What a travel day. Three flights later (OKC – DFW – MIA – EZE), we are finally in Buenos Aires. But, I’ve gotta talk about the MIA – EZE flight.

I know that I fly a lot. But, I have not flown first class internationally….business class to London was the closest I’ve gotten and that was pretty cool. That, however, did not prepare for me the bliss that is international first class. Holy shit.

The aircraft was a 777 so it was a big plane. From Miami to Buenos Aires, it takes nine hours. We left at 8:30 pm EST and arrived in BA at 7:30 am.

#1: Champagne welcome before take-off

#2: My own little pod with my seat that reclines into a bed

#3: The complimentary accessories (a) bed linens including a padded bed cover, comforter, light blanket, and pillow (b) Bose headset (can’t keep that), slippers, and a bag of toiletries (can keep that) that included lip stuff, lotions, socks, eye mask, toothbrush, and toothpaste.

They even brought us complimentary pajamas! They are actually comfortable and ones that I’ll probably wear a lot during this trip, given I had cut mine from my packing list.

(Needless to say, I kinda felt like a big rube because I was pretty impressed with all of this. But, I wasn’t the only one. There were several other rubes in first class taking pictures, too.)

I’m used to the warm nuts served before dinner but they also served a parmigiano-reggiano cheese and olive mix that was a nice change of pace. We swiveled our seats so we could face each other and have dinner. Chris had chicken curry (meh) and I had halibut with risotto (good). Dessert included custom sundaes or the cheese tray. We both went for the sundaes. It was a very neat experience. Entertainment options included television shows and movies that we could watch at our convenience.

I tried to watch Footloose but couldn’t stay awake. It wasn’t because of the movie – it was  the champagne and food that knocked me out. It was around 1 am Buenos Aires time when I finally went to sleep. I woke up at 6 am when they started serving breakfast. I was able to freshen up a little before we landed at 7:30 am. But, even with the “bed,” I was still exhausted.

Immigration and customs were uneventful and uncharacteristically smooth and efficient. Maybe arriving so early made a difference. While we usually have to wait for our bags for customs, they were there waiting on us.

More to come about our first day in B.A….

– kb