The Oberoi Gurgaon..it dropped a star or two last night

not far from where we live is where we had dinner last night....

since it was my mothers last night with us it we thought it was nice to try a new spot....

the hotel is beautiful 

the "pool" in front is really welcoming...and the wall with the greenery was just gorgeous...

do you see the "rock climber" working on the wall ?

just as the Oberoi in Delhi there's a gallery and art all over....and the hotel houses some of the top brands in fashion like Gucci, Jimmy Choo, Bottega Veneta etc

always fun to look...

he was kind of ...different....

we started of with drinks in the piano bar....blue lagoons and rusty nails...

the blue lagoon was really good....and Mr M enjoyed his rusty nail...

then we decided to eat at 361...gorgeous view....

the food was really really good...too bad that the chefs work gets spoiled by waiters fumbling with...

almost everything....we ordered Carlsberg beer and they brought in Cosmopolitans....hmmm

I can't explain how you can get beer and drinks wrong...anyhow....we waited for our food but didn't get any bread.....got the check and for once we did check the check...and the had added two extra beers on our bill !!...so I recommend the food but be prepared for waiters  not knowing what they are doing....

the view just got better and better ....

before leaving we had a peak inside the art gallery....strange art I tell you....

we had a really nice evening and I think my mother really enjoyed it and that's good....

at the moment she's on the plane going back home...

and boy, does she have stories to tell her friends !

Bukhara, here we come again….

but first time for my mother and Bukhara didn't let us down…it was as good as last time….

Bukhara is one of the restaurant at ITC Hotel Maurya in Delhi…that means if we want to get there in time for our booking we have to leave early because of traffic…by the way you have to book a table…it's really popular…

these are the napkins or aprons…here you eat with your fingers….

prepared and ready…..

the menu…but we knew what we wanted so…..

the chefs in action….our table was right here so that we could look at them in action...

we ordered there famous lamb and the chicken and

daal with three different kinds of bread….so good….all of us ate way to much but we still got our dogggy bag with us…hmmm I wonder how that adds up….

even got served the betel leaves with "spices and sugar"…Mats ate a whole one ! …I dared to eat a piece…

we got a tour of the kitchen and they explained how they make the lamb…but the recipe is a secret of course….my mother did her best to get it though….

yes, that's me !! where's the doggy bag ?

Hotel Imperial and the Spice Route

Another birthday….Mr Gunnar turned 50? something so I booked a table at the Spice Route which is at Hotel Imperial right in the heart of Delhi…

"The hotel is connected to a fascinating part of history of the city as well as India.It was during the year 1911 when King Emperor George V had declared New Delhi as the capitol of India.The Imperial was built and run by S.B.S Ranjit Singh.The 24 king palms that lead up to the porch are an integral part of and witness to the very creation of New Delhi.The Hotel was designed to be one of the finest monuments….a unique blend of Victorian,old colonial and Art Deco style.The hotel was named and conferred the exquisite Lion Insignia by Lady Willington."

according to birthday boy we where off to a good start….

a tour of the hotel to look at some of the art is a must at this museum hotel !

love the floor….and we did see some iron furniture from I guess the beginning in 1911….

Me like…..love the fancy stores…

it really feels like an old english bar….

our evening started with Singapore Slings….and then we treated the birthday "boy"to

dinner at the Spice Route( heralded as one of the top ten restaurants in the world by Condé Nest Traveler) it took 7 years to build this restaurant…2 of these pillars are 400 years old

if you visit you have to ask to get the tour of the restaurant…it's fascinating …..well, at least we all thought so..

(credit to Katrin for some of the pictures)

excellent food and the very best company you could wish for….

let's do this again next year ! same spot same company...

Is it a deal ?

Meat...a rare thing around here.

Tonight M understood that I was in need of food ! 

How ?

 Well, everybody who knows me know when  they see the sign.....when I need food I need it now ! and after a couple of days with very little and especially no hot meal at all I was desperate...

so we went it all in......meat....I think it was a month ago since I had red meat..chicken we eat a lot but

hamburgers are rare..... at home I never eat hamburgers unless they are home made...

tonight I gulped that burger down fast.....it was good. 

So at the moment I'm quite content ....let's just hope that it won't be three days until I get a hot meal again

........for everybody else sake !

Lunch at Khan Market

I decided to take the guys to Khan Market...another spot where they had never been...

sandals anyone.....

the goal with the trip to Khan market was actually to get some lunch so we ended up at 

recognise the name ?

Smoke House Deli.....again...just a different location....I so like the decor....

it's the same but still different from the one in Hauz Khas....here it was 3D....

this  place is smaller ....

but the food was as good as last time....I had red beats with chèvre as a starter....hmmmm...so good

and best of all.....I didn't have to cook today !

Storytelling walls at Smoke House Deli, Hauz Khas

I have read about this restaurant and especially about the decor so I have been curious about the place for quite some time know....lucky me that I could convince the two blokes to come here today

it's different but so neat .....I really like what they did here....so much to look at ...and at a good spot  right next to the reservoir

different touch ha ? Staffan tried it out at once and it worked....I need to download the app first so....next time because it will for sure be a next time...the food was good and it was a pleasant visit !

Lots of food and cake today so I had to get us walking again...

guess where ?