Philadelphia to Nice

American Airlines AA746 | HNL/NCE
Premium Economy Class
Boeing 787-9 | N825AA
ATD/2134 | ATA/1046+1
Lounge: Admirals Club Terminal A

We landed in PHL 20 minutes early, but we got to the gate 25 minutes behind schedule because of lack of gate availability. Once on the ground, we had a relatively short layover so we made a beeline for the Admirals Club at Terminal A - which turned out to be a small, dark, and crowded temporary space while AA constructs a Flagship Lounge in the terminal - for a quick visit to eat a light dinner and then dash to our next gate. Along our way to the gate, we spotted a British Airways Lounge which we could have visited as OneWorld Emerald members. We would probably have had a better experience in this lounge if I had done some research beforehand.

The Premium Economy flight to Nice was very civilized and a far cry from the mediocre LAX to PHL flight. We both got a decent rest on board. We did depart a little late, though, because there was a passenger with a leg injury who needed some persuading to disembark from the flight to seek medical attention.

On arrival into Nice, we took the tram to Alsace-Lorraine station, and from there we walked 10 minutes to our Mister B&B accommodation. Our host was not in town, and he left instructions on how to get our key. Unfortunately, we had trouble opening the door, so we messaged him via WhatsApp (he was in the US and likely still asleep) and went to a local boulangerie for baguettes with cheese, which was the beginning of our love affair with the beloved French bread. While eating, we decided to call our host when we hadn't heard from him. Even though we woke him up, he immediately sprung into action by contacting a neighbor to come out and show us how to open the door. With that, we were nicely settled in for our three nights on the Cote d'Azur.Okumaya devam et