Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning

We left Changi at 23:35 Friday night on our way to work with Javier Saiz and his Biomedical Engineering group at the Universidad Politécnica de Valenci. Our tracks from Singapore, over the southern border of Iraq to Milano, then to Barcelona and then to Valencia

While waiting to depart, I took a few photos outside the window

And Ellen smiling and enjoying the comfort of her special small space on the Boeing 777 by Singapore Airlines (SQ 378). The seat folds down into a flat bed and its possible to actually sleep.

A flight landing

Here we are moving from Terminal 3 to the runway

Afer 12 hours of flying we approached Milano

After stopping, all the support vehicles lined up like a Formula 1 start

Then an hour later, we departed Milano about 6:45am. Here is an Alitalia flight next door A fog was approaching.

and made our way past the control tower as the fog increased.

Passing a number of flights docked at the terminal with more fog

Then it was follow the little green lights.

and wait for the fog to lift

After a small wait for the fog to lift, we had take-off. What a view - the Italian alps with snow peaks - from the Google Earth view. The green line is our flight path (with altitude)

Mike recently took some rather good photos of the lunar eclipse. Here is a just after full moon, over the Alps. Mike did better, but I was higher. The early morning sun provided very nice soft light.

From Google Earth - I think this is about where we were

Another view of the moon

And another.

So many possible views of the Alps

Then we passed over Marseille

And a view of the French coast

The harbor area of Barcelona as we approached the airport.

Another view of the harbor area

Just before landing, a view of the harbor and the mountains in the background

We landed at Barcelona - then waited until our 13:00 flight to Valencia. Here is the landing and takeoff tracks in and out of Barcelona.

And the tracks as we approached Valencia

Landing

After settling in at the University guest house, I took a walk to the beach.

Where we are staying

A view of some university buildings from our room

A building

Construction

Construction

Construction

more construction

A typical street

The Mediterranean

And a fun place

The beach and a young lady standing on a man

Here was a mom and boy washing his crocs.

Football

The beach

Until tomorrow

C. Frank Starmer

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