View from the air, about an hour before landing at San Francisco

Originally uploaded by neilmadhvani.

I’m currently on a British Airways flight to San Francisco and am very impressed with the service from BA so far. It was so easy to check-in online, print my own boarding pass and then just go to the fast-bag drop point at Heathrow this morning. Whilst I’d already got a seat reserved in a fairly good location, I thought I’d ask if there were any emergency exit or bulk-head seats available, as these offer so much more legroom. They put in a special request on the system and told me to ask again at the boarding gate, which I did – was really chuffed to find a new boarding pass had already been printed and was waiting for me! About the best seat I could hope for actually – right next to the emergency exit! No, that isn’t so I can make a quick escape in the unlikely event of something going – it really is to be able to stretch ng

The cabin crew are really polite and efficient, and the lunch service was very good – certainly tasted a lot better than what I’ve come across on other long-haul flights. I’m in a very comfortable Boeing 747-400 – I enjoy flying 747 much more than the largest Airbus (A340 I think) as there’s a lot more space to walk around, and cross from one aisle to the other without causing other passengers lots of inconvenience.

So, just over 3 hours to landing. I was feeling extremely exhausted a few hours back, having only had about 4 hours sleep last night, but some quick power-naps seem to have done the trick I find it quite hard to get any kind of proper sleep in the air. Looking forward to exploring San Francisco – looking at the DK Eyewitness guide to the city I’ve bought, there’s plenty to see and do, and hopefully a chance to try lots of interesting cuisine too in one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world.

The weather is expected to be sunny all week – around 22-24C I have 4 and a bit days to wear my tourist hat, then I’ll be attending the 4 day Sun JavaOne conference, which is the main reason I’m here.

I’ve uploaded some photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilmadhvani

More soon!

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