A Silver Shadow Over The World - December 2023 to May 2024

[Host Jazzbeau]

56 minutes ago, mysty said:

White or red?

Yes

[rojaan19]

4 hours ago, mysty said:

 

White or red @QueSeraSera ? 😁

White for me 🥂🥂

[QueSeraSera]

@mysty  Feels like a red wine night tonight...

[Tothesunset]

2 hours ago, QueSeraSera said:

@mysty  Feels like a red wine night tonight...

Is there ever a time when it isn't? 

[QueSeraSera]

1 hour ago, Tothesunset said:

Is there ever a time when it isn't? 

Yes.  Some days nothing beats a chilled sauvignon blanc

[jpalbny]

1 hour ago, QueSeraSera said:

Yes.  Some days nothing beats a chilled sauvignon blanc

 

For the first bottle, sure...

 

Today we had a craving for some halibut, so we took two small fillets out to thaw while we went out for a walk. Unfortunately the treadmill is on the fritz so we had to bundle up in the 40-some degree chill and brave the wind in order to get our steps.

 

This chilly expedition put me in the mood for a red wine. But with halibut? I thought back to a delicious lunch that I had along the Douro, where they paired a cod fillet with a light red...

 

So, I cooked some potato slices in olive oil with shallots and garlic, then threw in a few sliced mushrooms. Finally I put the halibut fillets on top and baked it in the oven until the fish was just cooked through. A drizzle of olive oil and some herbs finished the dish. And it went well with a Grenache!

[QueSeraSera]

JP that sounds delicious!  I read it aloud to my wife and she agrees.  We've been baking halibut in various ways for dinner, this innovation sounds worth pursuing!

[drron29]

4 hours ago, Tothesunset said:

Is there ever a time when it isn't? 

There are always some days when wine is just not strong enough and a large gin is what’s needed.

[mysty]

17 minutes ago, drron29 said:

There are always some days when wine is just not strong enough and a large gin is what’s needed.

 

Amen to that! 😁

[mysty]

Today we will arrive in Semarang, Java.  We will depart by mini-coaches for the World Cruise Event and overnight at the Marriott Yogyakarta.  The dinner will be at Prambanan.  We will visit  Borobudur.   Exciting!  Photos will follow once we've recovered.   😁

[Host Jazzbeau]

2 hours ago, jpalbny said:

For the first bottle, sure...

We seem more and more simpatico.  If you, Mysty/Myster and we could get together at the Black Tartan – we would all be glad for my DW, who would be the only one fit to drive us home! 

[DRK0312]

Non world cruiser on board Shadow watching WC’ers assemble for their overnight tour! 26 tiny white vans. Temp going up to 86F. Bon Voyage!

Edited March 19 by DRK0312
Wrong number

[MrsWaldo]

6 hours ago, DRK0312 said:

Non world cruiser on board Shadow watching WC’ers assemble for their overnight tour! 26 tiny white vans. Temp going up to 86F. Bon Voyage!

Just asked Ms Google for weather on arrival in Sing

 

33c   Thats OK

 

Until said feels like 42 .....

 

 

will need a few chilled and frequently topped whites

 

 

Edited March 19 by MrsWaldo

[lincslady]

It is the humidity - and I noticed especially in Singapore that the aircon is set so cold indoors that outside feels even worse than it needs to.  

[Tothesunset]

5 hours ago, lincslady said:

It is the humidity - and I noticed especially in Singapore that the aircon is set so cold indoors that outside feels even worse than it needs to.  

It's weird the way they do that. When we lived in Hong Kong it would be 40 degrees and 100% humidity in summer but if you went downtown to eat you had to carry a sweater. Glad I wasn't paying the energy bill. 

[Lirio]

15 hours ago, lincslady said:

It is the humidity - and I noticed especially in Singapore that the aircon is set so cold indoors that outside feels even worse than it needs to.  

Same here in Rio  (not all places in Brazil, but in Rio yes!). At home the aircon is always at 17oC.

[Port Power]

6 minutes ago, Lirio said:

Same here in Rio  (not all places in Brazil, but in Rio yes!). At home the aircon is always at 17oC.

My Singaporean friends usually don’t use air conditioning in the living areas of the house, only bedrooms at night.  They are used to the heat.  Mind you, June is the month they come to stay with relatives in Australia!  I certainly understand why @mysty will want to stay on the ship sometimes.
 

17C at home, Lirio?  That’s freezing!  I set my home aircon at 24*C, or 25*C if outside is over 38*C.

 

 

Edited March 20 by Port Power

[jpalbny]

1 hour ago, Lirio said:

Same here in Rio  (not all places in Brazil, but in Rio yes!). At home the aircon is always at 17oC.

 

Lirio, that's not much warmer than my wine refrigerator!

[QueSeraSera]

1 hour ago, Port Power said:

17C at home, Lirio?  That’s freezing!

That is kind of funny Lirio!

Of course not actually freezing.  To invoke a local expression, that's "sweater weather" around here!

14 minutes ago, jpalbny said:

that's not much warmer than my wine refrigerator!

 

But my mom would have called it good sleeping weather, as she turned down the thermostat & had a last glass of chardonnay.

[DavyWavey70]

1 hour ago, Lirio said:

Same here in Rio  (not all places in Brazil, but in Rio yes!). At home the aircon is always at 17oC.

We long for 17c here in Wales. We would surely know that Summer was here. 

[Lirio]

17C is great to work with business attire.

 

I work from home so I use business attire above the waist.

[mysty]

Some description and pics from the World Cruise Event which left from Semarang, Indonesia.  We left the ship in 24 mini-coaches at around 9:00 am.  The 130 people going to this event were divided into 2 groups.  Half went to Borobudur on the first day and half went to Mangkoenagaran.  On day 2 the itineraries were reversed.  The 24 mini-coaches traveled with 2 police car escorts.

 

Our group visited MesaStila (a resort and coffee plantation) first.  Here we has a welcome coffee, peanuts and cassava chips followed by a coffee plantation tour followed by lunch.

 

 

 

 

Next stop was Borobudur.  This is the largest Buddhist relic in the World.  Myster climbed to the top.

 

 

 

 

 

We then went to our hotel the Yogyakarta Marriott.  At 6:30 pm we were taken by the mini-coaches to Prambanan.  This is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia.  We had dinner on the lawns facing the temple.

 

 

 

 

The day 2 itinerary will appear soon.

[lincslady]

That last photo in particular is amazing, Mysty.  Quite an experience.

[mysty]

4 hours ago, lincslady said:

That last photo in particular is amazing, Mysty.  Quite an experience.

 

Indeed it was @lincslady !  Even the heat did not impact on the wonder!  The whole experience was very well organized,  the entertainment was wonderful,  the food was delicious!  Kudos to Silversea! 

[mysty]

The second day of the trip we headed to the Pura Mangkunegaran, a palace complex in the city of Surakarta, Central Java.  It is the official palace and residence of the Duke of Mangkunegara and his family.  There was a cultural dance performance, a tour of the complex and lunch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 21 by mysty