I’m currently in the airport lounge in Amsterdam awaiting my next flight (2 of 4) on my way to Nome, Alaska. My husband and I slept through a good part of the first flight, which left around midnight Cape Town time. We’re flying business class (thank you, my new company!). I’ve never flown business class before, so it’s sort of like Dinsey World for me. I’m amazed at all the little details: real silverware, free magazines, flight attendants handing out Belgian chocolates, etc. KLM even gave us a present: little dutch houses! I’m really amazed. I’ve flown the Cape Town to Amsterdam flight in coach class a dozen times or more, and I’ve never managed to properly sleep before. With the almost flat seat in business class, however, I slept for a good six or seven hours! I suppose the proper sleep will make our 30+ hour journey to Nome a little more bearable.
When I finally woke up, I managed to take a few interesting snapshots of the North Africa, Mediterranean, and European scenery. I thought I’d share a few pictures here. Perhaps some of my blog readers can help identify some of the areas and geological features:
I’ll share some more plane views– and also try to Google Earth some of the locations– when I have time.
Georneys 
Hey Evelyn, I’m gonna make you famous! I run South Africa Travel Online, and must thank you for sharing these photos and your experiences. I’ve linked to this post from our Cape Town to Amsterdam page, to give our readers a better feel for what they can expect from the trip (especially good for business class travellers). Will also link from our newsletter, which goes to 55,000 people. Keep up the great writing & photos,
Rob
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I never get bored of looking out the window and trying to work out where we are flying over. It helps of course if you have a flight map on your entertainment unit.
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