Santiago and Beyond

The flight into Santiago was a long one after a sleepless night, and as with the last few times I have flown in, the view was almost non existent with smog and cloud obscuring the city and the mountains, although I have vivid memories of my first ever flight into Santiago, one of the most spectacular things I have seen. We flew in late afternoon just as the sun was setting, so one side of the plane basked in the magnificence of an enormous setting sun. The skies over Santiago were completely clear and the city and surrounding snow capped peaks were sparkling below. Over the peaks of the mountains, an enormous, very full moon had just risen, casting yet another light over the scene. The colours of setting sun reflected on the city and the snow covered mountains and the clear light of the moon sent fingers of night down as the sky darkened. It was so magnificent, that nobody on the aircraft could quite believe what they were seeing. I am sure we all wished to be suspended in that magnificent scene forever. Santiago looked magnificent.