history: It was shocking for me to see my beautiful city at night from a plane. I recently traveled by plane and I loved seeing the city I love at night_comma_ the view was beautiful. I love flying!  Was it your first time on an airplane? It was the first time I traveled at night_comma_ I loved it.
current: I prefer night flying as well.  I love how you can see the city lights moving, like it's the lifeblood of a living thing.
next: I share your opinion, it's great to see how small we are at that distance.