|
Day 9, August 11
An A for effort -
Part 2
A little while later we all got
out of the Hot Tub, they took the slide back to the pool, while Tom
and I walked back to our loungers,
left our shoes there and took
another dip in the pool. This time there were more people in the
pool and we did not stay as long, but after drying off a bit we went
to the pool bar to pick up a drink.
Tom got the
Lynchburg Lemonade, Jack
Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, fresh lime juice, and Sweet-and-Sour
with a hint of peach. The
Black Cherry Lemonade, Grey
Goose Cherry Noir Vodka, Odwalla Lemonade, fresh Lime Juice, and
Grenadine topped with Sprite, was what I wanted to try. Both drinks
were freshly made and we took them to a table on the side, where we
sat down and enjoyed our treats. Once we had finished our drinks we
walked back to our room and after taking showers and some lunch we
chilled for a while.
By 2.30pm we were ready to head
out again.
We needed a suitcase so we went
to a mall and went to find the Samsonite Store. On the way there we
went past a Fossil Store and Tom had a look inside, as he wanted to
have a look at a new smartwatch. They had it and he was so not sure
if he should buy it, but in the end, with a little persuasion he did
buy it. Next stop was the Disney outlet. Needless to say that we did
find a few things that we needed, some Fish Extender gifts and a few
Disneyland 60th anniversary items that were hugely discounted.
And then we were off to the
Samsonite store. We had bought a really good duffle bag there a few
years back and we are still happy with it, so why not give it a try.
But this time we were looking for a suitcase. A shop assistant was
there to help us and showed us different types and finally we had
found one we liked, but we were so unsure about the measurements. It
looked huge and I did not want to be fined by Lufthansa if it was
too big. We discussed and took the measurements and when we said
that I definitely wanted to check on the Lufthansa site they told us
that they had free WiFi. Why didn’t they tell us in the first place?
We checked on the German Lufthansa site, checked the suitcase again
and it fit. It was very close to the maximum measurement, but it was
still allowed. And with that we handed over the credit card and were
able to roll home our suitcase.
Back to the car we went as in
the meantime it had gotten later than expected and we had an ADR at
Sanaa. On the freeway we hit the traffic jam and it took us even
longer than we had feared. But in the end we made it back to our
room, rolled the now filled suitcase up to our room, got changed and
off we went to Sanaa. It was just walking down the hall and then
down to the restaurant and we were there just in the nick of time.
We signed in and were told to
wait and while we were looking for a seat a host was coming and took
us to our table. We got one of the smaller side tables and there
were quite a few tables for two which they filled ever so slowly.
Menu in hand we looked through what was on the menu. In the end we
decided to share the
Indian Style Bread Service, a
choice of 3 breads and 3 accompaniments. We chose
Garlic Ginger Naan, Onion
Kulcha and Papadum and got the
Mango Chutney, Spicy
Jalapeno-lime pickle and the Roasted Red Bell Pepper Hummus. It was
served pretty fast and it looked like more than enough for the two
of us. We started eating and trying the different dips with the
different breads and it was delicious.
Why hadn’t we ordered this on
previous visits to Sanaa?
The only downside, it had
filled us up a lot. So when our main courses were served we were
already pretty full. We had both chosen the
Potjie Inspired, a choice of
two dishes, served with basmati rice. Tom had gone with the
Goan Seafood Curry and the
Braised Beef, while I had
chosen the
Butter Chicken and the
Spicy Durban Shrimp. So we got
to share four different tastes. All of them were quite good, but
since we were full before they had even been served it was a bit too
much and neither of us could finish their plates. So once we could
not eat one more bite, we just asked for the bill, paid for our meal
and walked back to our room.
|
Home |