Seeing Spots: A Review of LA's New Yayoi Kusama Exhibition

Wearing my favorite pink spotted jacket, I was ready to experience the beauty of Kusama's world full of dots, vibrant colors, and illuminated infinity rooms. The Thursday night preview I attended for The Broad Museums first visiting special exhibition, Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors, was everything I dreamed it would be!

During the age of Instagrammable art, it's easy to see why Kusama's infinity mirrored rooms appear so often in our social media feeds. Since the opening of The Broad, Kusama's original Infinity Mirrored Room is a popular attraction for LA natives and tourists all over the world. Now six more of Kusama's beloved infinity rooms will be open for public viewing on October 21st. If you were one of the lucky ones to grab a ticket, estimated time to complete the exhibition is approximately 90 mins and each guest will be given 30 seconds to experience the infinity rooms for themselves. Didn't get your ticket in time? Your luck could change if you wake up early enough. The museum will be selling limited quantities of tickets on site before doors open. Good luck!

Now for the review: Rooms in order of appearance at The Broad.

Dots Obsession—Love Transformed into Dots

The room that inspired my outfit for the evening, Kusama's polka-dot balloons, welcomes you at the door and brings a smile to your face. These inflatable objects hang from the ceiling and come in all sorts of sizes, large, small and everything in between. The first room features several of these bubbly pink balloons that serve as the perfect Pepto-Bismol backdrop for your pictures.

Infinity Mirror Room—Phalli's Field

I'll let you figure out the meaning of this installation for yourself...but this was by far my favorite room in the exhibition. The colors were so vibrant and pretty. I was in awe of Kusama's attention to detail and sewing skills. Kusama hand painted thousands of stuffed fabric tubers to create this room and the view was not short of spectacular!

Infinity Mirrored Room—Love Forever

The only room you can't walk into, Love Forever, let's you peak through a small window into the rainbow colored abyss with a guest. The installation gave me serious flashbacks to visiting the Robot Restaurant in Japan.

Infinity Mirrored Room—Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity

Dark and mesmerizing, this infinity room was lit up by thousands of tiny LED candles to recreate a lantern festival. One of the most intimate and calming environments, this room was simple but powerful.

Infinity Mirrored Room—All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins

Yayoi Kusama is known for her pumpkins and this room was a visual love note to her obsession with the fruit. Due to previous damage done to one of the pumpkins caused by a selfie wielding tourist, this is the only room in which you cannot take a photo. So take a deep breath, put down your phone, and enjoy the ambiance.

Note: My friend sent this pumpkin image to me from a previous Kusama exhibition before the picture ban was enforced. 

Infinity Mirrored Room—Obliteration Room

Finally a chance to become a part of the art installation, place your dotted sticker pack anywhere you want. My second favorite room, I can't wait to see this place transformed by thousands of colored dots!

If you're a fan of Kusama's work then I highly recommend putting this exhibition on your bucket list, online pictures don't do justice for her work! Make sure you come with a fully charged battery on your phone, comfortable shoes for the long wait times and a friend to help you take those cute shots.

Shout out to the bestie for hooking it up with the sneak preview and to all the Broadies who informed me more about Yayoi Kusama's personal life and artwork. Hope you enjoyed this post and let me know what room you're looking forward to the most in the comments below!

Minisode Monday: Barcelona

My last Minisode Monday from my Summer 2017 trip to Europe! We only spent two days in Spain but made the most out of our 48 hrs in Barcelona. We enjoyed endless tapas plates, visited the picturesque views of Park Güell and made a trip to the infamous Dalí Theatre and Museum for some surrealist artworks. Enjoy the ride!

Minisode Monday: Amsterdam

It's Minisode Monday again! featuring my favorite sights, views, and places to eat at in Amsterdam. For all full recap of everywhere I went, check out my full blogpost here.

Minisode Monday: Berlin

Check out my first Minisode Monday featuring my flight to Germany and favorite highlights from Berlin. How do you spend 24hrs in this beautiful city? read all about it here. To find out more about Berlin nightlife click here or just drool over the first class meals my flight here instead. Prost!

Top 5 Tips for Tomorrowland

Thinking about traveling to Tomorrowland? Here's my full review on the festival with a few helpful tips sprinkled in.

All Slideshow Photos Courtesy of @Tomorrowland

Months before traveling to the festival my group and I decided to purchase the Global Journey package from Tomorrowland's website. This included a hotel room of our choice, complimentary breakfast, travel to and from the festival and an official Tomorrowland gift bag. The Belgium Journey was also an added bonus to our package which included a tour of Brussels, a full day of social activities and access to the pre-party on the festival camping grounds for the People of Tomorrow. I highly recommend getting this package if its your first time at the festival and if your traveling from a great distance.

Pre-party madness on The Belgium Journey.

Boasting 16 different stages fully booked with Djs and incredible visual displays to compliment each area, Tomorrowland certainly lives up to its hype! Be sure to bring walking shoes you don't mind getting dirty, both for comfort and to stand up to the rainy weather. The unpredictable weather and constant outfit changes between ponchos and tank tops had me exhausted by day three. It would be 85° one minute and the next second extremely windy and rainy. Just roll with the punches and have your poncho handy, there's hardly any indoor areas to hide in so enjoy it.

Don't forget to load up your wristbands! Image Courtesy of @Tomorrowland

Load Up your Bracelet:

If you didn't already know, Tomorrowland is a completely cashless festival! The currency of Tomorrowland is called "Pearls" and you will need to upload the money to your bracelet before the festival. 

The exchange rate for “Pearl” is:

€ 20 – 13 Pearls
€ 40 – 26 Pearls

and so on...

The money you put on your festival bracelet is only valid per weekend and cannot be transferred between weekend 1 to weekend 2. If you run out of pearls you can always put more money on your bracelet at one of the many "Topup" booths.

Tip: Don't use a card outside of the European bank system to purchase more pearls. Card transactions from a foreign bank take longer to process and problems are likely to occur. Always carry euros on you to pay for your Tomorrowland currency.

TML veteran status level 100 Image Courtesy of @Tomorrowland

Plan in Advance:

Since we had purchased the Global Journey package, everyday at noon a shuttle would pick us up from the hotel and take us to the festival grounds. The shuttle only came once a day so if you missed it...good luck! Before entering the festival, we always had a security checkpoint to pass through first. Water bottles from outside the festival could be brought in as long as you had the cap off.

Tip: Always keep your caps hidden on you so you can use them for later, no one wants to walk around the festival with an open water bottle while dancing in the crowds. Another tip I figured out way to late in the game was switching out my water for vodka with my unopened water bottle. Could have saved myself a few pearls if I had planned ahead.

Just Hang Out:

Upon entering the festival, my friend and I would run to the small section of hammocks on the fairgrounds to claim our territory and sleep for a few hours before we started our day. This came in handy several times because the hammock areas were covered up and we got to sleep peacefully during the rainfall.

Tip: Invest in hammock property at the festival, totally worth the relaxation and shelter!

Hammock chillin' hard! Image Courtesy of @Tomorrowland

It might seem trivial to mention but I highly appreciated the bathrooms at Tomorrowland; they were kept in good condition and always stocked with toilet paper. These bathrooms were a step above the porta potties offered in the Coachella VIP section. (Hey Coachella, if you're reading this you guys need to step up your bathroom game!) The Tomorrowland bathrooms also had a complimentary beauty bar where you could freshen up your hair, put on deodorant or just grab some sunblock for your face. 

Bring your Best Walking Shoes:

It's no surprise that music festivals involve lots of walking but the one downfall of Tomorrowland was the insanely long route back to our bus stop. It was a complete shock to us the first night when it took almost 70 minutes to get out of the fairgrounds and back to our means of transportation. To make the walk more bearable, every night a new group of Tomorrowland performers would follow the crowd of tired party goers and motivate them to keep walking. By night three we had finally mastered the insanely long route back to the bus stop and made it in a record time of only 40 minutes. Wahoo!

Tip: Maybe bring running shoes for this part of the festival? Or ask someone for a piggy back ride.

Make your own Adventure:

To sum up my time at the festival, I made sure to talk to as many people as possible, get to know other cultures, make new contacts and travel out of my comfort zone. There were so many inspiring people I met along the way and even a handful of solo female travelers who really piqued my interest and reignited my love of travel.

Protip: Don't be afraid to leave the group you came with, always be open to new experiences and allow yourself to live in the moment. You never know what will happen, I sure didn't and I regret nothing!

Just a couple of happy campers at Tomorrowland! 

See the full video and highlights from my trip here.

Highlights from Tomorrowland 2017

I'm so excited to share my journey at Tomorrowland with you all! Truly one of the best experiences of my life and one I'll never forget. I've been dreaming about coming to this festival for the last decade and finally made it happen. Check out my video below, enjoy!

Taking on Amsterdam, Am I Dutch Yet?

It was a mission getting to Amsterdam but after one cancelled flight and half a day waiting around the airport we finally arrived to our next destination, Amsterdam. We took a quick 1hr and 15 min flight using KLM airlines from TXL to AMS. On our short plane ride over they fed us a very simple and delicious cheddar cheese sandwich with a cream cheese and chives spread. A basic looking bite with a flavorful cheddar which left no doubt in my mind that Amsterdam had some of the happiest cows on earth. So cheesy I know!

Picturesque view at Zaanse Schans.

Not your average cheese sandwich. 

Coasting through the canals of Amsterdam.

Canal cruises in the city on this perfect Summer day.

We checked into our hotel at the Ramada Apollo Amsterdam which was well decorated inside and located near a bus stop so we could get to downtown easily. Our rooms were perfect for a two persons stay with comfortable double beds, plenty of storage space and a scenic park view from our hotel room. The roof deck featured panoramic views of the city with a bar and plenty of lounge areas for seating. I also give the concierge desk a thumbs up for guiding us on what tickets to buy for the train and later helping us book our bus tickets to Brussels. If you don't mind taking a short 15 min bus trip into the hustle and bustle of downtown Amsterdam and prefer something a bit more quiet at night then I recommend booking this hotel for your next trip.

The next morning we woke up extra early to beat the crowds and take a day trip to Zaanse Schans to visit the country side and the see the historic windmills turning in the wind. We bought a Region Travel Ticket, which you can either purchase online or at the train station for €18.50 and it gives you 24 hr access to the railways in Amsterdam. It's about an hour long train ride to the windmills from our hotel so we picked up some snacks and a bottle of Heineken for the journey. I'd always dreamed of coming back to this place with friends one day. I first visited this landmark when I was around 13 years old on my first trip to Amsterdam with my parents. Little has changed at this location and its just as magical and breathtaking as I remember it all those years ago. There's farm animals casually walking around the grounds, a clog workshop and a cheese making class where you can watch how it is made and sample the results. Thumbs up to all those happy cows. The grounds are free to walk around in and everywhere you go there's picture opportunities left and right. We enjoyed a beer and ice-cream by the windmills on that perfect Summer's day and took in the scenic views.

Perfectly manicured gardens.

Welcome to windmill country.

Windmills in the distance.

Happy cows make for happy icecream swirls.

Clog life.

A pair for every day of the year!

Sittin' pretty for my perfect Instagram shot.

After a few hours of looking at windmills we decide to open our maps and see what other areas we can explore before our train tickets expire. Trading in lush green grounds for some sandy beaches, we decidde to catch the train to Zandvoort which is a large seaside resort. A more european version of a beach town with cute shady blue and white half tents you can rent during your stay.  The beach is great spot for a bite to eat. We settle on the restaurant Paviljoen Jeroen which overlooks the ocean and the beach goers in the distance. I order what I think is going to be your usual steak tartare dish but then it comes delivered in sandwich form with questionable orange meat staring back at me and a hardboiled egg on top. I take one bite and its a bland mouthful of nothingness. As a last attempt to save my meal I make a sauce from my side dish of mayonnaise with vinegar and olive oil to create a flavor bomb which relieves my disappointed tastebuds a little bit. My friend laughs at me and my poor decision in food ordering as he delightfully scarfs down his tuna melt sandwich. I have mixed feels about this place but the views were spectacular and the interior was modern and tasteful which I very much enjoyed. I'll be ordering the seafood instead next time I visit.

Beach bites with a view.

Questionable orange meat from my steak tartare sandwich.

Get the tuna melt instead!

On our second day in Amsterdam we do the most touristy thing possible...and no its not visiting the Anne Frank house or the Van Gogh Museum or even the Heineken factory, although I highly recommend visiting all three if you have the chance! Instead we opt for the Red-light district on a perfectly sunny afternoon to watch the ladies behind their glass boxed doors entice us with their looks. A few of the girls even follow us down the streets, one of them takes my hand and tries to lead me inside with her. I politely decline and realize the hard work it takes to find a real client out of the touristy ridden area. There's one distinct woman we came across, tucked away in one of the alleyways. She stands in the window with a wide grin, face full of plastic surgery injections in a tightly fitted corset and appears to be many years older than her neighbors. You can't help but wonder how long she's been partaking in this scene but one glance and you can immediately tell she's been doing this for a long time and has seen a lot of things go down. It was a look I'll never forget.

Unable to afford any of the dirty deeds the Red-Light District had to offer, we opt for a cheap bite instead. Next we head over to one of my favorite traveling abroad obsessions, McDonalds! I love trying out the unique menu items every country has to offer and comparing it to the ones back home. This time I decided to try out their new Parmesan burger. It was perfectly cooked and pressed between two picture perfect buns, just like the ones shown in a commercial photo. The crispy parmesan layer added a nice textural dimension to this otherwise basic burger. I was very impressed with this menu item, let's get this in the States people!

Look at those layers! Soooo JUICY!

One last look at the canals and its off to the airport and on to our next destination, Brussels for the Tomorrowland music festival!

Do you have a favorite McDonald's item from another country? What's your favorite fast food chain abroad? Sound off below!

24 Hrs in Berlin

7AM: It's our second day in Berlin and a busy start at that! This morning we began our day with an incredible scrambled eggs and tomato dish from a small cafe right across from the apartment. It's a little hole in the wall place that is decorated like a dainty doll house inside. There is tiny furniture with vintage floral patterns and odd objects for tables that enliven this quaint little breakfast spot. I highly recommend this place for a cheap bite if you're in the area.

The perfect lighting for the perfect bite to eat! 

Put this in your Berlin bookmarks.

Nice selection of breakfast pastries inside.

Obligatory #ootd by this colorful backdrop.

12PM: After we eat and explore the area for a bit then it's off to the Mauerpark Fleamarket which is quite the popular place to go on a Sunday afternoon. The market is filled with hip Berliners, unique vintage finds and plenty of hidden gems to be discovered. We walk around the market for a few hours looking at all the different vendors, grabbing fresh pressed juices and making some purchases. I opted for a rose gold Cassio looking watch for €10 which has now become my favorite takeaway from the trip.

Rummaging through the maddness for hidden gems.

The perfect chill out spot after a few purchases.

#Cafegoals

Afternoon pick me up.

3PM: After perusing the flea market grounds for a while we head outside into a lush green park which is full of kids and boozy picnic goers. Off in the distance, hundreds of people have gathered for a free metal concert in the park, a stark contrast to the laid back event we just left. About 20 minutes later we find ourselves at a nearby cafe, smoking cigarettes and having a coffee. We're with one of our mate's friend who now lives in Berlin. She gives us some insight as to what its like to live in the city. Still a little jet-lagged from the journey over, all I can remember from our conversation is that cafes in Europe never give out tap water. You must always ask for it specifically or you will be charged for the bottled still water restaurants usually serve you. Accustomed to never having payed for a glass of water in the states, we take her advice and apply it to the rest of our journey.

5PM: I get in touch with my friend Christina on Instagram, who is also now living in Berlin and agree to meet up with her for dinner and drinks. A few U-Bahn stops later she takes me to one of the most breathtaking parks I've ever seen. Temperlhofer Feld was an old airport now turned public park. It's full of young and old making the most of their Sunday, wether it be rollerblading, skateboarding, bicycling or just having a beer in the park, there's no doubt that this is the hangout spot on your day off. Its an enormous space and the perfect spot for a social meetup. The park is filled with hundreds of beautiful flowers, funky make shift seating and art work hidden throughout the bushes. We take a seat on one of the oddly engineered benches and share what our year has been like since we last saw one another. 

Having a laugh in the feilds with Christina.

We can be cute and serious too.

7PM: After a few beers in the park, Christina decides to entertain my inner foodie by taking me me to a near by restaurant, Mama Kalo for dinner. The smell of dough and beer immediately greets us at the door and we find a table on the patio to sit at. I order the Flammkuchen which is similar to a pizza, with its paper thin crust, light layer of cream, tomatoes, cheese, rosemary and other various toppings. It's quite delicious and filling! Christina tells me about one of her favorite Berlin clubs, IPSE and we have our next destination in sight.

Delcious doughy Flammkuchen for dinner. Pair with a beer for good measure.

11PM: Later in the night I meet up with the rest of my travel group back at the apartment.  It starts pouring rain but its a Saturday night in the city and we can't miss a chance to go out on the town. We eagerly flag down a taxi and make our way over to the club. IPSE is a short cab ride away and we pay a small cover fee to get in. The venue is perfect for Summer since it is both an indoors and outdoors space. It's misting outside now and theres a river running next to us in what looks like a forest with a crystal chandelier hanging in the middle of it all. A small booth is outside with a DJ playing house and techno music. The atmosphere feels like a scene from a Midnight Summer's Dream and I knew immediately that this would be my favorite place we visited on the trip. The inside area was very reminiscent to Tresor's with its dark interior and thick smoke but much smaller in comparison. The club is a mixed bag full of locals and foreigners traveling abroad, I met a lot of cool and interesting people that night. A very memorable one at that! Definitely make a note of visiting this club if you can, I know I'll be coming back one day.

Forest chandeliers should always be a thing. Photo @IPSE on Facebook

Relax by the river with a beer in hand. Photo by @theclubmap.com

4AM: As a last attempt to make it out to one more night club in Berlin, we grabbed a taxi and headed to the infamous Berghain, rated one of the top nightclubs in the world and one of the hardest to get into. Sven Marquardt and his squad of bouncers have an enigmatic entry policy that club goers have been trying to crack for years which makes this club so sought after. We arrived at the gates very early in the morning but were told that it was too late to be given access to inside the club. Still a must do on my bucket list, I'll be back for you someday Berghain, you mark my words!

5AM: Unsatisfied with how the night ended, we drop two of our mates back at the apartment and then it was two. My friends and I walked around the deserted neighborhood and slowly watched the sun come up. Its a beautiful feeling when you get to see the sun rise in another part of the world.

7AM: Guess its time for bed.  We leave for Amsterdam in a few hours so some sleep is needed, I suppose. I head to the master bedroom and shut my eyes for a bit, replaying the entire day in my head and falling asleep with the biggest grin on my face. 24 hrs in Berlin, you've treated me so well!

Berlin or Bust

My second time visiting this gritty urban city, filled with history, unique nightlife and lots of beer to be consumed, Berlin never leaves me bored. My friends and I stayed in the heart of Berlin, Mitte, where we found ourselves comfortably situated in a very spacious and modern Airbnb which you can also book here. The apartment was perfectly located near transportation with parks and lots of trendy restaurants in the neighborhood. We had finally arrived at our first destination on the trip.

After settling into the apartment, we decided to walk around the neighborhood to grab ourselves some food and drinks. We chose a trendy eatery right down the street to start off our stay in the city. Unfortunatley our trendy choice in eateries turned out to be a let down. This is what a modern take on German cuisine looks like: currywurst smothered in beet juice ketchup and a side of uniquely pickled sauerkraut with sweet potato fries. Conclusion: The only way currywurst should be consumed is five beers later at the nearest street vendor closer to 3AM. No trendy add ons necessary.

More like Curry Woooooorrrrsssttt! Hard pass.

A few hours later we found ourselves in one of the liveliest parts of the city Oranienstraße, where we bar hopped around the neighborhood while uncovering Berlin's intense nostalgia for the 80's that lingered throughout every bar we visited. A few drinks later we decided to try our luck at German nightclubbing to see what all the hype was about. After an hour and half long wait outside the doors of Tresor, and watching dozens of club-goers get rejected upon entering, we anxiously awaited the same fate. With our cool demeanor, gritty looks and no f***ks given attitude at the door our disguise seemed to work and we successfully gained entry.

Let the neon lights guide you to the dance floor. Photo via @malette14

The Tresor cellar is were we first arrived. A long dark underground hallway lead us to the dance floor which was shrouded in near darkness and Tresor's signature smokey haze. The atmosphere was comparable to that of a horror movie. You couldn't see anything past a few feet in front of you because the smoke was so thick. The shadows of everyone frantically moving around you is what propelled your next move. Its a surreal moment when you realize your dancing in an old bank vault, totally unrecognizable to everyone and watching the DJ spin behind a barred hole in the wall for a stage set.

In need of a breather from the the smoky basement, which can easily feel like a sauna within minutes, we walked up to second level which offered a much more spacious area with seating and second dance floor. Drinks were reasonably priced and I was given a bar token when I picked up my drink. If you give the glass along with the token back to the bar staff you get 50c back. Not a bad deal for an easy cleanup job.

The inner tourist in me was dying to take pictures of the place but in the end I decided to keep the memory for myself. No pictures could do justice for this in person experience. It's well known to the locals that most of the big Berlin clubs are opposed any type of footage being taken with in the walls of their establishment. Capturing these moments would ruin the notoriety of what actually happens behind closed doors. Shoot at your own risk and, if caught, kicked out immediately.

A Berliner's favorite fast food, the Döner Kebap! You can't sit with us if you don't enjoy these.

My group and I stayed up till the late hours of the morning dancing to the sounds of house and the industrial techno music Berlin is most well known for. On our way home we ended up at a Kebap shop near our metro stop where we enjoyed the perfect bites of street meat at 3AM we had been craving. A successful first night out in the city at an extraordinary venue with good food has my two thumbs up.

Fancy Feasts from First Class

First class eats from 36,000 feet! YES PLEASE!!

I was lucky enough to have a taste of the good life during my recent trip to Europe. My friends and I traveled in Delta One's premium cabins on Delta airlines which gave us access to several Sky Clubs, excessive mimosas and the best meals the airline had to offer. We started our journey by enjoying Bloody Mary's and a breakfast buffet around 6AM in the Sky Club at LAX before our 5 hour 33 min flight to JFK.  The next leg of our journey began with a 3 hr layover at JFK airport with access to Delta's Sky Club.  Little did we know that more food and endless drinks were to be had on our premium class journey. 

When we first arrived at the LAX Sky Club lounge there was plenty of seating given the early hour of our arrival with lots of electronic outlets available for use, newspapers and even a designated area for taking a shower. The breakfast buffet offered a wide selection of bagels, croissants and breakfast pastries along with fresh fruit, yogurt parfaits, Starbucks coffee and, most importantly, an open bar. Pour it up!

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Upon entering the cabin for each portion of the flight we were handed mimosas in our seats and given a menu which described our pre selected first course meal, three main course options and three dessert options.  So much to choose from, so much to enjoy!

LAX-->JFK

First Course: The first flight meal included a lox and croissant plate which tasted incredibly fresh compared to some of the bland airplane food I've experienced in coach. There was also a side of fresh fruit with a cinnamon yogurt dip that was equally as nice.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Main Course: I rarely opt for sweet things in the morning but I couldn't resist trying out the Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with that delicious raspberry compote on top. A more gourmet version of the small pancakes you use to microwave in the morning and eat as a kid. Not bad!

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

After two movies and one long sleep later we arrived at JFK in New York City. From there we headed straight to the JFK Sky Club to grab more food and drinks before the long haul to Berlin. The lounge was much bigger than the first we visited at LAX but very overcrowded and no pouring your own drinks here which was a downside. There was a small buffet of lunch items such as chicken and rice, salad, breadsticks and a clam chowder soup which was my favorite food option from this lounge.

Rating: ⭐⭐

JKF-->TXL

Refreshed and ready for the second leg of our flight to Berlin, we headed to our seats and the next set of three course meals waiting for us. The flight attendants on this flight were by the far friendliest and easygoing group of flight attendants we had throughout the trip. Shoutout to Hauke for being nice enough to give me restaurant suggestions in Berlin, encouraging my in-flight food photo shoots and giving me extra desserts for this post. You'll be getting a good review from me soon!

First Course: Pita Chips with guacamole and a side of vegetables. Spring mix salad and a corn green chili bisque with cilantro lime sauce. All very good and healthy tasting.  A nice departure from all the carbs we had previously consumed on the trip.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Second Course: Grilled beef tenderloin with fontina polenta cakes, grilled artichokes and smoke tomato onion salad. Not the best meal I had; the meat was overcooked and the polenta cake was quite dry. The small garnishes on the side could not save this meal. Pass.

Rating: ⭐

Dessert: Choice of either vanilla sundae with toppings or a lemon cheesecake tarte. I got both, it was great. No complaints here!

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Breakfast: A few hours before our arrival in Berlin, breakfast was served. On the menu was a Southwestern Frittata with warm pico de gallo and chicken apple sausages. This was by far one of the best airplane breakfasts I've eaten, the view above the clouds was just the cherry on top!

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Overall I had a very pleasant experience in our premium cabins traveling to Europe, drinking and eating left me well fed and rested for the day. What a huge difference those flat bed seats make in beating the dreaded fate of jetlag! If you can make the splurge or score the deal, those bed seats alone are definitely worth the price tag when making an 8+ hour journey abroad.

Do you have a favorite first class airline you like to travel with or a favorite plane meal you've ever eaten? Sound off below!