Thursday 31 October 2019

Heathrow Sky



A few weeks ago I went to meet my son from London Airport or LHR as we know it, I went up on the Rail Air bus because I could not be bothered with waiting around in traffic. I took some photos with my phone while I was on the Bus.

 This is the coach you take, I used to travel on it a lot when I was working and going out on installations in different countries. It was never as luxurious as these though 

 I was hoping to get this plane head on as it was coming over the M25 to land but this was as good as I could get, the coach was a little too quick

 As you go around the roundabout before the tunnel you see this plane, when I used to go on a regular basis it was Concorde (I miss that) then another airline bought  the advertising space now this one

 On the way out I took this one of a globe but I forget the airline

Then it's back past the plane on the roundabout again. It was interesting to see how the place has changed from when I was a kid because I remember going there when I was around 10 with the school and we could go on the roof of the Queens building that had just opened. Times have changed.
Happy Skywatch



22 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello, great photos of your trip to the airport. I like the second shot of the plane. I have only flown into Gatwick. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy weekend ahead.

Carol @Comfort Spring Station said...

Beautiful blue skies!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Interesting tour. You are true blogger always looking for photos to share.

Jim said...

Good shots.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Pretty shots. I like that big globe. Seems like TWA used to have a logo like that back in the day.

William Kendall said...

These are terrific takes!

Billy Blue Eyes said...

You might have hit the nail on the head there

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Thank you William, more opertunist than planed

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Cheers

Billy Blue Eyes said...

That is me

Billy Blue Eyes said...

They were that day

Billy Blue Eyes said...

It could have been better. Gatwick is not a good airport to get to with having to negotiate the M25

Ella said...

Very nice photos Billy! I love the blue sky ... and flying away...
Have a nice weekend!

Jutta.K. said...

Great shots, I get wanderlust :-))
I admire this magnificent shots, very impressive!
My favorite is the sparkling sky in the water!
My Sky ...

Billy Blue Eyes said...

So did I

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Thank you though I di dnnot have any water in mine

John "By Stargoose And Hanglands" said...

Yes, I remember going there to some kind of observation deck where you could watch the planes taking off and landing. Not so frequently in those days either.

Sharon said...

They certainly have! I miss those easier days. I also miss the Concord. I always had a dream that I'd fly on it one day.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Seems we both remember the same thing, Think I have a few photos from back then still

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Hate to brag but I did fly on it

Lois said...

That is a nice shot of the plane in the air! I have flown into Heathrow once before and I believe we came in through the Queen's Terminal right after it opened. In a couple of months, I will be landing at Heathrow again, this time with two of my grandchildren!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

That UAE plane is quite striking with its wildlife painting! Makes perfect sense to me to take the bus instead id driving... I just wish we had better public transportation!