My First First! - BA First Class, Sydney to UK Return (& Paris, Ireland, Bangkok)
Jul 20, 2011, 6:24 pm
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It was, I live a difficult life 
I know, I must try harder next time! Perhaps taking a brief rest between courses would help. The food was a huge step up from what I'd had before, I was very impressed.
I did find it annoying. I posted in the F seating queries thread on the BA board, here. The magazine rack is further forward in NF, which might explain it.
Oh dear! Don't worry, I've spent enough time in economy to feel the pain too!
Hold your horses ellie!
I've still got to post my time in BKK and the CW flight back to SYD.
Thank you for your really kind comments. No more trips planned at the moment, although I'd like to go back to India towards the end of this year and my 30th is coming up in September so I'd like to do something to celebrate that.
Thanks PM! ^ Glad that you are enjoying it. Sadly, no more F flights to report on for this trip.
I can award you some bonus bonus points for that one. You are correct LA ^. It's a great view, but I think that we were right to get the bus to Greenwich for breakfast!
Thanks frankxinyu, glad to hear that you are enjoying it.
I might change my seat now, it must get so irritating with people using the magazine racks!Thanks for the final part, I've been looking forward to it! Certainly looks like the way to go and I'm glad you enjoyed the whole experience.
Thank you for the time and effort you put into these reports, I love reading them and I go back to old ones from time to time, mainly to enjoy the photos but they are such a good read they're worth looking at again.
Do you have anymore trips planned, just wondering when we can look forward to the next TR!
Thank you for the time and effort you put into these reports, I love reading them and I go back to old ones from time to time, mainly to enjoy the photos but they are such a good read they're worth looking at again.
Do you have anymore trips planned, just wondering when we can look forward to the next TR!
I've still got to post my time in BKK and the CW flight back to SYD.
Thank you for your really kind comments. No more trips planned at the moment, although I'd like to go back to India towards the end of this year and my 30th is coming up in September so I'd like to do something to celebrate that.
Thanks frankxinyu, glad to hear that you are enjoying it.
Jul 20, 2011, 6:53 pm
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A really enjoyable TR, thanks! I was comparing the photos of "old" First and New First, and while I love the new side walls and use of leather, I agree that the new cabin looks a bit too cold: different lighting and perhaps some subtle wood trim would warm things up a considerably.
The meal service out of LHR looked amazing, quite the contrast from the sad little cheese omelet on AA this morning.
The meal service out of LHR looked amazing, quite the contrast from the sad little cheese omelet on AA this morning.
Jul 21, 2011, 2:36 pm
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English Breakfast
I find it intereting that one would want a "typiccal" breakfast that could be found any place in England when flying international FC. It seems the english are proud of that breakfast and every enlishman who has done a TR on BA in FC or CW always get the same breakfast.
Jul 21, 2011, 5:32 pm
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I find it intereting that one would want a "typiccal" breakfast that could be found any place in England when flying international FC. It seems the english are proud of that breakfast and every enlishman who has done a TR on BA in FC or CW always get the same breakfast.
As someone who was born in the UK but now lives away, I look forward to any opportunity to sample my home cuisine.
Jul 22, 2011, 11:51 am
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I find it intereting that one would want a "typiccal" breakfast that could be found any place in England when flying international FC. It seems the english are proud of that breakfast and every enlishman who has done a TR on BA in FC or CW always get the same breakfast.
When I am on BA, I am "sort of" in Britain, even though I might be a few miles up elsewhere and en-route to England.
So give me the English.
(A bit like I ALWAYS expect to be able to get that most under-estimated delicacy, "Vegemite", when on a Qantas flight, I don't care where it is going to or from, I want some!)
Dave
Jul 22, 2011, 1:42 pm
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CCR Snacks?
Maybe not the right place for this silly question, but here goes...
I was wondering if the CCR has any snacks, or food options outside of the fine dining menu.
Travelling in F for the first time next month, have an early connection into LHR. A few hours after having breakfast and still in the CCR -I was wondering if there are any options of food for a late morning snack. It will still be the breakfast menu I would imagine, and it will be kettle chips etc I will be hankering for at this point.
I was wondering if the CCR has any snacks, or food options outside of the fine dining menu.
Travelling in F for the first time next month, have an early connection into LHR. A few hours after having breakfast and still in the CCR -I was wondering if there are any options of food for a late morning snack. It will still be the breakfast menu I would imagine, and it will be kettle chips etc I will be hankering for at this point.
Jul 22, 2011, 2:48 pm
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The waiting staff will bring you pretty much anything from the Galleries First lounge to the Concorde Room if you ask.
Jul 22, 2011, 3:45 pm
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Olives, nuts & crisps will hit the spot as a late morning snack. What could the waiting staff bring from GF during breakfast hours that is more snack like, less breafast formal dining?
Jul 22, 2011, 10:58 pm
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Don't be confused, Mat I mean, here you are flying international FC, and expriencing sometihng you haven't before, I would think this would be a good chance to try something you normally wouldn't have eaten or tried, that is all. Its all part of the adventure.
Jul 23, 2011, 11:16 am
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I find it intereting that one would want a "typiccal" breakfast that could be found any place in England when flying international FC. It seems the english are proud of that breakfast and every enlishman who has done a TR on BA in FC or CW always get the same breakfast.
for choosing it on board his FC flight! and it looked fantastic to be fair!
And considering matthandy lives in Australia it is perfectly fitting that when he comes back to England to visit that he should do the English thing and go to a proper English Pub and also sample a mighty fine "Full English" breakfast ^ Because you certainly wouldn't get a good one of them in Australia
Jul 23, 2011, 2:23 pm
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This is news to me, really. Last time I was in England, I tried this "full English Breakfast" it was just OK.. Since I'm not fond of tomatoe's or baked beans. Now give me a good omlett or some good mexican chorizo, I show you a good breakfast.