Un voyage rapide Franglais

[andye]

Was personally told by lounge staff that I should move on to boarding for DOH-MUC
50 minutes before departure but it is a bit of a trek
Past the bear

Along the terminal to catch the train

And then downstairs to the gate for a bus to remote boarding. Separate bus with leather seats for J pax

 

[andye]

Again an A350 but this time with a herringbone rather than suites layout.

I was in 5A. Decent seat-maybe a little far from the window and foot-cubby on the small side if being picky.

Decent storage and can confirm @Pushka you do get a pouch

 

[andye]

Service excellent again
Pre-departure Bollinger rose (not quite as good as the Heidseck last flight). Only other change in wines was a very smooth St Emillon

Starter of very good beef followed by a (somewhat overcooked) trio of fish

Full menu

Had a couple of hours sleep. Cloudy at times but did have some views of Alps around Salzburg

And the pastoral countryside on descent into MUC

 

[andye]

MUC isn't much of a looker as an airport-all long thin corridors of steel and glass. Went through some quite officious transit security to the gates
(I'm connecting through MUC as QR fares were $2k less by not using LHR...and I wanted some BA squiggles)
No OW lounge at this major *A hub so proceeded to Airport Lounge World, 5 minutes down the terminal.
Access with Priority Pass among others

Bright and airy with tarmac views if you get up close to the windows. Had a sip of the surprisingly good Red before settling into more traditional local fare

 

[andye]

There is another even more spacious area upstairs with showers and a drinks station

There's my plane coming in

All in all a solid PP offering

 

[andye]

Well this might have gone in the Travel Mistakes forum
Hadn't checked my seat number for A319 MUC-LHR. I'm in Y and it's 11B
Flight is rammed to the gills so no change options
Manage to get on early despite no priority boarding.
Sitting in my seat waiting to offer help with bags etc when very spiky lady tells me off for having my elbow on the top corner of 11C before she's even sat down
Pretty uneventful journey. All wearing masks though had heard somewhere it wasn't mandatory


BA have reintroduced snack and drink to distinguish from LCCs

Had to buy a G&T (gin from the 13 colonies unlike Beefeater of old)

No queue at passport control. Short wait for bags. Bought some gin and toblerones and in England I arrive

 

[andye]

Pups doing well

 

[bam71]

Real paper menus (SQ take note) below
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Unusually for me I preferred the rose champagne
Again unusually I found the Pinot best of the reds; the French was very smoky and the Spanish Syrah an unfamiliar Shiraz taste
The Italian white was, as its name would suggest, more Greek in style, quite resinous

Are they not doing the “warmed savory pastries” for mid flight snack/munchies? I miss those!!

 

[RooFlyer]

So good to enjoy a proper, premium (QR) TR!

 

[levelnine]

Thanks so much for sharing. Really helpful. I like the tip about flying into MUC to save money on QR J fares.

 

[kelvedon]

Great TR thank you. I hope you packed a Tweed Jacket and brown shoes to blend in on any country visits this time

 

[craven morehead]

MUC isn't much of a looker as an airport-all long thin corridors of steel and glass. Went through some quite officious transit security to the gates
(I'm connecting through MUC as QR fares were $2k less by not using LHR...and I wanted some BA squiggles)
No OW lounge at this major *A hub so proceeded to Airport Lounge World, 5 minutes down the terminal.
Access with Priority Pass among others
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Bright and airy with tarmac views if you get up close to the windows. Had a sip of yhe surprisingly good Red before settling into more traditional local fareView attachment 275579

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Absolutely love Erdinger possibly my favourite beer!

 

[andye]

Taxi from LHR and checked into Crowne Plaza Albert Embankment
Seems new and is next door to the (Radisson) Park Plaza Riverbank.
Booked a Standard King (via IHG not forgetting to go via topcashback.com for 6% off ) and upgraded to River View. Room not huge but in good nick

You can see Palace of Westminster and the London Eye (just)

Has a couple of bars and a Japanese restaurant but no time to visit.

 

[craven morehead]

Well this might have gone in the Travel Mistakes forum
Hadn't checked my seat number for MUC-LHR. I'm in Y and it's 11B
Flight is rammed to the gills so no change options
Manage to get on early despite no priority boarding.
Sitting in my seat waiting to offer help with bags etc when very spiky lady tells me off for having my elbow on the top corner of 11C before she's even sat down
Pretty uneventful journey. All wearing masks though had heard somewhere it wasn't mandatory

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BA have reintroduced snack and drink to distinguish from LCCs
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Had to buy a G&T (gin from the 13 colonies unlike Beefeater of old)
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No queue at passport control. Short wait for bags. Bought some gin and toblerones and in England I arrive
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Don't mind the odd Aviation G&T myself

 

[andye]

As I was off to dinner with schoolfriends (5 of my final year class of 10).
As I took the taxi to Tooting, was taken by how much more outside dining there was-a positive legacy of covid. Just made the city that bit more buzzy
A few of my friends had studied at St George's so knew the curry scene well

Home

Visit or order your takeaway from Lahore Karahi, your local Pakistani curry house in Tooting, South London.

www.lahorekarahi.co.uk

Food plentiful and well-priced. BYO beer

As I've noticed before when you see people you haven't for a long time, it's amazing how little any of us have changed (personality if not hair and weight) since we were in our teens.
As we left the restaurant, one of the waiters ran 50m down the street to return one our party's sunnies-
Stopped off in a little bar for coughtails in one of the market alleys; there seemed to be lots of these little places around-not something I'd seen before in London.

Back to the hotel on the tube. Masks apparently obligatory but conspicuous by their absence:-late-night London is clearly over it
Short walk from Vauxhall tube back to room and wished mstrsevans3&4 good luck with their junior rugby matches. Hotel bars closed at 12.30 though might well be said I haven't gone without lately

 

[andye]

Don't mind the odd Aviation G&T myself

Difficult for procurement to go past the name No complaints on the taste either

 

[kelvedon]

Indian restaurants were a favourite choice when I was a student in London, but your reunion seems a lot more “refined” than those of my youth…perfectly encapsulated by Rohan Atkinson’s monologue.

 

[andye]

Morning view

Room view of Vauxhall in other direction less scenic but you can just catch a bit of Battersea Power Station

Lambeth Palace, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury is a stone's throw away

There is also a monument to seafarers at the International Maritime Organisation building

And one for the old White Hart Dock

 

[andye]

Inspired by a plaque on dock..

I set off in search of the Broad Street Pump.
Not the typical London sight but I'm sure @drron and other AFF medics will remember its significance from their undergraduate days
The walk there took in a few classics though

 

[SYD]

Inspired by a plaque on dock..
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I set off in search of the Broad Street Pump.
Not the typical London sight but I'm sure @drron and other AFF medics will remember its significance from their undergraduate days
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We walked by many of those yesterday in the sunshine. Back to grey today….

A couple of weeks ago, we walked from Battersea to Vauxhall. The construction / redevelopment there over the years is extradinary.