The Final Chapter...for now

With every good trip, you have to end in a bang! Matt is starting Stanford Business School in the fall, and I have been eagerly searching for a new position in the area. We will move into a brand new on-campus apartment, meet all new friends and learn a new city. Its like traveling, but you stay put.

So to go out with a bang, Matt had a surprise for me. Because we were on a budget, we bought every flight we took with different airlines, not accruing miles (oh no!) to save money. With this in mind, Matt used all of his United miles left over after the honeymoon, and bought two First Class one-way tickets from Frankfurt to Denver.

I liked the sound of first class, especially after feeling like super low class in Europe with the prices, and then Matt told me the perks. On the airline we are flying with, Lufthansa, First Class passengers are treated with exceptional care. They do not just offer you a special lounge; they have built a First Class Terminal! Insane!

As soon as we entered the "Top Costumer Building," Matt and I were escorted to the lounge infront of the lounge.

In this lounge, they offered us free nuts (the nice kind, like cashews and almonds) and checked our tickets to make sure no rif-raff got in. Then they took our luggage and boarding passes, and took us to the private security line.

Once through security, they opened the doors to the labyrinth. Our personal assistant showed us the cigar lounge (with free cigars), the free restaurant (where you could order almost anything including fresh gelato) and free wifi (Matt's favorite part). Now I know this much detail may show my lack of experience in first class, but guess what, I was impressed! Our assistant showed us where the massage chairs were, then let us know she would come back to get us around boarding time. First Class boards last so that we dont have to be "inconvenienced." Then this wonderful woman told me the icing on the cake. "We have a limousine service to take you directly to the plane. You will not have to walk." My first thoughts were, "Maybe limousine means something different in German?" I know, I know I have been traveling for too long and everything sounds foreign now. After Matt reassured me that he heard the same thing, I got super stoked.

We are now in the lobby enjoying the perks of the upper class. I maybe the wolf in sheep's clothing, but if I eat and drink quietly and make sheep sounds, I should be in the clear.

I will post about the limo issue after we land. Here we come USA! We missed you!