Off to Frankfurt
Mrs. SFO777 and I are off this afternoon to Nice and the Cote d'Azur in the South of France. And we are back on our favorite airline and our favorite flight, Lufthansa 447 non-stop from Denver. Despite 6 inches of snow on Christmas afternoon and this morning, roads were clear and we had no delays on our ride to DIA. After security, we head for the American Airlines Admirals Club or "The Crap Lounge" as Mrs. SFO affectionately refers to it.
Yeah, that looks yummy.
At T-35, we headed downstairs to nearby Gate 41.
Ah yes, heaven. And a virtual charter tonight as there was only 1 other F pax who was quiet as a mouse up in the first row, 81C. A blurred pic means it didn't make the cut and was not approved by Mrs. SFO.
Pre departure Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle.
And we head out for deicing as the snow has returned.
Tonight's menu with a lot of interesting options.
And a much improved wine list from my last flight.
De-icing took 15 minutes and then another 40 minutes to correct a malfunctioning back up generator. No worries, we have a 5 hours connection. More champage sir?
Once in the air, it took a while for the IFE system to reboot. Although, it's almost not worth it. Pretty crappy IMO although it is better than the old 744 IFE. Media guide lists all sorts of movies few of which were actually available on our flight.
OK, let's start with a G&T.
And showtime!
Our wonderful FA decided that tonight was wine tasting night.
The starter cart.
Smoky rosemary shrimp with black eye pea salad and cilantro vinaigrette.
Honey ancho beef jicama roll with hominy salad and gazpacho vinaigrette.
Green asparagus, red peppers, feta cheese and toasted pistachios with truffle oil sherry vinaigrette.
And a seasonal salad with shaved fennel, pine nuts, tomato and parmesan cheese.
And the mains. Mrs. SFO went with the Sautéed grouper, crawfish tails and crab with creole sauce, corn and tomato succotash and farro risotto. Looked great and she loved it.
While opted for the Filet of smoky beef with chipotle cherry red wine sauce, mixed vegetables and sweet potato chilaquiles. This was another great dish. The chilaquiles were out of this world.
Although the beef could have been a little less well done.
And the wine tasting continues...
The cheese and dessert cart.
Sure, why not. I'm not driving tonight. LOL.
The apricot pistachio loaf served warm with vanilla ice cream.
Mrs. SFO snapped a pic of the wine carnage.
And the finale.
With the late departure and extended meal service, I changed into my PJs, said good night and hopped into bed... where I slept for nearly 7 hours. I woke up on our descent, 25 minutes from landing. Unfortunately, the weather in Frankfurt wasn't any better than Denver. And even though we were 40 minutes late, our gate was occupied. The bad news was that It was still occupied 15 minutes later, and we parked at a non-gate apron position.
But the good news for F pax is that a Mercedes S class was waiting to take us to the terminal.
