The 207th Episode : The roof of the world
[October, 2010 Dubai, UAE]
The return trip was made by Emirates Airlines from Dubai to Japan. It was bound for Haneda, Tokyo, via Kansai AP, Osaka. It's recently become one of the most popular airways with a good reputation for its exotic-looking female cabin crews and good in-flight service.
After take-off the aircraft flies over Pakistan, north of the Himalayas and across China. I think the outbound route was similar but I couldn't see outside because my seat was on aisle side and besides it was a midnight flight. This time the seat was on window side.
The roof of the world gradually revealed itself, and the spectacular view of the mountain range was overwhelming. I wonder I could see the Everest, the highest mountain in the world, somewhere in my sight. I couldn't recognise it, since it's not an independent peak like Mr. Fuji. Nor could I tell which the highest was.
The Himalayas spread 1,500 miles wide from east to west and more than 100 mountains higher than 23,622ft exist. Only the bare, treeless rock surfaces and endless stretches of white perennial snow could been seen and also showed the harshness of the area even the view from the aircraft. It was the scene where none of the life could exist at all, I felt.
