Rudi: as per my posting above, I will be at ORD on a layover on Monday March 8 from 18:45-20:50!! I suspect your flight will be from the mid-C gates...perhaps we can meet in more relaxed manner than our last encounter, say at the C-terminal RCC?? I'd love to buy you a Beck's Dark and pick your brain about Bangkok!

[This message has been edited by Matt Wald (edited 02-25-99).]

Mar 3 UA 912 IAD-CDG 21:35 11:00 763
Mar 8 UA 915 CDG-IAD 12:45 15:20 777

This will be my first trip to Europe! My wife and I are very excited.

It will be my first ride on 777 as well. I used to fly with AA about 18K miles last a couple of years but starting this year I decided to switch to UA since I live near Dulles Airport and Dulles is a UA hub.

I never had any bad experience with AA but I'm taking a chance with UA this year...

10 Mar EWR-ATL CO 393 1900-2138
12 Mar ATL-EWR CO 384 1545-1800

20 Mar EWR-BOS CO 346 0930-1053
21 mar BOS-EWR CO 365 1800-1925

ok Matt - term. C-RCC. I pack an extra bag full of my Bangkok Info material.

Matt, my experience with UA flights from SJU to ORD: they were always (very) late.

tips for your SJU (I do some Rum Importing from there):
*a very-special, old-fashioned, hotel (run by an artist-couple, in the Old town): Galeria San Juan, calle Norzagaray, 204.
*have a drink (Planters Punch and/or Pina Colada) at the "El Mallorquin" Bar (Old town, )
*breakfast (starting at 7:30AM) sweets at La Bombonera, calle San Francisco 259 (Old town)
*Restaurant: El Patio del Sam, calle San Sebastian 102 (black bean soup, key lime tart, burger)
*airport lounge: United offers for First-class passengers a entrance-voucher to the American Express lounge, which is just next door to the UA departure-gate (an Amexco Gold card brings you in, too).

Rudi:

I can't believe you're gracing Chi-town with your presence! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

I don't live too far from Carlucci, but I've never eaten there. Actually, one of my friends doesn't have a very high opinion of it. There's actually a very good Mexican place down the road near the Rosemont Theater if you'd want to do that. I would definitely be interested in meeting you (regardless of restaurant) since you can't come to the Boston get-together. Email me & we'll see what we can set up!

Regards,
- Anna

thank you AnnaS. You did just receive an Al Capone-like "OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE" by email.

Any other FlyerTalker here, who wants to support Anna on Sunday evening march-7 in Chicago trying to keep me awake (Chicago time 8PM, my inner watch 4AM)?

da**--wouldn't you know I'm going to be going to CHI over the weekend of the 26th and the 12th!

Anna is right about the Mexican place--parking is tough during the day but evening is probably OK.

2 other good places--Pazzo's on Higgins (near Cumberland El) and Basilico's (further south on Cumberland (Cumberland El to West Lawrence bus (?)

I'm a victim of United's screwy deal with Gulfstream for intra-Florida--can't ticket those flights as UA independently

12 Mar TPAMIA CO 9402 650a-755a
12 Mar MIAIAH CO 1529 535p-739p
12 Mar IAHORD CO 1694 946p-1210p

14 Mar ORDEWR CO 562 300p-611p
14 Mar EWRTPA CO 1263 720p-1020p.

We'll try CO/NW reciprocity-as silver NW should be interesting if I get any "no certificate upgrades"

Rudi,

It figures you are in the U.S. when I'm in Switzerland. If you happen to be near Geneva from Mar 1-10th, let me know.

jamiel -- i'll be in chicago the weekend of the 12th also, but my flt on the 14th is out at 1pm. I'll be staying at the Palmer House Hilton.

stimpy: everthing in Switzerland is "near" Geneva-airport - as the longest distance you can travel (if the roads are open at all - snow/avallenges) without getting to France/Germany/Austria/Fuerstentum Lichtenstein/Italy is 330 km (200 miles) ...

But I'll let you know if I can/want/may to improve my french for a day or so in my compatriot's western part of "my" Confoederatio Helvetica (thats is why the abbreveation/postal-code for Switzerland is CH).

....since 1292? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Rudi: Thanks for the Old San Juan tips! If you are right and my SJU-ORD is delayed, then we may just be destined to only see eachother in 30 second segments rushing to catch flights http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif at least until this fall at the Party in Paradise http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif !!!!

Jamiel: I quit my annual "Parrot-fest" in Key West last year due to the problems with Gulfstream from tpa-eyw and mia-ewy through United. Besides, Key West has become too much of a New Orleans East anyway...

Mar 27 UA# 1472 DEN --> LGA 8:30 14:01
Mar 30 UA# 1641 LGA --> DEN 14:40 16:49

Off to visit friends in NYC and add some miles toward Premier status.

-QL