Toasting the start of our flight with a glass of bubbly @ DEN — Denver, Colorado.

UA27 rolling past the Main Terminal to the runway @ DEN — Denver, Colorado.

A flight coming into land @ DEN — Denver, Colorado.

A colorful sunset sees us off from DEN — Denver, CO.

A glass of pre-dinner wine ... aboard UA27.

Ice cream sundae for dessert ... aboard UA27.

On Our Way: DEN to LHR

February 24 in Canada ⋅ 🌫 -2 °F

We left the UA Club at 4:30p for the short walk to Gate B36.

Fifteen minutes later, we were boarding UA27 to London… the first of the three flights that will be taking us to Bologna.

Our flight left the gate on time at 5:35p … 25 minutes later we were wheels up. Bumpy climb out, but the turbulence smoothed out once we got to our cruising altitude.

This flight across “The Pond” to LHR is relatively short … as long haul flights go … a little over 8 hours. The cockpit announced that they expect to be on the ground at LHR at 9:12a GMT … 2:12a MST. That would gain us 25 minutes towards clearing any formalities and getting to our next flight.

Warm nuts and cocktails; dinner … with a crisp Italian white; and now dessert … a delicious ice cream sundae.

I’m watching the new Downtown Abbey movie … “The Grand Finale.” Once I finish the movie, I plan to sleep for what remains of the flight.

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