Aloha! LH F to the US, Montage BH, Andaz Maui, FS Lana'i, LH FCT & a Porsche 911
Sep 5, 2016, 12:55 pm
#16
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I skipped the Porsche. Exactly the same car was available without pre booking.
Saw you in FCT on August 12th with Ms.JohnRain(recognize her first
),thought that come and say Hi after my phone call but then the agent came to ask me to car transfer and you two were already in Olympic duck hunting.
Saw you in FCT on August 12th with Ms.JohnRain(recognize her first
),thought that come and say Hi after my phone call but then the agent came to ask me to car transfer and you two were already in Olympic duck hunting.
Sep 5, 2016, 10:58 pm
#17
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But now I'm curious: you're calling a car that goes from 0 to 100km/h in 4.2 seconds "slow". I guess that means you're from the "Turbo or nothing" camp?
Thank you very much, roadwarrier!
Thanks a lot, zummingup! It was a great experience indeed.
I skipped the Porsche. Exactly the same car was available without pre booking.
Saw you in FCT on August 12th with Ms.JohnRain(recognize her first ),thought that come and say Hi after my phone call but then the agent came to ask me to car transfer and you two were already in Olympic duck hunting.
Saw you in FCT on August 12th with Ms.JohnRain(recognize her first
),thought that come and say Hi after my phone call but then the agent came to ask me to car transfer and you two were already in Olympic duck hunting.Considering the fact that I've only published one photo of me and of Mrs JohnRain on FT over the years, that's quite impressive. Next time!
You're right regarding the Olympic duck hunting, I needed a couple of them as I had to trade one with another FT'er, but more on that later.
Sep 6, 2016, 4:32 am
#18
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. So yes, I would buy the Turbo or stay with my Audi
Sep 7, 2016, 12:18 pm
#19
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Must be an R8
GET ON WITH THE REPORT ALREADY! lol
Sep 7, 2016, 3:47 pm
#20
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Sorry for the delay DetailsIM, but I got married today.
In fact I'd better turn off the computer right away before I get into trouble...
The report will be updated soon.
Sep 7, 2016, 4:00 pm
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Sep 8, 2016, 4:17 am
#23
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Thank you very much for your kind wishes, SFO777!
Ditto, United747, thanks a lot!
Update: the first installment will be online this afternoon, thanks all for your patience...
Ditto, United747, thanks a lot!
Update: the first installment will be online this afternoon, thanks all for your patience...
Sep 8, 2016, 5:19 am
#24
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Unlike me, Mrs JohnRain isn't an early riser. That's why I always wait until the very last minute before telling her that we're booked (yet again) on my favourite flight, LH1053 CDG-FRA at 06:10AM. Why do I like this particular flight so much? Well, it certainly isn't the architecturally challenged Terminal 1 at CDG...
...nor the glamourous windowless LH Senator lounge (I always take a few pics and end up erasing them later), nor even the fancy LH intra-european Business Class seat...
...no, it's the fact that you get to the FCT by 07:45AM and THAT's my favourite way to start a day that involves travel.
Isn't it remarkable how everything in life is relative? When you're seated in Economy you dream of edible food and envy those passengers seated in Business for a breakfast like that, when you're in Business yourself you look forward to eating it, but when you're en route to the the FCT, you merely use it as a photo op.
Mandatory bulkhead & jacket shot.
Traffic over Paris.
I've been flying this route more often than I can count, but I've consistently been denied an apron position at FRA. Well, not today! The thing is, I don't know whether that's actually a net positive because from now on this is the default setting for Mrs JohnRain, which means that on all future flights she'll be wondering why there's no car waiting for us.
Unfortunately this year's edition of the Fanhansa plane hasn't been renamed Siegerflieger like in 2014...
The driver wanted to drop me off at the FCL A but when he saw the look on my face he got the message and drove me as close as he could to the FCT.
Here we are.
And straight to the dining room for some much-needed breakfast. Unfortunately there were no Weisswürste (Bavarian white sausages) available today.
I had the Eggs Benedict instead which were ok. Since we had no time for a shower I asked for a few duckies that were promptly delivered to the table. Unfortunately I was too late for the UEFA version and too early for the Olympic version, which is why I got two silver ones.
Some English breakfast.
The salmon is always a winner.
But the Asian option was pretty bland.
The custom-made fruit smoothie on the other hand was delicious.
More fruit.
Still more fruit.
After breakfast we relaxed a bit in an empty corner of the lounge.
His & Hers.
The flight to DFW left at 10:10AM, which unfortunately meant only a quick visit to the FCT. Guess who's schlepping all the stuff...
In Vegas I always lose no matter what I play, but in Frankfurt I always win the car lottery. I've yet to get anything else than a Porsche.
Right or left?
Well, Mrs JohnRain didn't hesitate for a second.
Conclusion: A shorter than usual stint at the FCT with somewhat disappointing food (selection & quality). But overall of course still a great experience.
Up Next: LH F to DFW. Why? Well, who wants to fly to LAX directly on an A380 if you can fly via DFW on an A330.
...nor the glamourous windowless LH Senator lounge (I always take a few pics and end up erasing them later), nor even the fancy LH intra-european Business Class seat...
...no, it's the fact that you get to the FCT by 07:45AM and THAT's my favourite way to start a day that involves travel.
Isn't it remarkable how everything in life is relative? When you're seated in Economy you dream of edible food and envy those passengers seated in Business for a breakfast like that, when you're in Business yourself you look forward to eating it, but when you're en route to the the FCT, you merely use it as a photo op.
Mandatory bulkhead & jacket shot.
Traffic over Paris.
I've been flying this route more often than I can count, but I've consistently been denied an apron position at FRA. Well, not today! The thing is, I don't know whether that's actually a net positive because from now on this is the default setting for Mrs JohnRain, which means that on all future flights she'll be wondering why there's no car waiting for us.
Unfortunately this year's edition of the Fanhansa plane hasn't been renamed Siegerflieger like in 2014...
The driver wanted to drop me off at the FCL A but when he saw the look on my face he got the message and drove me as close as he could to the FCT.
Here we are.
And straight to the dining room for some much-needed breakfast. Unfortunately there were no Weisswürste (Bavarian white sausages) available today.
I had the Eggs Benedict instead which were ok. Since we had no time for a shower I asked for a few duckies that were promptly delivered to the table. Unfortunately I was too late for the UEFA version and too early for the Olympic version, which is why I got two silver ones.
Some English breakfast.
The salmon is always a winner.
But the Asian option was pretty bland.
The custom-made fruit smoothie on the other hand was delicious.
More fruit.
Still more fruit.
After breakfast we relaxed a bit in an empty corner of the lounge.
His & Hers.
The flight to DFW left at 10:10AM, which unfortunately meant only a quick visit to the FCT. Guess who's schlepping all the stuff...
In Vegas I always lose no matter what I play, but in Frankfurt I always win the car lottery. I've yet to get anything else than a Porsche.
Right or left?
Well, Mrs JohnRain didn't hesitate for a second.
Conclusion: A shorter than usual stint at the FCT with somewhat disappointing food (selection & quality). But overall of course still a great experience.
Up Next: LH F to DFW. Why? Well, who wants to fly to LAX directly on an A380 if you can fly via DFW on an A330.
Last edited by JohnRain; Sep 8, 2016 at 7:10 am
Sep 8, 2016, 6:34 am
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Great pics so far, looking forward to the rest of the report.
Sep 8, 2016, 10:57 am
#28
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So ready to see pics of the Four Seasons Lanai!
I sure hope you received an upgrade or two there
Congrats JohnRain!
I sure hope you received an upgrade or two there
Congrats JohnRain!
Sep 9, 2016, 1:48 am
#30
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I have subscribed, so will be looking forward to reading TR whenever you get time to do so, also congratulations on your marriage, does that come into the TR as well^
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