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You bet I started out the 2017 local sightseeing season with a chocolate croissant!
Later in the day, I had a pineapple snack at the California Academy of Sciences. It was ridiculously expensive. For lunch, I got a cheese pizza and, according to my notes, a mango lassi. I don’t remember [Read more…]
The last sightseeing stop on my trip to India was a disappointment. Unfortunately, my last day of Indian cuisine was disappointing too. Way to end my trip on a down note!
For lunch, I went to a concession at a train station. I know, you’re going to say, “Well what do you expect, getting lunch at a train station?” The place actually had an extensive menu. For starters, I had a lassi, the last yogurt shake of my trip. Couldn’t go wrong there. For the meal, I got a grilled chicken sandwich. When will I ever learn that I can’t order sandwiches overseas? I’m way too picky an eater and they always come with stuff I don’t like in them. (Usually something mayonnaise-y.) I couldn’t really eat what I got, so I ordered some jeera rice. It was a plain dish of rice with cumin seeds. Nothing too special, but I ate it down.
As day 12 began, I was up and running. It wasn’t until later in the day when I finally sat down and had a snack. At the cafe at the National Museum, I got a paneer parantha. I guess you could call it an Indian grilled cheese.
In the evening, I had a fantastic dinner. The pictures show how good everything was. The only problem [Read more…]
I was so surprised the night before by how good the food was at the restaurant at the hotel in restaurant. The good food kept coming throughout Day 11. I had a fantastic breakfast back at the hotel restaurant in the morning. Just look at what I got from the buffet! I had bread & butter, sauteed vegetables, stuffed parantha (fried flatbread), aloo bonda (potato fritters), masala poha (spiced rice), and vermicelli upma (spiced noodle breakfast dish). Sounds good, doesn’t it!
Having wrapped up my sightseeing in Rishikesh, it was time for a snack at the fabulous Ganga Kinare hotel before heading to my next destination. (Of course, I never made it to my next destination.) A slice of apple pie sounded really good, but they were out. A brownie with ice cream was a more than reasonable substitute.
I quenched my thirst with a mock mojito. I was a little nervous about the ice cubes. The waiter assured me they were made from purified [Read more…]
