Quantum of Solace
I haven’t seen a James Bond film in years, as they weren’t to C’s taste, but I did watch Quantum of Solace on the flight home. It was the best of a group of films that either didn’t appeal or I’d seen before. I tried to watch The Last Station, but the sound quality on the headsets wasn’t good enough to follow it.
Quantum of Solace wasn’t too bad and it filled a couple of hours, but the BA choice had been better on the way out.
Interestingly, we bought our house in Debach from Daniel Craig’s step father, Maxwell Blond.
Evian on Cathay Pacific
I suppose they fly it halfway round the world, but surely there is something good and more local to Hong Kong.
Tête-Bêche or Herringbone
BA and Cathay Pacific have very different ideas about how Business Class should be laid out. In the former you sleep head to tail, whereas in Cathay, you’re arranged on either side of the aisle.
In my view BA’s layout is much better, as you can leave your seat so much easier, without taking the seat out of the sleeping position. Apparently, the herringbone gives a wider seat, but I don’t need that. I also found the Cathay seat a lot more uncomfortable, probably because I couldn’t lay on my stomach and because my spine sticks out at the bottom.
I should also say that the gluten-free food on BA was much better than that on Cathay, but this might be because it was out of Hong Kong. Strangely, the best I had, was on Astraeus on a charter to Gambia. It had been produced by a small Welsh company.
Back in My Own Home
I arrived at my house at about eleven this morning.
It’s good to be back! Except for my left side and possibly a bit of vision, I’m not too bad either. I managed a trip to Waitrose with just a driver.
The Anonymous Widower 