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The red carpet awaits
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A seat AND a bed!
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Champagne and macadamia nuts
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Amenity kit, slippers, pajamas and a Bose headset
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Amuse-bouche to keep us from starving during the boarding process
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When flying Lufthansa, one must not miss the pretzle rolls!
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Zensai Sanshu: Caviar with all the fixings and a starter of seared tuna with grilled watermelon
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Combination of Sesame crusted Yellow Fin Tuna, grilled Water Melon and Capsicum Parfait
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Honey glazed Duck Breast, Vegetable Salsa, Micro Greens and Seasame Dressing
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Scallops and Shiitake Mushroom with Bonito flavored Cream
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Kudzu Cake with Cod Milt, Salmon Roe and Dashi
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Hassun: Snow Crab Sushi, seared Blowfish Sushi, Fish Roe rolled with Kelp, blanched Blowfish Skin served with Ponzu Sauce, Gisei-Tofu and Kumquats simmered in Syrup
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Omozakana: Simmered Sea Bream and Turnip served with Gin an Sauce, Kintoki Carrot and steamed Tawara Rice
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Gohan: Steamed rice wrapped in a Bamboo Sheet
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Misoshiru: Miso Soup
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Wagashi: Japanese Sweet with Otemoto Stick
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Some truffles to top things off…
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…and coffee, with more chocolate.
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Dessert wines and cheeses on the way but I was stuffed.
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A bit of a strange routing to begin with
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Mongolia!
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Lake Baikal in Russia
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Sporting my Lufty PJs
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Canapés as a mid-flight snack
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My last chance at some onigiri for a while so I had that as a snack as well.
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Half way to Germany, might as well celebrate with a German beer.
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Amy enjoying her bed and the movies
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Why look, it is time for another meal!
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Attention to detail: the logo always faces the customer!
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Hassun: Osaka pressed Sushi featuring Mackerel, Prawn and Eff, Sea Bream, minced Chicken Cake covered with Poppy Seeds, small River Fish rolled with Kelp, Petit Arrowhead Bulb pickled with Sweet Vinegar and Ginger
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Omozakana: Simmed Black Rockfish with simmered An Sauce, grilled Tofu and steamed Tawara Rice
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Chocolate Spicy Cake
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I decided to try some plum saki. Tsukinoi Nihonshu Shikomi Umezake
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Nice shower rooms at the Frankfurt First Class Terminal
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A quality spread on the buffet line…cured ham, anyone?
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I order off the menu a pumpkin salad
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…and the schnitzel
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Hot chocolate for dessert
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We scored a nice upgrade at the Grand Hyatt Berlin
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The walk-in closet at the Grand Hyatt Berlin was about the size of our whole room at the Chungking Mansions in Hong Kong
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Huge bathroom!
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We brought the Hyatt rubber ducky two friends from the Lufthansa lounge
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We couldn’t even put a dent in the complimentary minibars
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Nice sculture in our floor’s elevator lobby
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Our ride to our Berlin-bound aircraft
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