Silversea Water Cooler: Welcome! Part Five

[drron29]

Wrote the first sentence in that post.

[mysty]

Greetings Coolers!

 

Today's funny.....

 

 

Have a great safe fun day all!

[mysty]

Last night Myster and I dined at Black Tartan Kitchen for their July 7 course meal.  It was heavenly.  And I got the crossword menu items right!  😀

 

1. Gazpacho - with a ball of tomato sorbet and a fascinator.....

 

2. Mollusk - scallops with ribbons of cucumber....

 

3. Brie - Brie inside the pastry.....

 

4. Cornish Hen - smoked Cornish Hen in the pasta served with sauce and buns.....

 

5. Beef.....

 

6. Confection.....

 

7. Berry.....

 

Final answer to the crossword....The puns may be terrible but at least there are no LINEUPS.

[zqtchas]

[mysty]

2 minutes ago, zqtchas said:

 

We're going to need video evidence of the dance moves please! 😁

[zqtchas]

1 minute ago, mysty said:

 

We're going to need video evidence of the dance moves please! 😁

it's under court seal.😇

[Mr Luxury]

2 hours ago, mysty said:

Last night Myster and I dined at Black Tartan Kitchen for their July 7 course meal.  It was heavenly.  And I got the crossword menu items right!  😀

 

1. Gazpacho - with a ball of tomato sorbet and a fascinator.....

 

2. Mollusk - scallops with ribbons of cucumber....

 

3. Brie - Brie inside the pastry.....

 

4. Cornish Hen - smoked Cornish Hen in the pasta served with sauce and buns.....

 

5. Beef.....

 

6. Confection.....

 

7. Berry.....

 

Final answer to the crossword....The puns may be terrible but at least there are no LINEUPS.

Thanks for the pictures.

This restaurant is excellent 

[spinnaker2]

Ok visceral reaction to MAC&CHEESE. Is it too cheesy? 

Considering changing my screen name soonest.

Edited July 15, 2023 by spinnaker2

[TLCOhio]

13 hours ago, drron29 said:

That has Rojaan down to a tee.😉

 

That must make your life interesting and stimulating.  Never boring with Rojaan??

 

THANKS!  Enjoy!  Terry in Ohio

[mysty]

1 hour ago, Mr Luxury said:

Thanks for the pictures.

This restaurant is excellent 

 

It's a hidden gem!  In a small town (12,000 souls).  🥰

[Mr Luxury]

11 minutes ago, mysty said:

 

It's a hidden gem!  In a small town (12,000 souls).  🥰

You're very lucky 

[mysty]

27 minutes ago, Mr Luxury said:

You're very lucky 

 

We are indeed!  It's about a 20 minute walk from our apartment.  We walk so that we can enjoy the wine pairings.  6 wines over the 7 courses.  However, the walk home definitely takes us longer than the walk there. 😅

[Mr Luxury]

8 minutes ago, mysty said:

 

We are indeed!  It's about a 20 minute walk from our apartment.  We walk so that we can enjoy the wine pairings.  6 wines over the 7 courses.  However, the walk home definitely takes us longer than the walk there. 😅

Yes the wind is against you on the walk back

[zqtchas]

10 minutes ago, Mr Luxury said:

Yes the wind is against you on the walk back

unless you break it.🙂

[Mr Luxury]

Just now, zqtchas said:

unless you break it.🙂

I suppose it depends on what you have eaten 

[Host Jazzbeau]

45 minutes ago, mysty said:

 

We are indeed!  It's about a 20 minute walk from our apartment.  We walk so that we can enjoy the wine pairings.  6 wines over the 7 courses.  However, the walk home definitely takes us longer than the walk there. 😅

The difference is staggering!!!  🤪

[Dolcevita Diva]

On 7/14/2023 at 9:04 AM, spinnaker2 said:

Ha - although I love Mac n cheese, it has zero appeal when the temperature is 96 degrees Fahrenheit! 

[Dolcevita Diva]

[mysty]

59 minutes ago, Dolcevita Diva said:

 

Oh yes, please!  Idyllic! 

[Lirio]

6 hours ago, mysty said:

Last night Myster and I dined at Black Tartan Kitchen for their July 7 course meal.  It was heavenly.  And I got the crossword menu items right!  😀

 

1. Gazpacho - with a ball of tomato sorbet and a fascinator.....

 

2. Mollusk - scallops with ribbons of cucumber....

 

3. Brie - Brie inside the pastry.....

 

4. Cornish Hen - smoked Cornish Hen in the pasta served with sauce and buns.....

 

5. Beef.....

 

6. Confection.....

 

7. Berry.....

 

Final answer to the crossword....The puns may be terrible but at least there are no LINEUPS.

I want to find a way to visit this restaurant!

[Host Jazzbeau]

1 hour ago, Dolcevita Diva said:

 

17 minutes ago, mysty said:

 

Oh yes, please!  Idyllic! 

 

JP already has the plans and is ordering the supplies!  😀

[Lirio]

Back to Manaus. Before start working, a visit to Palacio Rio Negro. This house was built very early XX century by a German gentleman who was natural rubber export to Germany. As WWI started, exports for Germany were blocked and he went bankrupted. He sold the house and got back to Germany. House eventually was acquired by the state government and now is opened to the public.

The house is a very good example of the wealth and opulence generated by the natural rubber exploitation (The Manaus Opera House was built at that time of wealth). But the exploitation in the jungle was very, very hard due to the weather, fever, snakes, and other animals. To make more money the workers (who were paid by the weight of rubber collected) put rocks inside the rubber and the landlords to pay less, tampered with the scale in a game of loss-loss. Several conflicts happened.

An English gentleman smuggled several rubber tree seedlings to UK and from there to Malaysia to stablish plantations easer to produce than going into the woods. The natural rubber era was gone forever.

 

 

 

 

I also visited a small local museum where I foun these two precolombian pieces. The first one ia a rare religion icon (most where destroyed by the priestes during colonial times) and the funeral urn.

 

 

 

 

[Mr Luxury]

1 hour ago, Lirio said:

I want to find a way to visit this restaurant!

If we ask nicely,mysty might start to do B&B

[mysty]

4 minutes ago, Mr Luxury said:

If we ask nicely,mysty might start to do B&B

 

I think Coolers know by now that hostelry is definitely not part of my skill set!  🤣  However, there are a couple of hotel options for those who are interested in exploring the wonders of Carleton Place.  😁

[Tothesunset]

1 hour ago, mysty said:

 

I think Coolers know by now that hostelry is definitely not part of my skill set!  🤣  However, there are a couple of hotel options for those who are interested in exploring the wonders of Carleton Place.  😁

That's fine. Apparently there's a spare apartment available during next year's world cruise.