How much to upgrade??

How much to upgrade? 

That is a question I will be asking the next time I have to fly for 15.5 hours. I flew Emirates (first time) San Francisco to Dubai and then Dubai to Kuwait. I only had about 1.5 hours between flights so I couldn't ask for a more direct flight. I love how direct it was and I wouldn't ask for something different but it is pretty much impossible to be comfortable for 15.5 hours in economy class- even on Emirates. 

The inflight entertainment was the best I've seen. The screen is big, there are plug ins so you can charge your devices. Hundreds of movies to choose from.

 The flight tracker was the coolest. There were two channels that showed in various ways where exactly we were in our flight. There were also two cameras outside the plane that we could click on and see what was below the plane and what was in front of the plane. That was really cool- especially at landing because you could watch like you were the pilot landing the plane. 

The flight took us over the North Pole. Well, I guess it was technically right by it, not exactly over it. 

We also made sure to skirt Ukrainian air space. 

We were given a hot towel at the beginning and the end of the flight. The first time I ever had a hot towel was when I got bumped up to 1st class so the hot towel always feels special. And there were stars on the plane! I've flown many airlines and I have never seen stars. I love things like that. I didn't get a vey good shot, but you can see them in the celing above the flight attendant. It was even cooler when the whole cabin was dark. 

The food was pretty good. Nothing special really and not the best I've had. I LOVED the food on Air Nauru. Air Nauru is what we flew when I was in Peace Corps. It was the only airline that flew into Kiribati. (well, there was Marshall Air for a little bit) I'm still not sure if the food was really that good or if it just seemed extra good because I hadn't had decent food for so long.