Flying over the Alps to Paris, France |
I am definitely a window seat traveller. When I take
international flights, I prefer the window seat, not because I can spend most
of the flight looking at the scenery from the window – at 30,000 feet, there is
not a lot of scenery to see passing over the Pacific Ocean between Australia
and North America.
No, I choose window seats because I can wedge myself up
against the internal fuselage of the aircraft and get a reasonable amount of
sleep without being disturbed by the comings and goings of the other passengers
sharing my seating section. The ability to look at the landscape once the plane
is passing over areas of country is an added bonus
Gulf Coast from Greyhound Bus window |
When travelling by bus or train, I again choose window
seats. I am not one of those travellers who bury their head in a book or
digital device, or who try to blot out my surroundings by listening to music
through a pair of tiny ear buds.
I spend most of the trip looking out the window at the
passing parade of small towns and villages, with their pedestrians and local
traffic; examining the local architecture, both civic and private; and trying
get an understanding (no matter how brief and fleeting) of the lives and loves
of the local population.
How about you. Where do you prefer to sit, and why?
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