We are about 2 hours from landing in Amsterdam as I write this. So far the plane ride has been pretty uneventful. The Comfort Plus cabin defintely offers more legroom and nicer amenities than the coach but my back is longing for the laydown capsules avaialbe only to First Class.
We left at 2 pm Seattle time and will arrive at 7 AM Amdertsam time. Then it;s a connecting flight to Geneva around noon. So sleep is a neccessity on this particular leg of the trip. We've come prepared for that, shlepping Turtle neck pillows (if you haven't seen these, google them as they are a neck saver), eye masks, noie cancelling earbuds and melatonin. Still, I found it challenging to make myself fall asleep at 4 pm.
Our seats are divided on this leg, with Steve and Grady (the longest and largest of our group) nabbing the cherished bulkhead seats. Colby and I are opposite side of the plane an 2 rows back from them. I can see the top of Grady's head but that is about it from this angle. I am hoping they fared well and got some sleep.
Around us is a variety of types: the older couple in front of us that have a very unique smell that I can only pinpoint to old houses with water intrusion issues, the 6 month old and her parents beside us (who has cried a couple times but never for long or too loudly), to the guy behind us who evidently owns a Chick-Fil-A in Savannah that somehow the flight attendant identified and pretty much fawned over for owning a CFA. Steve and Grady's seatmates are another older couple traveling through Amsterdam and onwards from there. They seem OK.
The food has been OK but plentiful. They started with Cheese Its and Biscoff Biscotti which is a really odd combination but Colby enjoyed. Dinner was chicken (bland but fine) or pasta. Then in the middle of the flight they handed out cheese and ham sandwiches while everyone was pretty much asleep. I can hear them making breakfast now and believe we are getting yogurt and fruit.
One other note: if you haven't been to the A gates at SeaTac, you would be blown away by how much has changed. We walked through them on our way to the S gates and heard live music, noted several hip eateries and a number of authentic Seattle merchandisers (Glassy Baby, Seattle Hat, etc.). It didn't neccessarily remind me of Seattle because none of the restaurant names are familiar but Steve said what it was really missing for authentic Seatle are homeless tents on the side. ;)
There are also a lot of new eateries opening any minute in the main terminal. They were still cordoned off but we could glimpse a Bento Box (great idea for grab and go on the plane), fish and chips place and a couple other new fast casual places. Anthonys is also getting remodeled but we could not tell what changes were being made there yet.
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