Terri Webster Schrandt‘s
blogfest theme this week is:
FLIGHT
My first airplane trip was way back in 1959, at age four. It was a transatlantic flight from Germany to Canada, and I’ve loved flying ever since.
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Getting ready for takeoff:
45th Anniversary Trip, Sept. 6, 2018
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Flashback:
June 1969
Flying off to London, England for a week’s vacation.
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Lovely photos taken from the plane. I used to love flying, especially on the local small Dash 8 prop. Our local airport which is closed now was a short take off and landing, and I loved the acceleration as it got into the air. The sound of it is still instantly recognisable if I hear it on the TV. Unfortunately I am no longer able to fly so my long haul holidays have ended.
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What great shots and you were a hottie back then and still are now. Bravo.
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Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday, Debbie. ♥
Thank you, Sandee! 🙂 I was 14 in that photo. Wordless Wednesday is an excellent blogging tradition. Thanks for hosting!
These are great and I love the one from 1969. I shared one of my hubby and his dad on a plane probably in the 1970’s
Thanks, Kirstin! 🙂 Flying was definitely more fun back then.
I was in my late twenties before I took my first flight. There were a couple of glitches at my Atlanta connecting flight, but somehow it all worked out. I don’t think I’ll ever really enjoy flying, though I do appreciate the speed of getting to my destination and my feet back on the ground.
Experiencing glitches on your first flight is bound to colour your viewpoint. I think airlines operated more efficiently in the past. I had a couple of incidents in 2013 and 2016, (lost bags, missed connecting flights), and there are so many other stories being reported now. It’s too bad the quality of service has declined so much over the years!
As scared of flying as I am, part of me would like the experience of doing it once. You know how I like living life on the edge. Bwahahaha!
Flying has changed, and it’s not nearly as much fun as it used to be, what with more seats crammed in and fewer amenities. Still, there’s something exhilarating about soaring above the earth, through the clouds! 🙂
Some amazing captures there, Debbie, made you feel you were inside looking out, actually flying high above the clouds, … getting a bird’s eye view, …lovely memory share my friend, …💫💙💫
Thanks, Penny! 🙂 The views from the window seat are the best. ✈️
Hmm – I’m wondering why I never thought of “flight” being airplanes instead of just birds? You look like you might be a stewardess ready to board the flight in the very last shot. I’ve been on several airplane trips in my day, the last one in 1983, but never thought to take pictures from the window as you did. Well those shots from the plane really make this post Debbie! My first flight was from Detroit to Frankfurt, Germany in August 1969 at 13 years old. I traveled there with my father, for his first time back since he had left German around 1950 and moved to Canada. We had very bad turbulence and I think it was at night. That was a bit scary to this 13-year old, but that uneasiness was compounded by the elderly Italian woman a couple of rows ahead of us who kept crying out intermittently in Italian and English “Mama Mia, we are all gonna die!” Well, luckily we made it and happily it didn’t sour me on flying again.
Haha! And I never thought of birds. 🙂 It all depends on what we’re used to, I guess. Airplanes have been a huge part of my life from a young age. As for that old photo. I was 14 and trying to look sophisticated. 😆 Too bad you had a scary experience on your first flight, but yes, it’s good it didn’t give you a fear of flying. P.S. In August 1969, my parents and I flew from Germany to Canada and moved here, so we were both over the Atlantic ocean in the same month. More similarities!
That is funny really and we were both crossing the Atlantic the same month. Trenchcoats always look sophisticated IMHO. Well anyone who was already apprehensive about flying overseas, then feeling the turbulence and hearing that woman might have been in worse shape by then! The similarities seem to be endless Debbie!
Like Terri said you look like a model in that last photo. Air travel sure had changed.
Bernie
Thanks Bernie! My teenage self was trying to look sophisticated. 😆 I know what you mean! Air travel is no longer fun. Now, it’s an uncomfortable means to an end. 😫
Fabulous images, Debbie, especially the sunset over the Toronto airport. 🙂
Thank you, Nancy! 🙂 We considered that spectacular sunset to be a good omen, and it was. The entire trip went well.
First of all, you look like a model in that last shot of you heading up the gangway, Debbie! Your in-flight shots are all mesmerizing and so sharp, too! I think I was 5 (1965) when we traveled on an airplane from San Diego to Dallas, Texas. I, too LOVE flying (I just dislike the TSA and hoopla). Have a great week and I’m so excited you posted this week for Sunday Stills!
Thanks, Terri! I was 14 and trying to look sophisticated. 😆 I’ve taken lots of aerial view shots from planes, but only a few turn out that well. Glad you like these. Flying isn’t as much fun as it used to be, and now it’s even more expensive with fewer amenities. 😝 I hope all goes well for you and your family and you have a safe trip home. Thanks for hosting the Sunday Stills photo challenge!
Toronto is such a beautiful place. – I’m flying out at the end of the month to go see my grandson graduate and I am trying not to think about how trump nearly gutted our FAA. I will be on 2 planes there and 2 planes back and I’m praying trump didn’t get rid of anyone who does the safety checks on the planes or the air traffic controllers in between here and there. I fly 1st class because economy makes me claustrophobic. I always feel like I can’t breathe.
I love the Toronto skyline, especially the CN Tower, and photograph it every chance I get. 🙂 I don’t blame you for being concerned about flying right now. It’s too bad you couldn’t get a direct flight. Wow -first class! We got to do that once, and it was so much better. KInd of makes it hard to go back to the cheap seats. 😝Wishing you a safe journey!
I have flown a lot in the past, but could never say that I ever actually enjoyed a flight, especially those over 8 hours. We flew to Turkey in March this year, and the cramped seating in economy class was SO uncomfortable! Thanks for sharing your adventures in the air, Debbie.
Best wishes, Pete.
Flying used to be a lot more fun, Pete, and there was definitely more leg room. I know what you mean about the cramped conditions now. And the lack of amenities is also appalling. There once was a Canadian airline called “Wardair”, that served meals on white linen tablecloths with Royal Doulton china, metal cutlery and real glasses.
I remember Wardair!!
Greatest airline ever! 🥰 Too bad they didn’t last.
So much fun and great pics Deb. <3
Thanks, Deb! 🙂 Sadly, flying is no longer fun, merely an uncomfortable means to an end. 😝
You said it! I used to love the travel part of travel, but I dread it so now. I get high anxiety starting a few days before travel day, knowing the gruel to get where I’m going. It has to be worth it! 🙂
It does! I haven’t flown anywhere since 2018 and don’t plan on doing so any time soon. We’re sticking to road trips, for now. 😆
Great idea! Visit Canada. 🙂
Exactly! 👌
Great pics, Debbie. My first flight, from Brussels to New York, wasn’t until 1981 when I was 15. It was also my first time to visit the U.S. I will never forget it!
Thank you, Christian! 🙂 That must have been an exciting experience for you. Flying was a lot more fun then, and they had more amenities.
That’s right. If I remember correctly, we even received two full-fledged meals on board, dinner and breakfast. And you could actually identify what you were eating! 😂
I know what you mean! 😆 Sadly, flying has gotten much less comfortable over the years. There used to be a Canadian airline called “Wardair”, that served meals on white linen tablecloths with Royal Doulton china, metal cutlery and real glasses.
Wow! Fabulous shots, Debbie. I love the Flashback 1969 pic.
Thank you, Eugi! 🙂 I was all of 14 in that flashback photo. Seems like centuries ago! 😆
You’re welcome, Debbie. Oh, I understand that feeling about centuries ago! 😅
Wow! Those aerial pics make me dizzy, but I love them! Happy Sunday, Debbie!
Thanks, Kymber! 🙂 Happy Sunday to you as well.
Thank you. 🙂
The aerial photos are incredible. I assume they are taken from an aeroplane window.
Thank you, Thomas. 🙂 Yes, as the heading says “Airplane aerial views over the years”.