I came to Las Vegas for NAB show. My usual flight is ANA but in order to join a meeting upon my arrival, I took earlier United this time. I bought a new suitcase small enough to carry-on. It’s German Titan X2. I somehow managed to squeeze 2 suits, 1 pair shoes, and other stuff for a week travel in this tiny capacity. Quite efficient.

さて飛行機だが、中継地点のサンフランシスコには見事に30分強遅れて到着したが、乗り継ぎには間に合った。それにしてもUnitedの雑さ加減は相変わらずで、まずオーバーブッキングで僕の席に後からもう一人の客が来た。乗務員が調整した結果、ひとつ空席だったファーストに格上げされたのは僕の方だった。食事は和食をお願いしたが、完全に洋風の前菜が運ばれこちらは戸惑う。年配のアテンダントがカリフォルニアのピノがあると言うのでそれを頼んだが、持ってきたワインはどう見ても豪州シラーの味。後でラベルを見せてもらおうと思っていたら、別のアテンダントが「あの人はよく知らないのよ、ごめんなさいね」と、やはりシラーのボトルを手にしていた。味は良かったのでおかわりする。洋食の前菜の後で和食の前半コースが来た。
As expected, United arrived at SFO more than 30 minutes late but it was not too late to catch the connecting flight. In the flight was the slight disorder of usual United. Another passenger showed up later to my seat and the attendants had to settle this overbooking. The upgrade to a remaining first-class seat was me. I ordered Japanese dinner and came a pure western plate of starter to puzzle me. A rather senior attendant told me she had Californian Pinot, so I ordered it. It tasted like Australian Syrah when the glass came, so I was about to ask to see the label when another attendant apologetically came to explain to me with the bottle saying “sorry, she doesn’t know the things, and do you want to change?” This syrah was actually good and I wanted it refilled. Then started the real Japanese dinner.
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