?> {"id":3968,"date":"2010-10-12T21:57:46","date_gmt":"2010-10-13T01:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2010-10-12T23:41:36","modified_gmt":"2010-10-13T03:41:36","slug":"peru-day-1-flight-and-lima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/2010\/10\/peru-day-1-flight-and-lima\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru Day 1 – Flight and Lima"},"content":{"rendered":"
The first day of our Peru trip was mostly spent on the flight from Newark to Lima. We flew on Continental and it was a pretty good time, considering we were spending about eight hours in coach. Luckily, however, thanks to Josh’s status we got bulkhead seats with extra legroom. The best part was that we had individual TV screens with video on demand. I watched some chick flicks (S&TC 2 and Letters from Juliet) during “dinner” (really it was lunchtime), then slept the rest of the way.<\/p>\n
The food on Continental isn’t terrible, but it’s obviously not gourmet. I guess we should be grateful they still serve food, for free. What peeves me a bit though is that when you’re on a plane, they only ask you if you want “chicken or beef”, which isn’t very explanatory. I like to be able to choose my meal based on how something is prepared, like what sauce it’s cooked in or what sides come with it. I guess it’s just an efficiency thing, since they have a lot of people to serve and don’t really have time to describe the dishes to each passenger. Obviously I’m thinking too much into this, considering this is just airplane food, but I was just sad that I “chose” wrong.<\/p>\n
I picked chicken, which turned out to be a grilled breast covered in tomato sauce, served on a bed of plain rice with green beans on the side. The chicken was cooked decently well and the sauce was good, but the rest of the dish was pretty bland and boring. The tray also came with a small side salad, a dinner roll, and a package of Milano cookies for dessert.<\/p>\n