Originally Posted by
seat38a
I see that Mrs. SFO777 is getting less camera shy with each trip.
Funny you should mention that
seat38a. She was not happy with some of the pics I posted and admonished me with a stern "I thought you were going to show them to me before you posted them".
So, a few of those have disappeared.
Originally Posted by
HMPS
SFO777 for your next trip to France you may need this interpreter....as in I am volunteering
BTW the first photos gave me a pause for a fraction of second ! Signs say, AEROFLOT & TURKISH. I thought you are a goner.
Thanks
HMPS. We've flown TK before and it was fine. And I'd certainly give Aeroflot a try... on our next trip to Moscow.
Originally Posted by
Thor3
Ah! The start of another great adventure!
Thank you
Thor3.
Originally Posted by
Duke787
Another fantastic TR!
I would love to give AF F a try one of these days but the cost is hard to justify for the short hop from the East Coast. For now I'll just have to live vicariously through your excellent pictures
Thanks so much
Duke787. AF has become a lot more aggressive on pricing lately. I've seen some special RT First fares in the $3K range occasionally.
Originally Posted by
FlyerBeek
Thanks, SFO777! Great report, as always! I cannot wait to read the rest. While I certainly agree the QF LAX F lounge is not in the same league as these other international lounges, I'm curious which other U.S. lounges you think are better. For me, it's hard to think of a better airline lounge located in the U.S.
-FlyerBeek
Thank very much
FlyerBeek. I would agree that this is certainly in the top 3 or 4 in the US. I hear that the LAX Lufthansa F lounge is fantastic and as TheBOSman notes below, the JFK BA Concorde Room. I haven't yet visited either.
Originally Posted by
TheBOSman
The early, uncrowded days of the Centurion Lounges (I probably held the record for most visits to the DFW one for about the first two weeks it was open
) are just about as good. Of course, they're severely crowded now so this is no longer the case. If you can visit when they aren't crowded, I'd put them up there. The JFK BA Concorde Room is easily just as good as the QF LAX F lounge (and better than the LHR Concorde Room
). I haven't used it but the VS Clubhouse at JFK also gets great reviews. The LH F area at JFK is also supposed to be good.
SFO777 has likely used some of them that I haven't, though.
Thank you
TheBOSman. Good summary of the other excellent US lounges. Yeah, the DFW Centurion is just too overcrowded much of the time.
Originally Posted by
Andriyko
Great great start of what surely is going to be another fantastic TR. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks
Andriyko.
Originally Posted by
roadwarrier
Are you doing a canal boat excursion?
Thanks again for an amazing TR.
Thank you
roadwarrier. No canal cruise this year. We loved our
Canal du Midi week last year.
Originally Posted by
NashVegas37206
Thank you for sharing this TR! How do you compare the wine list (impressive to me) versus your other recent and top-FC experiences? Thanks again.
Thanks very much
NashVegas. While the wines were good, I thought the list was a little thin on the whites, with only one option. Etihad offers three white selections from around the world including a 1er cru Burgundy. Qatar as well. And Qantas features outstanding Australian wines.
Originally Posted by
CHOPCHOP767
The lack of Dr Peppers on ice gave away the fact that
SFO777 was not utilizing the FlAAgship Lounge for any of his ground service requirements
From a purely utilitarian perspective, I personally like the fact that the DL SC in LGA stays open until 2200, which is convenient. From a seating perspective, I like the AC in BOS on the old US side because it's large enough that you can always find a seat (rare in too many clubs these days - Centurions are WAY TOO CROWDED
). From an experience/FC perspective, I would agree that Concorde Room and Clubhouse at JFK are the best. Although, the UA GF lounge at SFO was decent too.
Thanks for another great TR,
SFO777! Curious to hear your thoughts on the lounge grading.
Thank you
CHOPCHOP767 and for your lounge comments. Yeah, hard to believe that we didn't try to get into the Flagship Lounge. Agree on overcrowding in the Centurion Lounge. And some of them are just really depressing. The IAH one is so far removed from the gates and a long ugly walk, that I'm not worth the effort.
Thanks for the TR so far, SFO777. Good start!
Will be interested to see if you venture as far as Langon to eat at Claude Darroze — had an amazing experience there this year. Superb staff and service!
Thanks very much
1P. We were lazy and decided to stay close to Centre-Ville Bordeaux for dinners. This was just a quick introductory visit. But we plan on returning next year for a week and will spend all of that time outside of Bordeaux city.