At the start of this trip I never expected to have a blog title comparing these 2 things, but here we are. So that flight leaving Dulles had only 17 people on a 300 person capacity plane. Figured I would get to spread out across 3 seats and have my own row for travel, but upon boarding we were informed we were being upgraded to first class. BEST FLIGHT EVER. A seat that reclined to completely supine with a legrest. Personal seat dividers and a relatively large screen TV. And amazing food. Filet of beef with roasted potatoes, sauteed spinach and cheesecake as well as a breakfast ham and cheese sandwich with breads. Oh and complimentary champagne upon boarding. Not bad for a backpacker. Of course that all ended on the Heathrow to melbourne flight as I sat in tiny coach class quarters with 2 dudes and didn't say a word to them the whole time. First class is really the only way to travel if you have the money. Typing from hong Kong Airport befor boarding plane to Melbourne. Hope not to get lost driving to my friends' place.
"Supine". You're definitely a PT tried and true :-). Glad you got to experience the high life. And my jealousy begins...
ReplyDeleteGlad you had the First Class treatment on your first leg of the trip. Too bad it wasn't on the next leg of your trip so you could have stretched out on your flight to Australia. Can't say I've ever had the luxury of sitting in first class.
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sadia was bumped up business on the qantas a380 from lax to mel...better than couch but definitely not as nice as what you had!
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