The view or two from my "office"

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CIP lounge at IKA is about 500m from the main terminal. F pax (me) and J pax (RooFlyer) front the desk, hand over passport and bag for checking in and the staff do everything behind the scenes while pax lounge. After a little confusion, I was able to guest RF into the F section upstairs and the cheerful egg chef whipped up a couple of good omelettes.

The F section has enclosed sleeping suites.

The concierge will call us at boarding time and a limo will whisk us to our respective birds (EK for me and QR half an hour later for RF).
 
My current view-
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Damn tug.MACq01.
 
A few shots from the trip across the Simpson ...

Lake Eyre South
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The view from Algebuckina Bridge
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1100 dunes - and counting
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Poeppel Corner (NT/QLD/SA)
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On top of Big Red
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Made it!
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A Port Pirie lizard enjoying his own office
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Being a frequent flyer forum, I feel compelled to point out that you can fly over those dunes! ;)
 
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CIP lounge vehicle, and the building so nicely physically disconnected from the whY scrum at the main terminal at IKA - from the bird on T/O roll. A class act - I like it:):cool::D,
 
Beautiful clear day over Iran.

Looking back at IKA ( far left, another strip less developed at centre)

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Great view of a certain facility near Natanz ( must be a mine complex - there a road leading to an underground tunnel) :)

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Esfahan:

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Near Shiraz ( we flew right over it :( )

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Quaffing a quite acceptable Hollick Wrottonbully Shiraz at this point:

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