Gala Dinner

Wow, tonight we had our first gala dinner. This was by far the most elaborate dinner that I have ever experienced. The evening began with champagne and orange juice at 6:15. After chatting in the courtyard, we moved into the dining hall for our first course at 7:00. There were four courses with a different type of wine to match each course. The main course was Roasted Supreme of Chicken with a Cider Sauce served with Mustard Mash, Mange Tout and Courgette. In translation: chicken, mashed potatoes, snow peas, and zucchini. It was delicious. The Vodka Raspberry Panacotta with Flemish Biscuits that we had for dessert was not my favorite…but I did enjoy the biscuit and raspberry. After dinner we moved into more cozy accommodations for cheese, biscuits, fruit, Turkish delight, chocolates, and port. I tried Turkish delight, lychee, and star fruit for the first time. All very good. The lychee was my favorite…it kind of reminded me of a kiwi, except that instead of green it was white and hot pink. Tomorrow we head to Cotswold for another grand adventure.