Lufthansa New First Class DEN-FRA and pre-Christmas in Paris
Dec 17, 2012, 12:19 pm
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Perhaps on another day it would have been fine, and maybe we were just tired of traditional heavy French cuisine. Old fashioned, not very creative menu, the paté was bland nothing special, presentations lack imagination. Seemed like they were living on past laurels.
That's the one that we had usually frequented. Where is your apt? We were in a third floor walk up on rue des Beaux Arts for a month a couple of years ago.
That's the one that we had usually frequented. Where is your apt? We were in a third floor walk up on rue des Beaux Arts for a month a couple of years ago.
Dec 17, 2012, 1:07 pm
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Friendly front desk clerk suggested a German restaurant near the Christmas market, a "short" walk away. Or so it seemed on the map. After near 15 minutes of walking thru quite possibly the ugliest city in Europe, we couldn't find the Christmas market, and opted to eat at Oscar's, a pleasant looking place near the Hotel Frankfurter Hof. Friendly waitstaff served plenty of cold Bitburger Pilsner on tap and a delicious Weiner Schnitzel.
Not fine cuisine, but good comfort food, although Mrs. SFO lost her appetite towards the end when we both saw the cutest little mouse scurrying across the floor a couple of tables away.
Dec 17, 2012, 1:45 pm
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Dec 18, 2012, 5:24 am
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The First Class Terminal at Frankfurt
After a 15 minute taxi ride from the hotel, we pulled into the First Class Terminal's circular drive, where we warmly greeted by our personal assistant and porter. Our PA checked our CDG-issued BP's and then escorted us to the Terminal's private security, where we the only pax.
Rather than take a whole set of new pics, I'll repost some pics from our inbound visit.
And a few new ones.
Mrs. SFO was hungry, so we decided to have breakfast... delicious made-to-order omelets with bacon, sausage and Christmas cake.
Our PA stopped over to give us back our BPs and let us know everything was on time, and to confirm that today's FRA-DEN flight was indeed the New First. ^
Lufthansa 446
FRA-DEN
747-400
December 16, 2012
New First Class
10:35A-12:45P (sked)
10:30A-12:35P (actual)
Departed 5/8
Seats 83C and 83H
At T-35, our PA retrieved us announcing that it was time for our limo ride to the plane. Downstairs in limo dispatch, we retrieved our passports from passport control and were handed off to our lovely driver/escort (sorry guys, no pic) for the short drive to the tarmac beside Z69 in another Porsche Cayenne.
She escorted us thru the maze of security doors and up a huge elevator inside the jet bridge. We cut thru a queue of Y pax and entered 1L where she handed us off to an FA who escorted us thru the J cabin to our "stairway to heaven." What an amazing ground experience, once again. This is as close the charter as you get flying commercial.
Again WiFi equipped!
On time push and we were ready to go on our 9 hour 35 minute trip to DEN.
Great plane sightseeing on our taxi. Some of the industry's best...
And the not so best...
After a 15 minute taxi ride from the hotel, we pulled into the First Class Terminal's circular drive, where we warmly greeted by our personal assistant and porter. Our PA checked our CDG-issued BP's and then escorted us to the Terminal's private security, where we the only pax.
Rather than take a whole set of new pics, I'll repost some pics from our inbound visit.
And a few new ones.
Mrs. SFO was hungry, so we decided to have breakfast... delicious made-to-order omelets with bacon, sausage and Christmas cake.
Our PA stopped over to give us back our BPs and let us know everything was on time, and to confirm that today's FRA-DEN flight was indeed the New First. ^
Lufthansa 446
FRA-DEN
747-400
December 16, 2012
New First Class
10:35A-12:45P (sked)
10:30A-12:35P (actual)
Departed 5/8
Seats 83C and 83H
At T-35, our PA retrieved us announcing that it was time for our limo ride to the plane. Downstairs in limo dispatch, we retrieved our passports from passport control and were handed off to our lovely driver/escort (sorry guys, no pic) for the short drive to the tarmac beside Z69 in another Porsche Cayenne.
She escorted us thru the maze of security doors and up a huge elevator inside the jet bridge. We cut thru a queue of Y pax and entered 1L where she handed us off to an FA who escorted us thru the J cabin to our "stairway to heaven." What an amazing ground experience, once again. This is as close the charter as you get flying commercial.
Again WiFi equipped!
On time push and we were ready to go on our 9 hour 35 minute trip to DEN.
Great plane sightseeing on our taxi. Some of the industry's best...
And the not so best...
Last edited by SFO777; Dec 19, 2012 at 5:06 am
Dec 18, 2012, 5:44 am
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SFO777 Awesome TR thanks! The FS George V has, IMHO, the best bartenders in the world. We always stop in to enjoy a cocktail on every visit. Mrs. TheAAdmiral's favorite cocktail there is called the Sakura Cocktail. Mrs. SFO777 may also enjoy it.
Thanks again and Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Thanks again and Merry Christmas to you and your family!
This time, Mrs. SFO went for dessert with a chocolate martini, I had a lime based one. Both delicious.
Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!
Have never had the "pleasure".
Thanks cyclogenesis. I think I'll pass on the UCs unless it's the SFO IFL.
What a great area. We really enjoyed our month in St-Germain.
+1
I'm sure there are lots of good restaurants and nice parts of Frankfurt. We hadn't planned on anything but a hotel between flights so I hadn't even thought about researching restos.
Thanks very much AAerSTL.
Dec 18, 2012, 5:53 am
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Le Meridien Parkhotel
Frankfurt A butt ugly, 3 star hotel near the train station.
After near 15 minutes of walking thru quite possibly the ugliest city in Europe, we couldn't find the Christmas market, and opted to eat at Oscar's, a pleasant looking place near the Hotel Frankfurter Hof.
Dec 18, 2012, 1:50 pm
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Dec 18, 2012, 2:37 pm
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Dec 18, 2012, 4:27 pm
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This TR is making me hungry!
Good to see that you enjoyed your trip though.
P.S. what bank are you churning?
I'm doing Chase and C1 now.
(I have successfully applied for US CCs and all I do is put my Canadian SIN number in Social Security field and put a US PO box)
Good to see that you enjoyed your trip though.
P.S. what bank are you churning?
I'm doing Chase and C1 now.
(I have successfully applied for US CCs and all I do is put my Canadian SIN number in Social Security field and put a US PO box)