Flew from Chicago to Germany to celebrate a family vacation. Very nice flight with little turbulence. I actually slept a full 4 hours.

Date: 8/3/2025
Flight: LH431 ORD-FRA
Scheduled: 1600
Actual: 1635
Arrival: 0730 (+1)

Appetizers in the Polaris Club

Bruschetta

A Polaris Star cocktail. Was super sweet, if you don’t like sweet stuff, be wary of it.

The line of restrooms in the Club

83K on the Boeing 747-8’s upper deck

Bag of nuts & a welcome drink

Menu

I went with the stir-fried shrimp & scallop

Wine selection





Pulling out the tray

Cabin view

The amuse-bouche

Beef tataki for the appetizer. Anyone know what that gelatin stuff is? My sister was asking me.

C-class bathroom on the upper deck.

My shrimp & scallops

They gave me ALL the dessert! Fresh fruits, bread pudding & cheeses.

Watched Terry Gilliam’s masterpiece “12 Monkeys” so I got to see Bruce Willis’ butt a lot.

The staircase

Breakfast

The cabin upon leaving

Our plane which brought us to Germany so dutifully!

An adjacently-parked Queen of the Skies

Went straight to Lufthansa’s Welcome Lounge

Pigging out in the lounge

Lounge restroom


Shower