Over Siberia

A very long flight from Milano to Tokyo, 12 hours, the landscape over Russia and China is not amusing, if you can see through clouds, you see only miles after miles of land or worst, ice (in winter) and no much cities nor villages. December 2004 on my second trip to Japan, first time in Winter.
Air temperature - 80 celsius? Not sure but really freezing! This view over Siberia looking toward North Pole. (initally posted the 10th of July 2007)