We are several days into our trip and this is the first time I have been able to just sit and take a moment to breath. In other words, our trip has been fabulous so far!
The Three Musketeers are once again traveling together through the wonders that make up Taiwan. A lovely little Fox kit named Fae has joined our family this year. Little Bear is super thrilled to take his new friend under his experienced travel paws.
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| Little Bear and Fae Kit ready and waiting to go in their purse home |
We began our adventures on Friday the 13th (O.o) with a driver from Lyft taking us to the airport. We opted to only pack carry on luggage this time, so checking in and going through security was quick and efficient. Not to mention, TSA Precheck is a god send for travelers. I despise having to take my shoes off and pull out laptops etc. I blinged out my nails for the trip with some stick on's. I love them so much, but they are definitely not for long extended use. By the time we reached our final destination they were totes worse for wear haha.
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| Bling Bling! I figured we were being fancy pants with flying Business so I needed to have pretty nails too! |
How to explain the amazing, fabulousness of flying anything but economy class? I love love love Business class. I can't even fathom what First class would be like.
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| Kitsune was super happy about all the room and comfort. |
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| Look at all that leg room!!! And the TV screens were huge. |
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| Little Bear and Fae were super happy about all of the space. Really comfy! Flying in style yo. |
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| Ooooh yeah. Lie Flat seats, I was able to prop my legs up, and was able to have a back massage all flight!! Not to mention make my cushions softer or firmer. So friggin fabulous! |
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| Tray tables out, with a table cloth before dinner. Totes fancy. |
I have never felt so much like a Princess. Not sure how I can go back to flying economy. Hopefully we will not have to between using miles and finding good deals. This experience has totally blown my mind. I intellectually knew that it would be awesome-sauce. The actual experience...how to put into words? I felt so special. I am a very low maintenance type of girl. I am not used to being doted upon, as I am usually the one taking care of others. The amount of attention paid to the passengers on Austrian Air was stellar. 20 hours in the air never felt so good. I always dreaded the travel part of traveling. If we are able to fly Business every time, I will never dread flying again.
The food was really really good. Airline food that I really enjoyed. I had Champagne! I was rather excited to have real bubbly with our appetizers.
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| Started off with a Cream Truffle Soup, and a Seaweed Goat Cheese Beet salad. |
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| Kitsune had the Prawns for his appetizer along with a really nice Riesling. |
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| We both chose to have the Seared Salmon with Creamed Spinach and Roast Potatoes with Horseradish sauce. I went with a Spicy Red Wine. |
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| Mango Panacotta for Dessert, I had a Chocolate Souffle with Fruit but just devoured it before taking a picture. My bad! |
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| Austrian Special Coffee drink. Weiner Ice Cafe. Not as sweet as I expected it to be, but still enjoyable. |
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| On our second leg of the journey, Vienna to Hong Kong, Kitsune chose the Short Rib with Fried Rice and Pineapple. I got a Truffle pasta which was really quite good but forgot to photo.. We were so tired during this leg, and went to sleep immediately after eating. |
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| Breakfast on our second leg. I forgot to photo the breakfast on the first flight, but it was basically the same thing. I was still so full the first flight that I barely ate any breakfast. |
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| Since I wasn't able to eat much of my omlette the first flight, I chose to have plain yogurt and house made granola with fresh fruit this time. It was perfect. |
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| I also had a hot chocolate for breakfast. Yummy! |
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| On the flight from Hong Kong to Taiwan we were also Business. Kitsune had the shrimp with pasta |
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| I had Brisket baked in a pear, with fried rice. Also had really good Ying Yang Tea. |
The access to the lounges makes all the difference as well. Being able to shower during our layover in Hong Kong was so relaxing. The light food that is offered in the lounges is also really convenient and actually really tasty. We didn't have to purchase any food during our entire travel time.
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| Showered, feed, and thoroughly relaxed in the Hong Kong Airlines Lounge. |
Business Class on Hong Kong Airlines was really comfy as well, the flight was quite short, but still very very enjoyable.
Finally arrived in Taiwan on the 15th. Made our way to Beitou to meet up with our friend, and hiked our way up to our hotel, Hotel Double One. Yay for successful and comfortable travel times!!!
