Flight to Amsterdam
Top deck of a 747 is checked off the bucket list. Lay flat seats--though I cannot go fully flat as I prefer a slight incline, do enjoy the seemingly limitless leg room. J is 6'4" and did fit in the lay flat seat comfortably
Dinner was okay--but it was wonderful to eat off of real plates and use actual silverware with linen napkins and tray table cloths. Glass drinking glasses also help in limiting the stress of being at 30000+ feet.
Butternut squash soup was perfect, lettuce is salad should hav been more cut up for ease of eating at 30000 ft. Dinner with beef shanks had olives in it-- kinda ruins good food, the potatoes were great and the veggies still had some crunch, which I really appreciate. I like sweet chocolate desserts and for me chocolate mousse was not sweet enough and to be honest didn't taste of chocolate. The red wine was better than the white and the after dinner wine was very very sweet (think gut rot sweet of college drinks). I stuck with water and cranberry juice. I think I'll stick with those and liquor next time
Entertainment was good - great selection of movies and music, I watched "how to be single" and listened to classical music. As for television, single and very random tv episodes make watching difficult, but they did have Top Gear so I cannot really complain
Sleep was a joke, between the coffee consumed yesterday, the time differences and my anxiety about flying, the second I put the eye mask on, I started to have a panic attack. Didn't want to wake J so I put on classical music and did deep breathing. I got a few short naps, and being able to stretch out and be comfortable helped ease the panic issues. Comfort was also increased by having a closer to real pillow, noise canceling head phones and a very cozy quilt all provided by KLM for the flight, but I think sleep aids are in order next time I need to sleep on a flight.
J got about 3.5 hours of sleep - he also loves being on planes and only had 2 cups of coffee yesterday.
Breakfast- a bit of a lie and a let down. The cheese strata was supposed to have corn and tomato-- instead it had yucky mushrooms--can you tell I'm not a fan, but if that's your thing, there was nothing actually wrong with it- just not what the menu said. Also strawberries in fruit cups and strawberry jam made for a pretty plain breakfast for me as I am allergic. The yogurt and granola was good as was the croissant.
Nothing and I mean nothing so far in my life has beat watching the dawn of a new day from 36000ft. On one side of the plane is the sunrise and on the other it's still night. A truly breath taking view over the UK less than 1 hour left
We have safely landed. Another person accidentally took Js suit case off the plane, while it was quickly realized, I made my point as to why I carry the bags I do...NO ONE ever accidentally walks off with them.
That's all for now
Ttfn
Claire
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