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Flight Miami – Washington D.C. – Frankfurt – Kiev – 4. Night New York City

Anyway, 3 hours here moved out fast. Boeing 747-400 flew up into illuminated with last sunrays of setting sun sky. Altitude was gained in leaps and bounds, and only thing I remembered is strict, compact and clever building up of the suburb, it was like a sketch of Soviet schoolboy.

It became dark, map on the monitor in the cabin showed Philadelphia under the airplane, and then New York City. Both megapolises in the night seemed like giant ant hills, lights created web of energy and that view was tremendous. From the height about 10 kilometers it was easy to see shapes of both cities, and NYC was even divided with water – dark spots between red-hot strings of city communications.
Night New York City

Night New York City

Impressed by this view, I ordered beer – best drink if you flying with Lufthanza. Flight above the Atlantics took about 5 hours. I slumbered, and than had been awaken by sunrays which penetrated throw illuminator. Regarding electronic map Ireland was land underneath city’s lights violently declined, day was coming. Next land was England, London also impressed with its scale. Both islands were green , though spring was only coming .