Island Hop: ANA Business Class 767-300 NRT-TPE

 I had an approximately one hour layover at NRT before my flight to TPE. We were late leaving LAX so I was a little anxious since I knew I had to re-clear security and find my next gate.

Mini van again!

Island Hop: ANA Staggered Business Class LAX-NRT NH5

I recently got to go to Taipei, Taiwan. LAX has 7 daily flights direct to TPE (Taoyuan International Airport) in Taipei. Being the nut case that I am I felt fortunate to be able to fly on All Nippon Airways via NRT (Tokyo-Narita).

My routing for this trip

I was really excited to try ANA's staggered business class seat. I have previously tried economy, premium economy, and first class. So with this trip I will have tried all of their products!

Hironoya ひろの屋

Hironoya is a gem of a Japanese restaurant. Unfortunately, as of this writing it is closed until they can find a new location. We all hope that it will be sooner rather than later.

It may seem silly to write about a restaurant that is on a hiatus. I am writing about this because there aren't many restaurants like this. I'm not just talking about the food. It's a major part of it yes, but this restaurant has the intangible qualities that not many can have.

Hironoya

Germany, There and Back Again: FRA and the Flight Home

For other parts of this journey please click below!
Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - LAX to FRA
Part 3 - FRA to MUC
Part 4 - BMW Welt and Delivery
Part 5 - First drive and Linderhof Palace
Part 6 - Füssen, Ulm, and Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Part 7- Speyer Museum and Heidelberg
Part 8 - FRA and the Flight Home

Part 8

We woke up in the morning and bid farewell after a fun drive across the bridge. Frankfurt isn't too far away from Heidelberg but we had to make sure we had enough time for a car wash and the paperwork.

Autobahn to Frankfurt

Germany, There and Back Again: Speyer Museum and Heidelberg

For other parts of this journey please click below!
Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - LAX to FRA
Part 3 - FRA to MUC
Part 4 - BMW Welt and Delivery
Part 5 - First drive and Linderhof Palace
Part 6 - Füssen, Ulm, and Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Part 7- Speyer Museum and Heidelberg
Part 8 - FRA and the Flight Home

Part 7

After Rothenburg we were back on the road for our last full day in Germany. We made a stop at the Speyer Museum before getting to Heidelberg.

I saw a picture of the crown jewel of Speyer Museum online many years ago. My younger self vowed to go there one day because heck, how often do you get to climb into a 747-200 perched atop some stilts in the sky?

Ye ol' D-ABYM

Tomales Bay Oysters Update

I previously had a post about eating farm fresh oysters at Tomales Bay Oyster Company in Marshall, CA.

Unfortunately they have since had to close their picnicking area this is due to a use permit that was issued to them in 1987. We were able to go on the weekend prior to their October 11, 2015 closure. They have since reopened with limited hours for wholesale retail only.

Oyster noms

How I Yelled at Avis SFO

I think this is the only time I've actually yelled at someone I don't personally know. It's not something that I do. You never know the full story of what is going on with the other person so there can be many reasons why someone seems to be doing a poor job. I'm not entirely proud of this but I thought I'd share.

Board the Air Train to rentail car!