I flew to Los Angeles today…on an Airbus A380…Business class! I got an upgrade to business class with my frequent flyer points. Business class is being offered a choice of menus with things in them I have never heard of. What is ‘Kurobuta Pork Ragout’? I do feel out of place but who cares! At the touch of a button the seat morphs into a bed. I had touched all of the many buttons within 5 minutes of sitting down and it took two staff to put everything right again! Oh well…that’s what they get paid for.
Flying Sydney to LA you are going against the rotation of the earth so the flight literally crashes through the night. The sun sets very quickly. And crossing the dateline has you going back in time. My flight left Sydney at 1.30pm Friday 5 August and arrives in LA 9.30am Friday 5 August.
LA from the air is colorless. You hear about the morning smog here and it makes everything look grey from above. It looked to me like the city had been covered in volcanic ash but no, it was just the smog. Viewing Sydney from above when flying out was a complete contrast.
Getting through customs in LA was painfully slow. The officers were certainly thorough taking plenty of time with each customer. The guy I got for processing was pretty grumpy and asked all sorts of questions. I think he was suspicious of the size of my holiday. ‘You’re here for a holiday right?’ ‘For how long?’ ‘Who do you work for?’ ‘What do you do?’ I suppose it does sound weird. Long-service leave is purely an Australian invention I suspect.
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Loving all of your updates Muff! Sounds like you are having an unreal time! 🙂
Hi Sal, great to hear from you. America will be a test for me! Stay tuned!
Hey there Angus! Sounds like a great start to your trip! Can’t wait to read more 🙂
Glad that you have got on A380 Business class!! I will keep reading your blogs. Hope you are feeling much better now.
Hi Janie, yes feeling better now. Off to San Francisco today by Greyhound bus. That will be interesting!