As expected, I slept from after the service until I was rudely awaken by a rather heavy landing. I could have slept a couple more hours but I guessed we would have run out of fuel...


Bit blurry but you can see the fast plane!

The A220 is really comfortable. I don't know if it was the novelty of it, my lack of sleep or just my general god mood but it was nice.


Runway 27L at CDG had major works going on, on the whole length.




Pictures of roadworks! Lorries, loaders, take your pick!

Now I have a question for the collective mind, and maybe it's just a coincidence, but I didn't see a single male flight attendant on my 3 flights, and not a single female pilot. Is there a problem with recruitment at AF? Don't get me wrong, the service was exceptional, and everyone was very professional, but I noticed it on the third flight and realised it had been the case for all of them...


Unsolicited runway picture in the middle of a serious question.

I think that this brings leg 2 to a close, and I'm happy I did it that way. I hadn't flown in a while and it felt good to be back in the air. AF really impressed me, I thought the whole experience was enjoyable, probably because I had status. I'm sure those 5 hours at CDG would have been very different otherwise.


Pictures of planes!

More planes!

Unsolicited runway picture (LBG in this case)

I'll be back next week with more travels on metal tubes, but wingless this time, the type which are guided on 2 pieces of iron.



Speaking of iron, here's the iron lady of France behind the Stade du same country.

And the view from the wing.

In the meantime I have a week of horses and equestrian vaulting to look forward to. And Austrian gastronomy.


Definitely not the highlight of the trip, but it's gone anyway.


When in Austria...

I may get some Austrian pātisseries though because we're close to Linz, maybe I'll squeeze in a midweek post.

Safe travels!