Off to India

Once upon a time, well to be precise on a warm August Sunday BBQ evening 3+ years ago, after way too many G&Ts and/or too much wine, and no doubt attempting to get an entertaining reaction out of Mrs. SFO777, I mentioned that I've always been intrigued by and wanted to go to India, and that we should go... this winter. As many of you know, my Princess is fond of the good life, especially first world destinations and five star hotels. Her idea of camping is a hotel without room service.

 

Her reaction was exactly what I expected... after a few choice obscenities, she pronounced flat out "I'm not going to effing India. No way, No how". Well, tell me how you really feel. Ever the smart kid and sensing an opportunity to again travel in style on dad's dime, Denver son SFO777jr chimed in with "Well, I'll go". And so it began.  Jr. and I had a great time and I've been trying to get her interested ever since.  But it wasn't until a travel agent friend raved about "5 star India" that she warmed to the idea.

 

I almost lost her at the travel health center with the list of potential diseases and pills to protect against hepatitis, yellow fever, malaria, etc... and the three treatments for diarrhea.

But armed with our visa, shots and meds, we are ready to go!

 

• United Airlines First Class Denver-Washington
• Etihad First & Business Class Lounge
• Etihad 787 First Class Washington-Abu Dhabi
• Etihad Premium Lounge at AUH
• Etihad 77L First Class Abu Dhabi-Delhi
• The Oberoi Delhi
• Delhi
• Air India Business Class Delhi to Jaipur
• Rambaugh Palace Jaipur 
• Jaipur
• Jet Airways Business Class Jaipur-Mumbai
• The Oberoi Mumbai
• Mumbai
• Lounge at BOM
• Singapore Airlines First Class Mumbai-Singapore
• The Private Room at Changi
• Singapore Airlines A380 Suites Singapore-Tokyo NRT

• ANA Suites Lounge at NRT 
• Singapore Airlines A380 Suites Tokyo-LAX
• United Club at LAX
• United Airlines First Class LAX-Denver

 

And back to DIA again for the first of three flights, United to Washington Dulles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We lucked out today as the flight we needed today was an international configuration lie flat Business First 757.   Boarding started at T-50 today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK, now this is a cool domestic front cabin.

 

 

 

 

 

Very comfy seats, almost a nice as the old AA MD-80 Mad Dog seats.

 

 

With almost as much leg room as 3F.  :)

 

 

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Indeed lie flat seats.

 

 

Outstanding service today, starting with open bar pre-departure beverages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today's lunch options were the same as last week's DEN-PIT, Fiesta Chicken or Pepper salmon salad.  Mrs. SFO opted for the Fiesta Chicken.

 

 

While I had the salmon salad which was OK.

 

 

 

The best part of the meal was the wonderful baked on board chocolate chip cookie.
 

 

 

On time arrival and we headed for the long, long, long walk to train for the ride to the A gates...