Lufthansa First Class Munich to JFK

Boarding had already commenced by the time we reached H-14. Fortunately, there was no one in the Priority Lane so we were able to breeze right through and by-pass the crowds. Only 2L was in use today, so there was a bit of a line as the pax were backed up in the jet bridge. Once on board, a left turn thru the mini J cabin and we were back home. We were the first F pax to board so we were immediately greeted by our attractive lead F FA. While the New First is wonderful, I can be quite happy in the old blue First.

This is the first LH metal I've been on with WiFi, or at least advertising WiFi.

And confirmation that all is well in the world as the mac nuts are indeed SOP and that the almonds on our outbound flight were a one-off substitution. Only still water for us today or at least at the moment. Gotta start drying out.

At this point, our wonderful purser stopped by to chat, the first of many pleasant conversations we had today. He reminded us that we are the masters of our own time, and can dine whenever we wished. Just let them know. A German couple settled in to 1DG and just before we departed, a Friends and Family non-rev settled into 1A. "Boarding completed" and once again we had the entire row 2 to ourselves. With no one behind us or beside us, 2DG are very private seats. Our lead FA today...

Once in the air, our wonderful crew promptly began service, although to be more precise, the most flawless in flight service I can recall in years of flying. Perfectly paced and timed with attention to every detail. We were both addressed by name all the time. And our FA would only ask preferences and serve from the aisle where we were sitting. Since we had breakfast a couple of hours earlier in the FCL, we requested that we eat later. No problem at all. Lunch service started with the full treatment for the three pax in row 1 including the chilled glasses for ice vodka to accompany the caviar, something that was completely AWOL on our SFO-MUC flight.

About an hour later, Mrs. SFO and I decided to have lunch. Although the January menu looked wonderful and offered a number of interesting new dishes from Thomas & Mathias Suhring of Bangkok's Restaurant Mezzaluna, we decided to go light today.

The Leaf Lettuce with Fennel and Carrot Juliennes, Brown Mushrooms and Cocktail Tomatoes with Ginger and Lime Vinaigrette dressing was excellent. We wound up sampling all the white wines today, rejecting the German '10 Keltic Terre Pinot Blanc and Austrian '10 Domane Wachau Gruner Veltliner Samragd before settling on Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay from the Columbia Valley (WA). Although on the menu, the 07 Chateau de Rully Premier Cru was not on board today.

And the LH Classic: Fried Filet of Salmon with Sauce Hollandaise, Almond Broccoli and Parsley Potatoes.

The cheese cart looked so wonderful that I couldn't resist.

Everything but the Bleu. Le Coutances, Banon Goat wrapped in Chestnut Leaf, Reblochon and Rahmberg, toasted Pecan Nuts and Fig Mustard Sauce.

And for dessert, the delicious and lighter Coconut and Sago Soup with Mango and green Tea Biscuit.

We passed on the after dinner drink cart.

But not on the chocolates.

Mrs. SFO reclined her seat and promptly slept for the next 5 hours, while I moved over to my office in 2A to read and work on my photos. Frequent water top ups from our attentive crew. WiFi was apparently inoperative today, our Purser and I comically joked about "in 5 minutes" numerous times. At exactly T-90, our crew began the prep for our Snack.

One more German beer.

And the delicious Pichelsteiner Eintopf, Beef Stew (Soup) with Savoy Cabbage, Carrots, Celery and Potatoes

We touched down at 3:10P and after a marathon taxi and tow arrived at the gate at around 3:30P. Amazingly, there was no one in C&I and we were thru in no time. After only a couple minute wait, the carousel started and our bags were #1 and #2. Wow, talk about Priority Service. Using a $5 SmartCarte, we dropped the bags at connecting counter and headed for the inter-terminal Train for the short ride over to UA and T-7.

Next up:
From the high of LH to the low of UA.