Fun fact – I am on flight BR 0202 on Feb 2nd – that’s 02020202 😜.

I am sitting in Business Class seat 2G, an aisle seat in a 1-2-1 configured cabin on this Eva Air Boeing 777-300 ER flight bound for Taipei.

As soon as I am seated a friendly flight attendant welcomes me on board and asks me how I would like to be addressed. For the remainder of the flight she doesn’t skip a beat and calls me by my name every time. She offers me a pre-takeoff beverage of Champagne, then asks my meal choice and pre-meal drink order (Vodka Martini for me).

Whilst the meal service is being delivered, I start to watch ‘Boy Erased’ starring some high powered Aussie actors.

I

have chosen Braised Beef Cheek as my main which comes with seasonal vegetables and Gratin Dauphinois. The Hors D’oeuvre is Squid Stuffed with chicken and mushroom in Basil Pesto, and a dessert of banana caramel coffee, cheese and fruit. I enjoy this with an Argentinian Aguaribay Malbec 2016 Mendoza (red). It is quite good.

I don’t finish the movie, as the small amount of alcohol has made me sleepy and I extend the seat into a bed position, and sleep for about an hour. I wake up just before landing and the cabin has transformed into a starry night – very pretty.

We land pretty much on time.

Rating: 8.5/10