At gas stations in Japan the service personnel bow to the cars as they drive away. I thought that is what would happen by the ground crew at Narita Airport as we pulled away from the gate on our holiday getaway to Bangkok. Instead, they just waved.

This is the first time I have had a window seat on a large plane in a very long time. Not only that, it was on the right side of the plane so I had good views of Mt. Fuji …

… and Tokyo soon after take off. Our apartment is actually in the above picture, between the Shinjuku and Ikebukuro skyscrapers.

The skies can get crazy blue, at times, this far above the smog and clouds.

Sometimes you can get above some layers of clouds, but still have some other varieties to gaze at hovering at similar levels and above.

Finally, seven hours later, we landed in Bangkok. The new airport, Suvarnabhumi Airport, is very nice on the inside and out.

Stay tuned for our Thailand adventures over the next few weeks.

Posted on December 29th, 2009 under Japan, Thailand • Tags: aerial photography, bangkok, mt. fuji, Tokyo. • RSS 2.0 feed • Both comments and pings are currently closed