long way to fly. Can't go straight through to Bangkok?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I'm thrilled you will get to spend time with your grandsons.
Look forward to learning about Australia.
Have a safe trip. Nice shots.
ReplyDeleteYou do have a long trip ahead, but what a wonderful one! I know you must be excited! I would be! Enjoy your grandsons! Look forward to your post when you return!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and your family........
ReplyDeleteGill in Canada
Great shots. Have fun in Australia.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it seem crazy that you have to go to London to get to Australia? I hope you have safe travels, lots of fun, and take lots of photos!
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Oh my goodness, Dina -- what a long trip. But it will be worth every minute, I'm sure -- just to see those beautiful grandchildren!
ReplyDeleteMay all your celebrations be precious and meaningful!
Lovely pictures as always, Dina. We have problems now in Crete and Greece, so far not as bad as in Jerusalem, but we wait and see.
ReplyDeleteRay
Have a wonderful time, Savta Dina! I'm so excited for you! Your boys are so adorable. Please give my best to Naomi and family! Happy Chanukah to all!
ReplyDeleteVery nice photo!
ReplyDeleteSo finally you are almost on your way! Three o'clock in the morning is terrible. Your flight is much longer than mine. We went from Amsterdam to Hongkong and from Hongkong we went directly to Cairns. It's a long journey and for you it's extra long. I am so sorry for you. My problem was swollen ankles. The last time I wore support stockings and that helped.
ReplyDeleteLovely views there, and take some more on your long flight to see your grandchildren, and take some of their skies from the land, too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays.
Beautiful Dina
ReplyDeleteHappy chanukah to you all and to all a good night and a very merry season.
JOY for you that you can catch up in real time with your family.
The sky in this photo is so beautifully dreamy that you just may see him after all. ho ho ho wo wo wo no no no. ha ha .you never know.
And Merry Christmas
love and light
jordaenne
hugs.bon voyage.
I am so happy for you . Thank you for the Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteOuch, would have thought there was be a shorter route than that one, through Dubai, Doha or Bahrain then Singapore to Sydney. Hope we can meet up while you are here.
ReplyDeleteWe'll miss your posts, Dina.
ReplyDeleteBut how wonderful that you are making this exciting journey!
Bring things to read, and to eat, and plenty of patience. You will mingle with the clouds . . . . and sweet little people await you with much excitement I'm sure. If you fly over, send me an "Aloha Oy"
Enjoy, Dear
A wonderful shot of Tel Aviv.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your stay in Sunny Australia as it you did not have sun enough!
Have fun with your grandchildren away for a while from the daily stresses of conflicts.
Have a wonderful time with your family during your as well as our festive season.
That is a LONG trip.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to pictures from Australia.
Breathtaking pictures!
ReplyDeleteCould it be a large dreidel in the sky instead?
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed these interesting angles and views plus your background info. (here as a new one via Sky Watch Fri.)
Dina, Have a great trip. Take a lot of pictures to share with us. Especially if you catch a glimpse of Santa. I love these pictures. You had a clean airplane window. Peace and joy to you. JC
ReplyDeleteHi Dina! With a 48h day I would have time to enjoy your blog more often; shame on the time controller… ;))
ReplyDeleteWOW! Six weeks in Australia? I wish I could do that... ;))
Meanwhile Blogtrotter is departing Tunisia 2007, but managed to keep the delay in posting on twelve (12) months only. Great achievement… ;)) Enjoy and have a great weekend!
Dina: Nice captures, have fun visiting the kids in the outback.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your trip!
ReplyDeleteHappy Holiday, Dina.
Hope you have a great trip in Oz. I'll be following your flight path in a month or two (lol). Anyway, I look forward to your blog entries from Down Under. Take care of you.
ReplyDeleteenjoy your time with family...good thoughts be with you and happy holidays.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a contrast in skies! Very nice shots. :)
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a great trip. I love photos from a plane - although they always make me want to go hop a plane somewhere myself.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments. Are you looking forward to your flight?
ReplyDeleteMy God! That's going to be a very looooong flight, Dina! (I once had a 36 hour flight [including two stopovers] from Jakarta to Miami, FL. So, i sort of know how boring it will. But I guess, it won't be as boring to you ... the great expectation of seeing your grandchildren will more than make up for all time time you spend on the airplanes.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are very nice, anyway. This is the moment I usually enjoy when flying ... right after take off and moments before arriving at the destination.
What a travel! I wonder why it is necessary to fly West for to go East later? That's a mystery of airlines traffic!
ReplyDeleteBut you get a perfect aim, Dina. Hope you'll bring us back some touching pictures.
Dina, I bet your plane would fly over Malaysia, it's south of Thailand. I shall look forward to hearing your sleigh bells ringing and your happy laughter ho ho ho.. as your plane flew over our sky!
ReplyDeleteWish you a wonderful time with your grandchildren and family in Sydney! Happy Holiday!