When All Was Said and Done

The Airports

TPA / ATL / STU / SPU / ZAD / ZAG / CDG / ADD / JIB / JIB / ADD / DXB / DOH / DOH / IAD / TPA

BEST:  DXB (of course)

SECOND:  ATL or CDG

SECOND TO LAST:  ADD 

LAST:  JIB (incredible filth)

The Airlines

Delta (third choice)

German Wings (fourth choice -- although they win for flight attendant outfits -- hot pink mini skirts)

Air France (second choice)

Ethiopian Airways (least favorite - flight attendants were as mean as the ones on NWA)

Qatar Airways (first choice - nice cabin crew - they get you anything you want and they smile while doing it)

The Lounges

TPA - great view of security but no real snacks aside from pretzels

ATL - AWESOME!  They had 10 different kinds of finger foods to include wraps and caprese salad!

IAD - Comes in second.  They had cookies, cheese and crackers but they only stayed open until 8:30pm

The Over Nights

The Millennium in Stuttgart (it was all downhill after that)

The Fiat in Zadar

A bunk bed in Zadar

Ethiopian Airways seat 32C

Etheopian Airways seat 24D

A Conex Box in Qatar (which was actually really awesome - the AC was like no other)

Qatar Airways seat 34D

The Food

Fish and Chips in Germany

Real mashed potatoes from the Croatian mess hall

Stuffed Squid on the shore of the Adriatic

Coffee and Crossiants in Zagreb

Red Wine and Capresse Salad at the Sheraton in Paris

Some strange Risotto and olives on the Ethiopian flight to ADD

Chicken of all kinds

Steak and Lobster - the Wednesday night food in the dinning facility

Ice Cream on Qatar Airways

Biggest Surprises

The first night of sleeping in Croatia (was not prepped for the Fiat -- thank goodness Butters had trained me in the finer art of auto sleeping)

The Khatt and garbage of Djibouti

Grass in the cloverleaf's in Doha -- wow what a difference two years makes!

Internet was free in Paris

The enforcement of Ramadan rules in Doha