When taking a plane ride at night over NYC, you might think that you need a clear sky to truly appreciate the view. After all, you can’t see all the bright lights and tall buildings through a haze of cloud cover, right? Well, it turns out that an overcast sky sometimes creates its own magic. One traveler caught the most amazing footage of the city as seen from above through the clouds!
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Tia Karras shared her mesmerizing video on social media. She was in an airplane at night soaring over NYC when she noticed an amazing sight below. The thick blanket of clouds covering the landscape was glowing with a rainbow of different-colored lights from the city. It looked absolutely ethereal!
Even more extraordinary was that some of the buildings were tall enough to puncture the clouds so that they could be seen from the airplane! Tia zoomed in on a couple of the structures that were visible with her camera. No wonder they call them skyscrapers!
“Flying over NYC at night when the clouds are sitting low, the skyscrapers are peeking through, & the city lights are illuminating the clouds from below,” Tia wrote over her clip.
People online loved this stunning footage.
Commenters thought that the video was too cool!
“It’s like a blanket of stars,” wrote one user.
Another joked, “I thought this was a scene in Wicked lol.”
A third added, “That’s why I always pick a window seat.”
Isn’t it amazing how something as ordinary as a plane ride on a cloudy night can be so incredibly beautiful? What a wonderful reminder to keep our eyes open and really take in the sights around us. You never know when something awesome will happen right under your nose!
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