Originally Posted by
BA5E
Thanks for a great TR, and I hope now you and Mrs SFO777 are on a big diet after all that fantastic food and drink you consumed, before your next adventure, look forward to reading that in due course.^
Thank you
BA5E. Indeed, we are still struggling to shed the last couple of pounds.
Originally Posted by
offerendum
+1: My wife would kill me if I only consider not sitting in the seat next to her
Mrs. SFO doesn't care about sitting beside me if we have split cabins. I'm now older and (usually) wiser... so she gets the F seat if we have to split up.
Originally Posted by
tng11
Glad to see the end. ^ That setup in ZRH is decidedly uncivilized - no need for me to spend time gaming myself into LX F when it seems LH F does it better than them. Though the on-board catering looks better, everything else seems inferior to the LH F experience. I'm shocked you were able to eat so much on one trip.
I don't think I could handle that many full-course meals in such a short time span - the marginal enjoyment of each would greatly diminish by the halfway point for me.
Yeah, have to agree that food consumption on this trip was a little excessive.
Originally Posted by
injian
Wonderful TR as always, SFO777. Did you catch the changing on the guard in Monaco? If yes, what did you think about it? Seemed cool to me when I was down there in 2011 but wonder if the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace is similar or better. I agree with Andriyko on the adoption offer. I would like to submit my application for adoption too but my Mrs might frown. Maybe adopt both of us? Or a rotational adoption policy for anyone who responds on your TRs.
Thank you
injian. No, we missed the changing of the guard. We had to get to our next meal.
Originally Posted by
Seat 2A
SFO777, thank you for yet another exemplary expose on the delights of luxury travel aloft and abroad. It's interesting how in so many ways First Class inflight meal service has improved over that offered 40 years ago and yet - when it came to panache - the airlines of old had it all over today's airlines. Check out these appetizer carts...
Thanks very much
Seat 2A for your kinds comments. Wow, thank you for posting those great throw back pics of the good old days.
Originally Posted by
Short hair Francis
That SWISS boarding is something else alright, yeesh. Again, it makes South America or Mainland China boarding look like heaven right about now. What else can you expect from "The Airline of Penny Wise, Pound Foolish". Let's protect the First Cabin Supremacy at ALL COST only to upgrade a Pax with Pet.
LX can definitely learn a thing from CX, No Op-Up for Paxs in same PNR with Kids or Pets. Upgrade a passenger with a PNR of a In-Cabin Pet, and a Baby, I hope you will be writing in to complain about that one. Definitely deserve some M&M miles for that Complete Idiocy!
As to leaving the Honey and Kid in the back, I guess you guys haven't figured out the Asian mentality of travelling.
Clearly,
Mrs. SFO is not Asian. LOL. I did complain about the gate and boarding nonsense and surprisingly received 15,000 "we're sorry" miles from Swiss.
Originally Posted by
Miesque
Another exceptional trip report SFO777, I had never really given much thought to visiting Lyon, but after reading this I will definitely make an effort to do so at some point. Question, you referred to the Lufthansa DEN-FRA as your favorite flight, is that because of the service level or convenience factor? I am thinking about a potential trip to France later this year and just assumed taking Air France to Paris made the most sense (even though the trip would include other parts of the country). I have a high appreciation for your taste and travel style so I was curious as to your thoughts as I only have a few trips to Europe under my belt and they were all to London.
Thanks so much
Miesque. We love the DEN-FRA LH flight because it is convenient and nonstop from Denver and Lufthansa is our favorite airline. We rarely fly Air France to France since it is virtually impossible for non-elites to redeem for AF First. That plus Europe is so small that most cities are a short connection from almost any gateway.
Originally Posted by
greg99
Yeah, that die was cast >20 years ago when I started dating my now-wife of Sicilian heritage who subsequently became a litigator. Let's just say that I don't bother arguing very often. Greg
LOL. You certainly know your place in the family.
Originally Posted by
SAtraveller
Thank you for a fantastic trip report, yet again. As always, its fun to see you two enjoying LH F but what I particularly enjoyed this time was your review of the Michelin 3* establishment.... Your enjoyment of the cuisine was palpable.
Thank you
SAtraveller. I appreciate the kind comments. We're looking forward to visiting your beautiful country in March.
Originally Posted by
ellielovesem
Enjoyable report as always. I don't think I've got round to posting on some of your other reports so please accept this as a 'thanks for writing' on all your reports. I think it's been said before but MrsSFO looks great in hats, not many can pull that look off with such finesse! It's lovely to see her in these reports, beautiful lady.
Thanks very much
ellielovesem for your very kind comments. Mrs. SFO certainly loves here hats. At least she didn't carry it in a Walmart baggie like one trip.
Originally Posted by
Betteronacamel
Another exemplary mouth-watering report there. However, I was left feeling a bit 'robbed' by all this as I was expecting another BA report
Your BA trip reports are always the most fun, and I have set aside a good stash of popcorn this Christmas eagerly awaiting for the next installment. I think it's called Schadenfreude.
As such, you didn't really deliver on this one
Thank you
Betteronacamel. One of these days when you least expect it, we are going to fly BA.
Especially since DEN goes to a 4 class 744 in April, and I still have one remaining 2-4-1 that expires in September.