The Good Life Part I : The Westin Sydney, ARIA Restaurant, SYD-SFO QF J (pics, long)
Mar 10, 2010, 3:14 am
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Thanks for all the kind comments everyone!
I am currently sitting in the Red Carpet Club at SFO and let me tell you.....not impressed!
My expectations were already low but not this low! An airline that doesn't have a fully-stocked self-service bar with Champagne is not an airline! :-P The gourmet delights featured include cubes of cheese and crackers, carrot and celery sticks with Ranch dressing, and yoghurt covered raisins......which leaves much to be desired. Anyway, I know that cost-cutting is rampant in the US right now so it's to be expected...shame....
QFBoy
I am currently sitting in the Red Carpet Club at SFO and let me tell you.....not impressed!
My expectations were already low but not this low! An airline that doesn't have a fully-stocked self-service bar with Champagne is not an airline! :-P The gourmet delights featured include cubes of cheese and crackers, carrot and celery sticks with Ranch dressing, and yoghurt covered raisins......which leaves much to be desired. Anyway, I know that cost-cutting is rampant in the US right now so it's to be expected...shame....
QFBoy
Enjoyable report.
-Brian
Mar 10, 2010, 10:06 am
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Mar 10, 2010, 11:02 am
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Thanks for all the kind comments everyone!
I am currently sitting in the Red Carpet Club at SFO and let me tell you.....not impressed!
My expectations were already low but not this low! An airline that doesn't have a fully-stocked self-service bar with Champagne is not an airline! :-P The gourmet delights featured include cubes of cheese and crackers, carrot and celery sticks with Ranch dressing, and yoghurt covered raisins......which leaves much to be desired. Anyway, I know that cost-cutting is rampant in the US right now so it's to be expected...shame....
QFBoy
I am currently sitting in the Red Carpet Club at SFO and let me tell you.....not impressed!
My expectations were already low but not this low! An airline that doesn't have a fully-stocked self-service bar with Champagne is not an airline! :-P The gourmet delights featured include cubes of cheese and crackers, carrot and celery sticks with Ranch dressing, and yoghurt covered raisins......which leaves much to be desired. Anyway, I know that cost-cutting is rampant in the US right now so it's to be expected...shame....
QFBoy
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Mar 10, 2010, 12:00 pm
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great report
QFBoy, Thanks so much for the report. Can't wait for the next one. Sorry that you were not a "happy camper" last night. I would have been royally ticked off too. Did you at least get champagne? 
Mar 11, 2010, 2:12 am
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Your photos are among the finest of their genre I have ever seen. I am sharing them with my camera buff friends. Could you reveal the type of camera you are using? It would be much appreciated.
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Mar 11, 2010, 9:38 am
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Haha...oh I actually just got a Digital SLR so I'm really still a beginner! :-P But thanks for the compliment! I have a Canon EOS 500D.
Mar 11, 2010, 3:20 pm
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Excellent trip report, with some great pics! Thanks for posting. Hope you enjoyed Gary Danko.
What's the deal with no First SYD-SFO? But nice to get the F seat on a J ticket.
What's the deal with no First SYD-SFO? But nice to get the F seat on a J ticket.
