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Having skipped breakfast onboard, I make a stop by the First Class Lounge in A for a shower and some breakfast before heading into Mainz:


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Love the furniture in the A lounge: it seems to the most "new" looking of the FCLs and FCT, but the differences are negligible:

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I sit down in the dining area and hoped to order the Eggs Benedict. Unfortunately, I was notified by a very polite and apologetic server that the A/C in the lounge was broken (which explains why it was so hot) and that the kitchen would not be delivering any hot items until the problem was fixed.


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With that, I hop onboard a train to Mainz:


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It's quite a nice little town for wandering around aimlessly, and when I went, there was a nice fresh produce market in the main square running, and an antiques market along the Rhein.


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Jetlag setting in after about 8 hours of wandering, I make the train journey back to FRA and of course, to the First Class Terminal:


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The FCT was unusually empty tonight:


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I make a run for the sensational antipasto buffet, which is my most favourite buffet spread of all lounges I've ever been to, with my favourites of Loch Fyne smoked salmon, Jamon Iberico de Bellota, Manchego, mozzarella and grilled veggies!


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First stage of the gorging process complete, I decide to take a bath to build up some appetite, and also to make a new friend (what a sad life I live, making friends with an inanimate object):


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Resuming the gorging process, I ordered the always reliable, fresh and delicious Wiener Schnitzel:


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And, as always, I can't resist the amazing dessert spread too:


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And yes, I finished it all (certainly felt like I was going to get diabetes afterwards). I also ordered a glass of Hibiki 17 with a single drop of water - one of my most favourite vintage whiskies.


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In the few hours I was there, the FCT remained mostly empty. Surprising considering there were quite a few longhauls flights leaving around the same time as the HKG flight.


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About 40 minutes before departure, my PA came to collect me and delivered me in the hands of my Porsche Cayenne driver:


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Given that this morning, the HKG flight still had 6 empty seats in F, and I was the only HKG passenger in the FCT, I had my fingers crossed that it would be another very empty flight tonight...