Bangkok to Frankfurt on Thai Airways

So I finally am writing about my 14 hour flight from Bangkok to Frankfurt. Yes, I couldn't get a direct flight thus this was the only other alternative. First time sitting on the upper deck of the Boeing 747. I thought it will be nice, it definitely was quieter but felt that the chairs was abit old. But the food on this flight was pretty good. Before the flight even moved off the tarmac, a cup of champagne was served. Not sure what brand but it was not really smooth. Then once in the air, we had starters of a Thai version of their Otak Otak. This was really good and with that, I was starting to hope for more. Next came the appetizers which was a plate of rolled chicken ham and smoked salmon and another plate of mix green salad. I also had a piece of garlic bread on the sides. The main course was Chicken in Pa-naeng Curry with rice. The curry was great but I can't say the same about the rice. It was too soft (maybe being microwaved?). Finally dessert was some cake which I didn't like at all. I guess it was a mixture of cheese and raspberries that made me not like it. So this is the first serving.
In between the flight I was feeling hungry and they served some appetizers. This is the best appetizer I have had as they served chilled foie gras and also prawns. Yum. I had 2 plates :)
The second serving which was salmon sandwich of mash potatoes. Interesting huh. At first I was wondering if it will be good, and thankfully, it tasted awesome. Wish there was more. My main course I chose the fish with potatoes. This was alright but the fish tasted fishy. Some muddy taste to it. Also, there was a bone in the fillet, which I was really surprised. Could it be the made a mistake? No I didn't report or complain. Dessert was some white chocolate something. I didn't like it too :p And so, I reach Frankfurt in one full piece (gain weight somemore as non stop eating)

 Upper deck

 Remote arm rest. Got massage function but very soft one

 How it looks. Very empty luckily

 Champagne

 Otak Otak

 Starting of my meal

 Close up

 Olive oil and vinegar for salad dressing

 Chicken Curry

 Forgot to mention got fruits and cheese

 Dessert

 Mid flight appetizer

 Then start the 2nd meal serving. This one really nice

 Thats me, thanks to the friendly steward :)

 See how the salmon became a sandwich

 Main course of fish in tomato sauce

 Hmm... I think it was Tab Tim fish.. ??

 See, got bone somemore

 Dessert again

 Love the view of the sky

 Then there was a rainbow somemore.

 Thats my colleague there :p

 The plane I was on at Frankfurt, Germany

 The sign says it all

Waiting for the next flight to Copenhagen. Sadly it was delayed 3 hours

 Frankfurt airport is huge. Need to take a tunnel to the other terminal

Bangkok Airport Royal Silk Lounge + Spa

So as I have time to burn at Bangkok Airport and after walking endlessly among the many shops here, finally decided to rest my feet at the Thai Royal Silk Lounge. The one I went to is located at Gate C and its very open and comfortable.
There are many comfortable couch for one to just relax and there is also free WI-FI here so connectivity is great. The facilities in this lounge includes of course free flow of food and drinks, and they also have a shower room and also very simple beds should one decide to take a nap.
So on to the food ya... heheh, well, they do have a decent selection but I was told that it cannot beat Cathay's or SIA's lounge in terms of variety. But I'm not complaining. They have a central island where the main food trays are located and then at the sides there are some of the special for the day. Then drinks (alcohol included) is free flow and there is only so much you could drink I guess. There is also an area for snacks and fruits too.
So I tried their chicken and shrimp steamed bun and also their siew mai (dumplings) (chicken). I think its chicken as I don't recall if its pork.(I could be wrong). I also had a piece of chicken sausage (mini). My colleague on the other hand had a plate of salad with some dressing on top. Looks yummy and healthy too. Next I had a second helping of mushroom pie and a few more of those lovely siew mai.
Unexpected, we then found out that we are entitled to a complimentary massage. You can choose to have a neck+shoulder massage or foot massage. I chose the former and I must say that it really helped to loosen up the stressed out muscles. After the massage, we are brought to the spa lounge where we are served some snacks and also scented teas. Very refreshing indeed. The decorations here are really superb and gives a calming mood. As we still had time, we headed back to the lounge.

I decided to chomp on more food and this time took the chicken dumplings with soup. I added a spoon of paprika to give the soup some oomph. I finished off my meal with a seafood flavored potato chips! So this transit time was well spent, and off to the long flight to Frankfurt.

The lounge setting 

 

 The food island

 Cakes, puffs....

 Sandwiches

 My first round of food

 Salad

 Mushroom pie

 Another angle of the lounge

 Snacks at the spa

 And the tea

 Spa setting

 

 Dried mangoes

 Lotus flower

 Round leaves

 Dumpling soup with paprika at side

Seafood flavor potato chips

Touchdown in Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport

As the flight progress smoothly, took a shot of the beautiful skyline, wow, so serene, too bad can't see the earth curvature in this picture. Soon we landed at the new Bangkok airport, well its about 4-5 years now, but it really does look sparkling new. And one thing I must comment is that the airport is huge. There were so many travelators and I can't imagine traversing the airport without it. The common decorations here are the orchids which I do find interesting and beautiful. A comparison to Changi, is that Changi uses more of the Phalaenopsis species whereas in Thailand its more Vanda variety. So this is just a short posting. Next will be the Silk Lounge and the Spa at the airport.

Clear blue sky

 Touchdown at Bangkok

 Vandas everywhere

 Its like endless path, so long the airport corridor

 Look closely at the sign and you will see between East and West is almost 1km long

 This is Gate C view

There is even demigods around... hehe