man & nature # 235-39 ~ sky
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 09:53AM 
Sunrise over Scotland • click to embiggen
Chased by the light ~ Paris to Florence • click to embiggen
Hear the mighty engines roar
See the silver wings on high
She's away and westward bound
Far above the clouds she flies ~ Early Morning Rain
What with the mighty engine's roar and all, who the hell can sleep on an airplane?
That said, I have nothing but praise for Air France - civilized flying at its best. The wife warned/advised me to stock up on treats for in-flight consumption "because it's a long flight and you'll get hungry".
Wrong.
As it turns out, how can one be hungry after a full steak dinner before the flight provided by Air France due to a short flight delay. Then, once on board, pre-dinner champagne with cheese and crackers, a full dinner such as Seafood terrine, spicy lemon pasta, herb chicken with potatoes and broccoli, cheese, apple tart, and chocolate covered nuts with Julienas red burgundy wine followed by cognac. And then, about an hour before landing in Paris, a light breakfast of fruit, juice, yogurt, and coffee.
All of this, within an 8 hour period, was quite good and totally complimentary. No wonder I couldn't sleep.
In any event, I offer up the above triptych as a twist on the chasing the light picturing fetish favored by so many - in this case, I was being chased by the light.
Reader Comments (2)
And they wonder why I bitch over a bag of peanuts on a trip to Orlando.
Wow, and I thought both JAL and Lufthansa had good service...