After a long absense, I like to share some trip report with you, and I have to admit, all of you, who are airliners.net memeber, as well, might know about.
And sorry, that I promised, a DXB, as well, as, Cuba trip report and never posted it - instead, if you like, you can watch some photos here
http://bilder.jutta-staudach.de
please, don't blame me, but it's made with a test version and the full sized pics "wear" the test version tag. As soon, as I have suitable spare time, I will fix that.
Well, back to Venezuela
Starting May 18 07:20 with AF1007 DUS-CDG which was a short, uneventful hop and early landing in CDG.
Fine, but not too early to hop outside and having a cigarette. "Ce la vie"
When arriving Terminal 2C it was easy to find the gate and wait, wait
Well, Flight AF0460 dep 10:35 acctually left CDG a bit late (approx 30 mins) and I have to admit Air France is great even in ECO.
They served champagne for Apero and a real nice meal - Tomato tarte Tatin
Choice of main course
Chicken Filets with mild spices accompanied by semolina with coriander and vegetables or
Salmon ravioli Florentine
- I choosed the ravioli and they where real tasteful
Camembert Cheese
Madeleine
Farmer's Cheese Entrements with Mango
Coffee (Nescafé) and tea
and beer was a choice of local Venezulan (return leg) and 1664 - tasteful, as well.
Seat number 26K A340 with entertainment system for every even eco seat
Arriving CCS was on time, but I had to waint 45 minutes for my luggage.
Not too amused, after such a long flight.
Finding Enrique and the others was quite easy, and later we moved to our apartments for the night -
as you can see very nice
and the drinks they served us, while we relaxed in the pool - for sure the same - Chivazuela
? !Next day we moved after a long breakfast, more a brunch back to the airport and our flight was
19MAY VO2013 CCS-PMV (Conviasa)
and I couldn't believe that they served Coffee and a cake on this 30 minute hop
Well, I have to admit I had a great time on the Island of Margarita
and on 23rd of May it was time to say bye, bye
flown Aserca DC9 PMV-CCS and waiting for my Air France flight back to europe in CCS
23MAY AF0461 A340 CCS-CDG Seat 25 K
Meal this time (including real Champagne not sparkling water for Apero)
Nicoise Salad
Choice of main course
Beef Bourguingnon accompanied by saffron rice and carrots
or Tagliarini pasta with shrimp and tomatoe basil sauce
Petit-Suisse cheese
Apple Tarte
Coffee (Nescafé) and tea
And not amused, the flight back to DUS was cancelled and spent 3 hours on CDG airport .... positive aspect, I have gooten a voucher for some llunch and my luggage made the connection, too.
And the next trip is already planned, this time, much more longer, mid December, till mid of January 2008, means including Christmas Day and New Years Eve.
KLM from AMS to Quito, Ecuador -
http://www.cafecultura.com/ we like to stay there
Quito to Lima, Peru (TACA ?)
flight to Cuzco and from there "entering" the Machu Picchu
travelling to Puno, from there via Titicaca to La Paz from there to Rurrenabaque and back and afterwards a few days in Brasil.
Back to good old europe from Sao Paulo to CDG with Air France.
Cheers,
Jumbolino.
PS: not to miss the conclusion of the "bunch" of long-haul flights till last december
Lufthansa (DXB) is quite good, but the plane was merely old
Condor (Varadero) is something for pure masochists (my very own, and personal, opinion - I won't blame Condor - but, charter, against flight "en ligne", simple "loose the contest", just my 2 cents)
and Air France is simple great
well, comparison of this three only, and all in Y class.
PPS: regarding the pictures on my Website (all the trips, since last December, are listed there) - if you ever visit Nice and/or Monaco - invest 90 Euro and take a Heli Air Monaco Flight - it's worth !!!!
