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With all those switchbacks, I'm thinking I would have wanted to be in the front seat to ward of car sickness!
The dessert assortment looked yummy!
The weather really took a turn - hope its better in the morning!
You were so lucky that the rain held off as long as it did. Those switchbacks are dizzying! Hope you're sailing out of the bad weather and back you your usual sunshine.
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Your glacier visit reminds me of our visit to Exit Glacier in Alaska and how much (and how quickly) it has retreated. So sad to think about that in the overall - worldwide context.
Great fun riding in the front of the troll and getting great video and photos!!
Thursday 3 May – part eight: sampling dinner at Sindhu
We didn’t have long before our dinner at Sindhu, so we got ourselves ready and headed out. When we turned up, it didn’t look that busy, but they apologised, as they were going to have to seat us near the kitchen. To be honest, it wasn’t an issue, and we enjoyed seeing everyone go to and fro.
We had a nice view from our table as well...
I’m sure you won’t be surprised to learn that we ordered a bottle of the Canadian ice wine. we love this stuff!
We were presented with poppadoms first of all, along with a range of different chutneys. I steered away from the lime, as just like at home, it was pretty hot, although the mango was very nice and better than we get at home, while the pineapple chutney was just wonderful.
Then came our amuse bouchee, which was spiced calamari, very delicately flavoured, and just perfect as a start to our meal.
We took ages with the menu, as there were so many good choices. I did ask if I could have two appetisers, as I was torn between the asparagus and tandoori paneer salad with coriander, garlic and passion fruit dressing, the trio of spice crusted scallops with grape chutney and pea shoot salad, and the crisp fried soft shell crab with paw paw salad and kumquat chutney, but I was told – if I did that, I’d have to miss out on dessert.
Finally, I made my mind up and went for the crab and it looked and tasted absolutely amazing:
Mark helped me out a bit, by going for the scallops. I can’t remember what the different toppings were, but I know Mark said that one of them was very spicy, so I steered away from that one. They were utterly divine, with the scallops beautifully cooked.
The main course was a lot easier for me to decide on. As soon as I looked at the menu, I knew I had to go for the tandoori monk fish, with green chutney, curd rice and green sauce. The monkfish was cooked beautifully, although the green sauce was a little on the hot side for me, but nothing too unbearable. Mixed with the curd rice, it all blended together beautifully.
Mark went for the slow-cooked lamb shoulder, mint lamb burger with curry fried asparagus, Channa lentils and Rogan Josh juice, which he really enjoyed.
They brought out a set of vegetables to go with our main courses, and they were all lovely, and complimented what we had chosen perfectly.
Once we were finished with our main courses, we were brought a palate cleanser before our desserts came out, a lovely sorbet.
I opted for the citrus white chocolate mousse with banana and passion fruit sorbet, and it was great, although the banana did overwhelm everything else a bit for my tastes.
Mark went for the fennel bread and butter pudding, with ginger custard. Sorry about the bad quality photo I managed to get of him pouring custard on it. He liked it, but said it was a bit far out, having the fennel taste in it.
Once we were done with that, the food still wasn’t finished with, and we were brought some after dinner snacks. I couldn’t believe how much they fed us tonight!
A word here about the service, it was absolutely superb. They were so attentive, and any time our water started to go down even slightly, they were there, filling it back up again. They constantly kept asking us if there was anything more they could get for us, and they really made us feel thoroughly welcome. It’s some of the best service I’ve seen in a long time.
On the way out, I grabbed a photo of the chefs who’d created it:
And guess what I saw in the Photo Gallery just outside – a nice touch of Disney and donkey!
By the time we finished our meal, it was heading towards 8:30pm. We were thoroughly full and exhausted, and agreed that we wouldn’t make it down to the dining room tonight, so we went down to see Cheryl and Adrian in their cabin. They persuaded us to come to the table to see the others, and I got some shots of the atrium on the way:
When we got there, everyone else was there, so we told them that we wouldn’t be joining them tonight and explained why. And with that, it was back to the room and thankfully an early night. We had an exciting day in store tomorrow – we’d be visiting Bergen.
The weather today was dry and cloudy in the morning, with rain in the afternoon and temperatures in the high 50s. The best thing today was the troll car ride. The worst thing today was the fact that it rained in the afternoon. The funniest thing today was the looks on the faces of the walkers as we passed them in our troll cars. :rolf: Today we tried exploring Olden And the result was and there was more to it than I expected. The most magical moment today was the troll car ride.
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Olden is so gorgeous...I know I keep saying that, but WOW...how beautiful with the glaciers and the colorful houses and all the mountains.
It still amazes me that they don't allow you to order 2 of anything...I thought all cruiselines did that. I love having the option to order a couple of things to try.
Olden is so gorgeous...I know I keep saying that, but WOW...how beautiful with the glaciers and the colorful houses and all the mountains.
It still amazes me that they don't allow you to order 2 of anything...I thought all cruiselines did that. I love having the option to order a couple of things to try.
The food looks lovely! You're making me want to go out to our local Indian restaurant now. It sounds like a fabulous meal, and I love the booth / view!
I chuckled a bit when I saw your table...I wouldn't have minded sitting there at all! Great booth seat, window view...lovely!
I'm glad you had a great meal with great service! I also would've had trouble choosing an appetizer, and like you I would have chosen the monkfish...I LOVE monkfish, but I don't see it on menus very often.
While I like fennel, very little goes a long way, and I'd be curious how Mark's dessert tasted. I'm not surprised he thought the fennel was overpowering.
What a lovely end to the day!
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we love this stuff! 
– if I did that, I’d have to miss out on dessert. 
They were utterly divine, with the scallops beautifully cooked. 
He liked it, but said it was a bit far out, having the fennel taste in it. 
They were so attentive, and any time our water started to go down even slightly, they were there, filling it back up again. They constantly kept asking us if there was anything more they could get for us, and they really made us feel thoroughly welcome. It’s some of the best service I’ve seen in a long time. 
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