Saturday, 5 April 2014

As We Must Appear to the Hawk #7

Alain de Botton was in Australia recently promoting his new book News. I didn't get to see him sadly, and I haven't read News yet. I do still think of his Art of Travel each time I fly and look out of the window.

I had a window seat on my recent flight from Sydney to the Gold Coast.


Bondi


Pacific blue


Nelson's Bay


Surfer's Paradise

Burleigh Heads National Park
where I would walk a few days later
but didn't know that yet

Looking towards the Gold Coast Hinterland

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10 comments:

  1. Sean @ His And Her Hobbies5 April 2014 at 23:48

    Love the photos. The photo of Bondi brings back memories of my City2Surf run last year. I also love how blue the Pacific looks. The Atlantic often looks murky compared to the Pacific.

    Sean

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  2. Sheila (Bookjourney)6 April 2014 at 00:06

    Beautiful clear photos!

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  3. Joy6 April 2014 at 02:24

    Terrific photos. So cool that you got to walk at that National Park. I never think to take photos from the plane, but I love yours so I'm going to try to remember next time.

    Joy's Book Blog

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  4. Sandra Nachlinger6 April 2014 at 02:46

    Thanks for sharing your lovely photos. The ocean views are outstanding. Australia is on my list of must-see places.

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  5. Anonymous6 April 2014 at 03:38

    Beautiful photos. You got off some wonderful shots of the sky and land. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)6 April 2014 at 05:44

    Beautiful scenes. I'm always jealous of the hawks that can circle and circle, riding the thermals on a gorgeous day while we are stuck in airplanes! A hot air balloon might be the closest I'll get to flying.

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  7. Brona6 April 2014 at 08:38

    I'm one of those weird people that prefer the aisle seats, esp for long trips. But going up the coast of Australia is always delightful.

    I did the sunset flight from Mudgee to Sydney once in a little, little plane (only 6-8 seater from memory - the inflight service was an esky tucked under the front seat!)

    The view of the sun setting on the cliffs of the Blue Mountains was stunning.

    We do live in a beautiful country :-)

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  8. Paulita 6 April 2014 at 10:23

    Gorgeous. My pictures from planes never look that clear.

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  9. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz6 April 2014 at 11:29

    I love to fly. Lucky you...what a view!

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  10. Ginx Craft6 April 2014 at 21:35

    Some beautiful shots, especially the coastal shots. Flights from London are usually straight up through the clouds.

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