Throwback Thursday Series!
This is the first in a series of “Throwback Thursday” #TBT posts that I will release. These will feature flights and other elements of trip reports from the past. For now, these will all be flights, hotels or cities that I’ve taken, stayed at, or been to over the last few years. For all of these trips, I took notes and/or wrote a review, took pictures, but never published the entry on my blog… until now.
I arrived at Dulles airport with my buddy about three hours before the flight. He’d be flying in economy on this flight, while I was in Business class. This was our flight over to Germany for Oktoberfest 2013. We planned to fly into Frankfurt before heading to Munich for a few days for Oktoberfest, and then on to London and Edinburgh.
After clearing security, we first headed to Terminal B to the Lufthansa Senator Lounge. As a Star Alliance Gold member, I am able to access the Lufthansa Senator Lounge prior to my flight on a Star Alliance carrier — even though it wasn’t Lufthansa! This is great, because the Senator Lounge at Dulles easily bests the United Clubs at the airport, and is one of my favorite lounges in the United States. We spent about an hour in the lounge where we relaxed, ate some dinner, and had several drinks.

Our United B777-200 being prepped for the flight to FRA
As boarding time drew closer, we made the trek over to the C/D concourse at Dulles and to seek refuge in one of the United Clubs right by our gate. After another drink, it was time to head to the gate for boarding.
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