Wife and I flew business class on United from SFO to Sydney and back, another 14-hr schlepp. Upper deck 747 - like your own private little airplane with only 2 dozen people and your own attendants. Seat pitch 55" - to reach book in seat pocket of chair in front, had to undo seat belt! Champagne, decent wines out of the bottle, good food, <sigh> hard to go back to coach after... Oh, and little blindfolds, that's all I'm allowed to tell you <grin>.

-Ben

> >>depending on where you are flying from it's AT LEAST 5
> >>hours ...
>
>
> OHHHH!  a WHOOOLE 5 hours....!


>
> Shoot, I've done the LAX to Narita flight 5 times back and forth.  14+
> hours each way.  Did I mention that I'm 6'3" and coach seats seem to
> be designed for legless midgets?


>
> Seriously though, my father (6'4") and I got bumped up to first class
> once because they over booked.  It was only for a 3-4 hour leg of our
> trip, but MAN it was nice.  The champagne right after takeoff was
> wonderful, and that just the start.  Those curtains?  We are not
> allowed to tell what else goes on up in first because the coach people
> just wouldn't have it.


>
> Haha  :P


>
> Matthew


>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erika L Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 2:23 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: I'm going to England!


>
> Aside from bumping up to first class which would make the trip more
> comfortable .... depending on where you are flying from it's AT LEAST
> 5
> hours ...
>
>
> Stonehenge, yeah yeah yeah, big pile of rocks ... BUT AWESOME! and
> the
> pubs and countryside you pass to get there, well worth the trip.
> The Tower of London, skip the tour through Buckingham Palace, watch
> the
> changing of the guards though, pretty cool.
> Dover Castle! Leeds! For that matter, any castle! Even the derelict
> ones
> are awesome.
>
>
> Scotland:
> Fort William. Glasgow is just dirty and polluted.
> Fort William is in the middle of several lochs, and only 45 minutes
> from
> Loch Ness and Castle Urqhart! (sp?) Which is BRILLIANT!!!!! you can
> also
> visit the Ben Nevis Distillery which was a fab time.
> Scotland is BEAUTIFUL!!!!
>
>
> Ireland
> Another beautiful destination. You will be amazed at some of the new
> modern 2 story American-look-a-like executive house they have
> everywhere
> there.
>
>
> I can think of hundreds of more places to look and see and do ....
> but
> I'm sure you won't be there for a year or more :D
>
> Cheers,
> Erika
>
>
>
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