Lufthansa A380 First Class to Frankfurt

Up the elevator to the upper jet bridge.

A glass of champagne at the gate to kick things off, although the Henriot was a little disappointing. 

Nice new Jil Sander leather amenity kit.   But I was reminded of the saying "you can put lipstick on a pig"...

... but it was the same old, same old inside.  

And wine list.  Meh.

Checking out the loot from Gate 134.  Yummy wafers.

Time to get this show on the road.

And we're off.  I'll be back at LAX in 68 hours.

OK, now that's pretty cool.  Air France pilots are apparently showing off as they departed after us and overtook us shortly after.

Even with the EK shower, the First Class lavs are gorgeous.

Wifi worked pretty well most of the flight.

And a bargain at only 17 euros for 24 hours.

Finally, LH changed the amuse bouche and the shrimp and cucumber was tasty. 

Showtime.

Extra garlic bread.

But the starter trio was the usual meh, although the Watermelon, Radish with black sesame Seed, Wakame salad was nice. 

The Chablis was excellent once it was chilled.   Shades of BA as I asked for some ice to cool it.

Our FA was superb and suggested that we compare all the wines on the list.  Just in case you're wondering, the front row is mine, the back row was Levi's.

For my main, I went with the Bison and filet which was excellent.

For dessert, the "Lukewarm" Salt Salt Brownie with Vanilla Bean ice cream.

Turning in for the night.

We arrived about 20 minutes early and pulled into our gate just before 11am.   All in all, a most enjoyable flight.  As is usually the case, a great crew can make all the difference and today's crew was outstanding.