Los Pirineos / The Pyrenees
On the flight from Luzern to Santiago we flew over the Alps and the Pyrenees with fairly clear skies. Not bad. Actually I was thinking about how strange it would be, say, 100 years ago, for a person to see both these mountain ranges within a few hours. Historically, these seem like really extensive territories-- isn't it weird to pass over Provence in one hour? It's like cheating. It seems like a mockery of all the history and culture crammed into the land. As usual I have strange trains of thought. (Alpine train of thought = Hannibal crossed these with elephants?!!)
Another thing about these intraeuropean flights is you just get shamed by the language skills of the little kids, like the 4 year old who switches effortlessly between Castilian and German.
On the flight from Luzern to Santiago we flew over the Alps and the Pyrenees with fairly clear skies. Not bad. Actually I was thinking about how strange it would be, say, 100 years ago, for a person to see both these mountain ranges within a few hours. Historically, these seem like really extensive territories-- isn't it weird to pass over Provence in one hour? It's like cheating. It seems like a mockery of all the history and culture crammed into the land. As usual I have strange trains of thought. (Alpine train of thought = Hannibal crossed these with elephants?!!)
Another thing about these intraeuropean flights is you just get shamed by the language skills of the little kids, like the 4 year old who switches effortlessly between Castilian and German.
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