I arrived at Heathrow Airport (terminal 5) at 6:30 am for my 9:45 am flight on a British airways A380 first class. I walked over to the first class check-in which was very quiet and stylish. Behind the person at the computer there was an illuminated wall with the British Airways logo on it and the word First on it.
After check-in I went straight to the Concorde room. From the lounge area there we plenty off good views of planes. ( I saw a Emirates A380, a United 777, a British Airways 747 and A380, and many,many more) After a few cups of tea I was getting hungry so I decided to go to the dining area to get something too eat. The separate tables were very private and looked very nice. Even though I was hungry I decided only to get a small breakfast , partly because the menu didn't look too nice and partly because breakfast was going to be served on the plane. So I decided to have a freshly backed croissant which was crispy on the outside and soft in the middle and the jam it was served with was sweet and flavorsome , but it made me thirsty, so I ordered an orange juice. It was brought to me very quickly and it was the best orange juice I have ever had. It was freshly squeezed and full of flavor, so I ordered it again three times :). 
Boarding started at 9:00 am, it was a bit late due to a delay, but we were on the plane soon enough. We boarded on the bottom level through door 2L and I was greeted by name by the air hostess. When I was escorted to my seat and walked into the first class cabin I was blown away with the remarkable change. Instead of that horrible tacky bright yellow wood you find on the old British Airways and Emirates first class, they have changed the theme to a darker metallic pallet with colors including black , grey and white. It looks very nice.
The seat is not very different to the one on the 777-300 er apart from a few minor changes. For example they have moved the seat controls from the wall next to you to the table block in front of you, this makes them easier to reach and also give you more room around your shoulders and legs when you are in the fully flat bed position. They have also changed the shell of the seat so you get more privacy and finally, in my opinion, the table has been edited to make it more sturdy. But they also changed the windows, which I think was a mistake, because on the 777 the windows have a glass panel in front of them and when you want to close the windows a blind comes down and it turns blue to match the mood lighting. But now they just have ordinary A380 windows. I was offered some champagne and I graciously accepted . I was given Grand siecle which was very tasty. They served Breakfast about 30 mins after take off. For starters I had chilled fruit Juice and for the main I had Buttermilk pancakes with mixed berry compote ( as seen in the picture above). I almost forgot to talk about the amenity kit, it included some toothpaste and a toothbrush, socks, eye shades, ear plugs, mouthwash, moisturizer and some other creams.
After breakfast I was getting tired, because of the different time zones, so I decided to have a very good sleep on the 180 degree lie flat ,super comfy, seat. I asked for a turn down service while I got into my pagama's and when I returned my bed was made, with my champagne glass filled :)
Unfortunately I had missed the lunch service and woke up for the dinner service, which was 3 hours prior to landing. I had for the starter, a 12 month aged Serrano ham with roasted tomato timbale and shallot dressing , which was very nice. For the main I had Braised beef with Armagnac 
aigre-doux sauce, haricots verts and seared endives, this was also very nice but the beef was a bit burnt and the presentation could have been better. And for dessert I had a dark chocolate mousse layered with chocolate cake and creme brulee, That was amazing. Unfortunately there was only time for two more movies before landing, which I was very upset about because I love the British airways first class on the A380. anyway we touched down in Los Angeles after a 9 hour flight of luxury ,In my opinion..
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