This trip was kind of, if not eventful, at least not dull. I met the CEO of a large provider on the Bordeaux → Paris leg, was a bit awkward, since we don’t know each other well, and we were seated next to each other. I am not a small talk champ, which didn’t help… Then, in Air France’s Lounge, CDG 2F – thanks to the guy at AF who came up with the stupid idea of merging First Class and Biz Class lounges, I had the pleasure to sit for a while next to Monica Bellucci – she is indeed beautiful. She spent her time speaking on the phone, and had to sign one autograph for a family with kids, she was even very gracious about it. I tried hard *not* to oggle, a task helped by the fact that the aforementioned CEO was still with me…

Then I got bumped up to Biz Class – as usual being Flying Blue Platinum doeth have its perks – and it so happened that the plane had been refitted to the new Biz Class, which is very very nice. The seat unfolds to a bed – albeit not completely flat – and the equipment is supposed to be nicer. Me, I don’t really care, as I usually spend 2/3 of my time in the plane sleeping – which is why I am all the more interested in the seat’s comfort, not the other trimmings.

Ah but there’s one I did enjoy a bit: 110V directly from the seat’s central armrest. Which means the ‘puter never gets out of juice. Between work, games and *real* movies, man, the one third I spent awake wasn’t boring…

That bag had *eight* bottles of wine/booze in it. 22 kg/48 lbs…

First Class ain’t shabby either.

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