Dubbed in English – Business class flight from Seattle to Haneda Tokyo
We’re at The Club Seattle at Seattle Airport. I’m not eating anything,
but I’ll take a video of the food counters. It’s around 3:00 PM local time, and the food served seems to be light snacks most likely. We’ll kill about two hours here. We are heading to the gate. We boarded an ANA flight. There are two windows for myself. It’s a little foggy. ANA’s business class seat size varies slightly
depending on the aircraft, but I think this time it’s a B787-9 or B787-10. The seat pitch is approximately 62 inches (157.48 cm),
21 inches (53.34 cm) wide, and the maximum seat length is 76 inches (194 cm). I also have slippers, a blanket with a foot pocket a mat to spread out on the seat. My pouch contains lotion, lip balm, and an eco bag. Maybe everyone else flies ANA more often than I do.The welcome drink I picked is champagne. I drink it in small sips
because I get drunk if I drink it all at once. I usually carry a small amount of luggage, but still, there’s plenty of space under the monitor
and above my head, making me comfortable. By the way, there is no first class service between Seattle and Haneda. We boarded at Gate S8. The north gate is on the opposite side of the airport. What surprised me was that I think
we can adjust the intensity of the sunlight like this. But I felt like I was the only one around me enjoying this. Maybe everyone else flies ANA more often than I do. We are passing Gate S16 and heading toward the runway. The Alaska Airlines building is in the foreground
and the Delta building is behind. The large face that is the symbol of Alaska Airlines is
apparently modeled after an Inuit man named Chester. We can see more than 10 of Chester’s faces. Seattle Airport is one of Alaska Airlines’ hub airports. We take off heading north. We are now floating. Mercer Island is known as an upscale residential area rich in nature, with a population of approximately 25,000. It is the largest island in the lake in the United States, with an area of 178 square feet (16.5 square meters). Puget Sound stretches north to Admiralty Inlet
at the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and south to Tacoma and the city of Olympia,
the capital of Washington state. Kitsap Peninsula, Bainbridge Island,
and other islands float within the bay, while the Olympic Peninsula separates it
from the Pacific Ocean to the west. Finally, Mount Baker comes into view again. The Dabob Bay Natural Area, an area encompassing approximately
3,300 acres (13 square kilometers) of coastline, wetlands, and forests, was established in 1984 to protect a rare example of
pristine salt marsh and spit plant communities. Hood Canal is a fjord-like body of water, one of the small bodies
of water that make up the Salish Sea. Its maximum depth is 600 feet (180 meters),
and its shape is natural, not man-made. Olympic National Park is a World Heritage Site. I was shocked to see this from the air. Perhaps it’s because I’ve never returned to Japan from Seattle. Washington State is a state I’d like to visit again and again. We’re flying directly over the high mountain ranges. Mount Constance, at approximately 7,760 feet (2,360 meters),
is the third highest peak in the Olympic Mountain Range. It’s the most prominent mountain on Seattle’s western skyline. Warrior Peak rises more than 7,320 feet (2,230 meters)
and features two peaks resembling the horns of a demon. Apparently, Warrior Peak is also visible from Seattle,
as it lies just north of Mount Constance. Mount Deception, at 7,788 feet (2,374 meters), is the second-highest
peak in the Olympic Mountains, after Mount Olympus. Mount Olympus is about 22 miles (35 kilometers) to the west. Mount Mystery, at about 7,640 feet (2,330 meters),
is the sixth-highest. This concludes our tour of America’s skies. I was truly lucky, as I didn’t expect to be able to
observe so much nature from the air. From here, I’ll relax. The flight attendant poured me Les Moulins Rose Marescas,
from the Omec region of Bordeaux. Here’s the amuse-bouche: beef bresaola and pear crostini. Beef bresaola is a type of prosciutto made from beef. Apparently it’s a dish from Lombardy, Italy. It’s barely oily, and the beef flavor is concentrated. Crostini is Italian for a small piece of toast. The glass contains cheese, tomatoes, and olives. And there was a paste-like substance at the bottom. Unfortunately, I can’t remember what the substance was. But I knew I was going to eat it all, so it must have been good. The weather is cloudy and awful. But we’ll be mostly passing over the sea from now on, so let’s get back to eating. We’ll start with a small appetizer dish, sashimi, and side dish. I was instructed to pour ginger dressing over the sashimi. This white thing is a squid salad. This is seared tuna. It doesn’t have the savory flavor of the surface, and the inside is a bit dry. But this is a meal made in the states, and I’m not in a position to be extravagant. Even if the food provided by a Japanese airline
if the flight departs from the states, it’s likely made in the states. I checked that with the flight attendant earlier. Even though there’s instruction, I don’t know
how Americans feel to cook Japanese food in the states. It might be quite challenging. I’m moving on to the small dishes. They say this is ‘asparagus and tofu’. They were refreshing and delicious. I don’t know how to handle chopsticks. It’s been two years since I’ve had snow crab and salmon roe. Now, here’s the appetizer. It’s almost like a main course. It contains both meat and fish. It’s a large shrimp. chewy and tasty This is cream cheese, Isobe-age, and this is chestnut paste, I think. I’ll eat a little to make sure I’m right, and then save it for later. It’s one of my favorites. And this is chicken. I think it was wrapped in pork, And the yellow rectangular thing was egg castella And in this glass dish was scallop, paprika, tropical fruits yuzu jelly. I ate it all. I’d done pretty well. Just as I was thinking that,
the main dish, grilled red fish with mirin, was served. It might have been Akauo (Pacific ocean perch). I was at a loss as to what to do, but I had no choice but to do my best. I couldn’t waste food. So I ate it all with determination.
Still, I couldn’t afford to get sick, So I ate the fish with my digestive medicine and a glass of wine. We are flying above thick clouds. I don’t know were we are. But it is beautiful, isn’t? Coffee and chocolate Chocolate panna cotta, and strawberry compote Honestly, I could have easily skipped this. It was like a dessert that anybody can cook at home easily. And the flavor was pretty bland, even by Japanese standards. Actually, it’s my own fault for not ordering the cheese platter. The quantity probably would have been too much for me but cheese in the states can be pretty tasty. My return flight isn’t with ANA or JAL. So I’m skipping the Japanese-made in-flight meal this time. But I can eat something special on the ground. I slept for about 5-6 hours. We’re flying above thick clouds. This was a warm barbecue chicken focaccia. I order this often on a flight. We were told it’s the last chance to place an order,
so I requested it in a hurry. Two years ago, the last time I visited Japan I flew with ANA. Since I’m a light eater and barely drink alcohol,
there’s no point in flying business class, especially on an international flight. I couldn’t believe it when I saw the route earlier, but the island-like thing I can see is the Northern Territories? No, it can’t be. It must be the Shiretoko Peninsula. Mount Rausu is 1,661 meters above sea level
is the highest peak on the Shiretoko Peninsula, also known as “Shiretoko Fuji.” Mount Shiretoko Iou is 1,562.5 meters above sea level
and an active volcano. The summit is in Shari Town and is designated
as a first-class triangulation point. Mount Unabetsu is 1,419 meters above sea level. It’s made of Quaternary volcanos locate
at the base of the Shiretoko Peninsula. This is the mattress I used to sleep on, and perhaps
it helped me sleep so comfortably. For a moment, I thought it might be drift ice, but it wasn’t. Right? They are clouds. The windows had been darkened by the flight attendants. It was around 5:30 PM (Not 5:30 AM). Japan time. When I tried to brighten the window myself,
it was so bright above the clouds. Everyone else’s windows were also brightened at the same time. This is what we’ve got when we descended below the clouds. It’s raining even it’s just before 7 PM. It’s almost pitch black. We’ve finally landed. I can’t wait to see Japan. Finally, I’ve returned home. This is the end of my long flight. Tomorrow, my domestic travels will begin.
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