this year.

The flight home was relatively empty, so most seat arrangements on the plane left the centre seat of the centre isle empty. I had this arrangement. It is grand. Typically when I fly into and out of Toronto it’s overcast/cloudy/rainy. This was the first trip where none of those applied. On my flight out of Toronto we flew east out over Lake Ontario and I was treated to a wonderful view of Toronto at night. Also since it was a short flight to Newark in a smaller plane they tend to fly lower then the big jets. On the flight home we came up over Lake Erie. It took me a moment to figure out what I was seeing. I knew it had to be some great lake. I was trying to get my bearings. It was then that a landmark caught my eye — Niagara Falls. I’ve never seen it from the sky before — well, with my own eyes at least. I’m not sure if Google Earth has made flying better or worse. It’s nice to be able to cross reference locations, but it also makes the views a little bit “been there, done that”. No matter, I took out my camera and decided to get a photo to help Google make their service better.

I believe this was also the first time I landed at Pearson from the west, thus we flew over my parents house, and my childhood romping grounds. It’s fun to be able to pick out places you recognize from 10,000 feet in the air. All in all it was a grand trip, and nicely bookended by a hassle free flight into Toronto.