Oh No Four Oh!
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Date: 13/03/13
Owner: Administrator
Size: 121 items
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Cathay call this "The Long Bar" (no kidding, I hear you cry), and Willard can't resist visiting, even though, as a First Class passenger, he doesn't really need to go to the bar, as the staff will happily bring him anything he could possibly want, right to his seat.
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And even though he will get a 5 course meal on the plane, Willard, being a bit of a gourmet, has to visit "The Haven" a full service restaurant that Cathay have built into their lounge for their First class passengers. It may look like a buffet, but it isn't. The catering is done by the Peninsula, and chefs are continually cooking food fresh, to ensure that guests have a choice of everything on the menu, freshly cooked and waiting for them.
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And, on the advice of his friends Ken and Pat (who were the last passengers to board their flight to Bangkok a few years ago, after being rushed from one end of the terminal to the other with "Absolutely last and final call and this time we're not kidding" announcements ringing in their ears!) Willard moves to Cathay's OTHER lounge, "the Pier" which is at the far end of the terminal, where the Bangkok flight leaves from today. By sheer coincidence, Willard chooses a seat directly in front of the very Airbus A330 that will very soon whisk him to Don Muang airport in Bangkok.
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The Pier offers "Dayrooms" to First class passengers, where they can lie back, relax in front of a Plasma TV, and be waited on hand and foot as they snooze before continuing their journey. How can Willard refuse?
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And so (not late for boarding THIS time) Willard can relax into his middle seats on this Cathay Pacific flight.
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And, as you can imagine, Willard was a bit of a "hit" with the First Class cabin crew, who knew a discerning bear of real character when they saw one!
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Safety First! Willard straps himself into his seat during the flight, after all, turbulence is no laughing matter, and though Willard is getting to be a "Frequent Flyer", he'd rather not be flying round the cabin if the Captain hits some clear air turbulence at 35,000 feet!
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A birthday cake, birthday card signed by the crew, and chocolates, Willard is feeling an exceptionally lucky bar today! (and for those who are counting, yes, that will make the second birthday cake...)
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After arriving at the Sheraton Grande Sukhimvit in the centre of Bangkok and checking into his suite, Willard can't wait to get out to the "Sala" on the 3rd floor and hit the Jacuzzi!
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Finding this boat, Willard suddenly finds himself having an "Apocalypse Now" style flashback. "Bangkok - S***, I'm still only in Bangkok...... I asked them for a Contract, and, for my sins, they gave me one - sent it up like room service, and I'd never ask them for another...."
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