The third leg of our journey from Edmonds to Istanbul was a nightmare. Instead of first class or business class accommodations on the 3-4 hour flight from Paris to Istanbul, Mary and I got the royal shaft from Air France. They used an AirBus A318/319. The seating configuration is six seats to a row. Three on each side. Business class is the first 7 rows. The seat is a standard coach seat - nothing first class about. The only difference between business and coach...

Really lousy movies on the Air France video system. I watched "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Big Lewbowski" after Air France cut both Mary and I off! I was astonished! I could see Mary, but Moi? Food was mediocre, a bit pretentious as all French food is. Best part of the trip was the petit dejeuner in the morning at 9:45 pm Seattle time, 7:45 am Paris time. The worst part was closing the loos 45 minutes before arrival. I guess that no one at Air France main offi...