LTG the pyramid scheme? Will QF LTG (Lift Their Game) ?? Europe 2024 for tipping over LIFE TIME GOLD

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Fortunate to score an uninterrupted view !

 

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Edem
And Edem restaurant
Beautiful meal !
Calimari and Bream
Lovely sunset
And some fireworks to finish the night

 

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Late night ramblings

Changing of the Guard


Missed the last Metro spots a walk home

The irony of the dust laced car across from the Motor museum
We saw many cars and motorbikes which Clearly hadn’t been used for quite awhile

Then there’s the church

And another batch of Aussie gum


And there’s that last Metro train for the night stabled at Attiki

 

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Last day in Athens
Street scenes galore
Taxis = Mercedes (or Skoda)



Byzantine & Christian museum complex. The river ilios is down the back of the garden

 

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Next door is the War Museum

And seeing it’s an aviation blog. Knock your socks off on this lot of jets

 

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And then afternoon tea at Paul

Feels frantic

 

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We came
We saw
But we didn’t get on-board the floating museums

So we crowned instead
High Corona

 

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Back at the Armenian on the last night in Athens

Khorovats delicious and Karas Red





And that’s Athens

 

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Saturday morning and headed early to the airport.

Farewell fine as pro


Glad I did as the wait for the train was 25 minutes plus
Waiting waiting


Hooray


And what with the hordes of people queueing to come I’m doubly glad I went early



Hours later


Our chariot



Finally on the way


The modern 2004 Olympic stadium complex

 

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Athens to Madrid

Brilliant business meal
Brilliant service from the two lads
Responsive and proactive

Even with a couple of grins
gin and tonic later in the longer flight

 

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Well late arrival so there’ll be ZERO lounge time in Madrid

But wait, the onward flight to Orly is an hour delayed
So a good chance to drop by the lounge
Sweet place


Flight finally arrives

 

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Madrid to Orly
Much shorter flight
The two young ladies were attentive !

The pork was amazing !
The passionfruit pannacotta incredible



Qantas they need to LTG
LIFT THEIR GAME

these two meals left em in the dust

They are so far behind with their business meal offering it makes them look like cough

They are just crusty now (other than the crusty sourdough which is great)

 

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I love seeing eucalyptus trees when I’m abroad. They are just quintessentially Australian

 

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Late into Paris Orly
Some shots around the airport
Then around the
Hotel about 9 pm

 

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It’s now 30th June
The hotels out in Zone 3 Joinville-Le-Pont



Opera Garnier



Onto Printemps used to be able to visit the rooftop easily but no more
Love the juxtaposition of GOLD in this photo



But there’s a coffee shop on 7th that’ll do (with the …. ever capuccino)

 

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Climbing to see Hortense


Oh hortense

 

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Great architecture


Onto the Panthenon


French election voting place

 

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The money shot.

Sold out. All week as it turns out (turns out bloc tics are sold to tour companies who on-sell at profit sighs )



Plenty of variety for train buffs!

 

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1 July



The canal at Joinville goes underground ! Barge heading into the tunnel


And into the Panthenon
Like Wow!