Kiwi Flyer

FRA first class terminal menu

BUFFET

Antipasti

Mediterranean shrimp salad
Veal with tuna sauce
Grilled vegetables
Feta cheese with olive oil
White eggplant puree
Arugula with cherry tomatoes
Shallots with aged balsamic vinegar
Buffalo mozzarella
Parmesan / Manchego
Prosciutto di Parma
Jamon iberico / pata negra
Grilled green asparagus
Minced beef salad
Stuffed eggplant

Tapas

Fried baby calamari
Fried artichokes
Meatballs in tomato sauce
Fried prawns

Smoked Salmon

Scottish smoked salmon - Loch Fyne
Horseradish cream / toast or cream cheese / bagel

Cheese

Selection of cheese

Desserts

Do & Co's Mousse au chocolat
Creme brulee
Tiramisu
Pannacotta
Do & Co's French kiss
Fresh fruit salad
Viennese apple strudel
Selection of sorbets
Austrian style chocolate souffle
Vanilla ice cream with warm chocolate sauce


BUFFET AND SPECIALS

Soups

Consomme with vegetables
Cappucino di rucola with tomatocrostini
Tom ka gai - Thai chicken soup with coconut milk / fresh cilantro and chili

Local Special

Bavarian leberkase - creamy potato salad / brezel / mustard

Steak and Salad

Seared fillet of beef - eggplant salad / crispy rosemary chips

Wok

Green prawn curry - giant prawns in green coconut curry / Thai basil, lemongrass / steamed rice

Asia

Crispy duck Wan Tans - pomegranate chutney

Pasta

Spinach ricotta ravioli - handmade pasta / fresh truffle

Special

Chicken Kiev - chicken breast stuffed with truffle butter / pommes allumettes


BAR

Water

Voslauer still
Voslauer sparkling
Evian still
Perrier sparkling
Apollinaris still
Apollinaris sparkling
San Pellegrino sparkling
Blue Keld still
Ramlosa sparkling

Fruit Juices

Pineapple
Apple
Pear
Strawberry
Blackcurrant
Cherry
Mango-passionfruit
Tropical fruit
Peach
Tomato

Soft Drinks

Coca Cola
Coca Cola light
Coca Cola zero
Fanta
Sprite
Bitter lemon
Ginger ale
Tonic water
Kombucha
Red Bull
Red Bull sugar free

Coffee

Espresso
Doppelter espresso
Kleiner Brauner
Grosser Brauner
Verlangerter
Melange
Cappuccino
Latte Macchiato
Cafe Creme
Espresso Macchiato
Doppelter Espresso Macchiato
Einspanner
Irish Coffee

Tea

Assam Bukhial second flush
Ceylon orange pekoe
China Yunnan golden downy pekoe
Darjeeling Lingia first flush
Earl Grey imperior
English breakfast
Uva Blairlomond highgrown
Formose oolong II
China Lung Ching green tea
China Wujuan jasmine
Fruchtemischung / tropical fruit
Camomile
Peppermint
Rotbusch Sahne Karamell
Krautermischung

Beer

Draft beer
Beck's
Radeberger
Konig Pilsener

Bottled beer
Budweiser
Carlsberg
Corona
Diebels Altbier
Foster's
Heineken
Jever Pilsener
Kronebourg 1664
Ottakringer
Maisel Diat
Miller
Warsteiner
Franziskaner Hefe

Non alcoholic beer
Clausthaler

Cider
Strongbow

Prosecco and Champagner

Prosecco Brusole
Champagner Taittinger
Champagner Taittinger Rose
Ruinart
Bollinger

White Wines

2006 Gelber Muskateller
2005 Gruner Veltliner Smaragd Ried Achleiten
2004 Sancerre
2006 Riesling Robert Weil
2004 Weisser Burgunder
2005 Chardonnay Jermann
2005 Sauvignon Blanc Babich

Dessert Wine

2004 Beerenauslese Cuvee

Red Wines

2004 Dornfelder
2001 Chianti Classico Riserva
2004 Rosso Di Montepulciano
2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Hans Igler
2004 Pinotage Shiraz Leopard's Leap
2001 Rioja Rserva
2002 Chateau Fonpiquery

Rose Wine

2004 Syrah Rose Chibet

Before Dinner Cocktails

Bellini cocktail
Veneziano
Kir royale
Cosmopolitan
Martini cocktail
Manhattan

After Dinner Cocktails

White russian
Brandy Alexander
Rusty nail

Anytime Cocktails

Mojito
Caipirinha
Daiquiri
Strawberry Margarita
Sex on the Beach
Cuba Libre
Pina Colada
Mai Tai
Whiskey Sour
Amaretto Sour
Aperol Sour

Whisky

Blended scotch
Ballantine's finest
Ballantine's 12 years
Chivas Regal 12 years
Clan Campbell 12 years
Cutty Sark emerald 12 years
Dewar's white label
Dimple 12 years
The Famous Grouse finest
The Famous Grouse 12 years
Glob Kitty
J & B
Johnnie Walker red label
Johnnie Walker black label 12 years
Johnnie Walker gold label 18 years
Johnnie Walker blue label
Vat 69 finest

Single Malt

Speyside
Aberlour 10 years
Balvenie 10 years
Balvenie double wood 12 years
Cragganmore 12 years
Ferintosh 10 years
Glenfarclas 10 years
Glenfarclas 12 years
Glenfarclas 21 years
Glenfiddich cuban rum finish 21 years
Glenfiddich solera reserve 15 years
Glenlivet 12 years
Glenlivet 15 years
Glenluig 10 years
Knockando vintage 1986/1991
Macallan 12 years
Macallan 18 years
Mortlach 15 years

Central Highlands
Dalwhinne 15 years

Northern Highlands
Glenmorangie 10 years
Glenmorangie 18 years
Glenmorangie burgundy wood finish 12 years
Glenmorangie madiera wood finish 12 years
Glenmorangie port wood finish 12 years
Glenmorangie sherry wood finish 12 years

Eastern Highlands
Glen Garioch 12 years

Western Highlands
Oban 14 years

Lowlands
Glenkinchie 10 years
Kincaple 10 years

Isle of Islay
Ardbeg 10 years
Ardbeg uigedail cask strength 1992
Druichan 10 years
Lagavulin 16 years
Laphroaig 10 years
Laphroaig 15 years

Isle of Mull
The Craignure 12 years

Isle of Orkney
Highland Park 12 years
The Macphail's collection 8 years

Isle of Skye
Talisker 10 years

Scotch Blended Malt Whisky
Glen Grant
Johnnie Walker green label 15 years

Irish Blended Whiskey
Jameson 12 years
Kilbeggan
Paddy
Tullamore Dew

Irish Malt Whiskey
Bushmills 10 years
Connemara
Locke's 8 years
Tyrconnell

Bourbon
Four Roses
Jim Beam
Jim Beam black label 8 years
Maker's Mark
Wild Turkey 8 years
Woodford Reserve

Tennessee Whiskey
Jack Daniel's old no 7
Jack Daniel's gentleman jack
Jack Daniel's single barrel

Canadian Whisky
Canadian Club
Crown Royal
Old Canada

Exotics Whisky
Suntory Yamazaki 12 years
Milford 10 years
Reisetbauer 7 years
Robert Fleischmann schwarzer pirat 13 years

Aperitif and Bitters

Aperol
Averna
Campari
Cynar
Fernet - branca
Jagermeister
Martini Bitter
Nonino Amaro
Ouzo no 12
Pernod
Ramazzotti
Ricard

Calvados

Daron XO 18 years
Papidoux 15 years

Cognac

Camus grand VSOP
Hennessy fine de cognac
Hennessy XO
Martell cognac cordon bleu
Otard XO gold
Otard VSOP

Armagnac

Chateau De Laubade XO

Brandy

Carlos I
Conde De Osborne
Osborne Veterano

Grappa

Antinori
Altesino
Nonino grappa di moscato
Nonino vuisinar

Schnaps

Apple
Raspberry
Elderflower
Cherry
Apricot
Yellow Plum
Quince
Rowanberry
Pear golles
Pear reisetbauer
Plum

Rum

Bacardi carta blanca
Bacardi carta d'oro
Bacardi carta negra
Bacardi 8 anos
Havana Club anejo 3 anos
Havana Club anejo 7 anos
Havana Club anejo especial
Myers's dark
Pitu cachaca
Pyrat XO planters gold
Zacapa centenario 23 years

Vodka

Absolut
Absolut citron
Absolut mandarin
Finlandia
Grey Goose
Stolichnaya

Gin

Beefeater
Bombay Sapphire
Gordon's
Tanqueray

Tequila

Jose Cuervo classico
Jose Cuervo especial gold

Liqueur

Amaretto disaronno
Baileys
Batida de coco
Benedictine DOM
Cointreau
Creme de cacao
Creme de cassis
Drambuie
Grand Marnier
Kahlua
Malibu
Pepino peach
Peter Heering cherry liquer
Sambuca
Southern Comfort
Tia Maria

Sherry

Sandeman don fino
Sandeman dry seco
Sandeman medium dry
Sandeman rich golden

Vermouth

Martini extra dry
Martini bianco
Martini d'oro
Martini rosso
Noilly Prat dry

Port Wine

Delaforce fine ruby port
Delaforce white port

Kiwi Flyer

FRANKFURT to SINGAPORE (FRA-SIN) on LH 747-400

I didn't have long to wait until the personal assistant found me and informed the flight is ready for me to board. Downstairs I noted they had reissued the boarding pass on LH stock. I and one other were asked if we minded sharing the Porsche Cayenne out to the aircraft. Of course not.

We are the last to board. Upstairs to first class, which is very empty (maybe 6 passengers). I settle in with a pre-departure drink or three, but decline the nuts.

With the seat beside me empty I do my usual thing and show flightpath on that personal tv while watching a movie on my own. My personal tv proves not to work properly so they reboot it, which does fix it. If it hadn't I could easily have moved.

I watch movies, eat, drink and sleep a little. They forgot to hand me pajamas or amenity kit. When I asked about it the FA said she thought the other FA had given them to me. What I think happened is they handed out the gear before I boarded and simply forgot to do mine.

We get a reasonably close gate to the Singapore lounge, but have a long taxi around the terminal complex to get there.

Kiwi Flyer

Frankfurt to Singapore menu

DINNER

Hors d'eouvre from the Appetizer Cart

Caviar with the traditional garnishes

Sesame crusted tuna, papaya salad and soy sauce

Duo of pan-seared filet of venison and air-dried venison ham accompanied by marinated Chinese mushrooms

Chestnut stuffed breast of guinea hen and vegetable strips with ginger

Nashi pear with honey mustard sauce, goat cheese and caramelized walnuts

Pan-fried prawns with wasabi, mango and shredded nori seaweed

Bread, rolls, toast and butter

Entrees

Pan-seared pike-perch, oyster sauce, ginger puree and scallions

Eggplant filled with jasmine rice served with broccoli, ginko nuts and lotus root

We recommend asian rice, potato pearls or egg noodles to accompany these entrees

As an alternative to our Star Chef compositions you may request: fillet of beef with herb butter, green beans and potatoes au gratin

Cheese and Dessert

International cheese
Emmental, fourme d'Ambert, Morbier, Fougery and Parmesan served with grapes and cherry tomatoes

Jasmine pralines with chocolate dip and tea cookie sticks

Green tea creme and glazed nashi pears

Specialty dessert wines


Champagne

1997 Comtes de Champagne Taittinger

Rare Champagne Piper Hiedsieck

Monthly Proposal

2002 Colchagua Valley Apalta Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Montes Alpha, Chile

White Wine

2005 Hattenheimer Nussbrunnen Riesling trocken Schloss Reinhartshausen, Germany

2005 Mersault Roux Pere & Fils, France

2005 Chardonnay Chateau Changyu-Castel, China

Red Wine

2001 Chateau Pedesclaux Cru Classe Pauillac, France

2003 Syrah Wine of Origin Paarl Glen Carlou, South Africa

Dessert Wine

2005 Thungersheimer Ravensburg Kerner Auslese Winzergenossenschaft Thungersheim, Germany

Spirits

Grey Goose Vodka

Campari

Sherry La Guita

Lufthansa Cocktail

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey Old No 7

Johhnie Walker Blue Label

Talisker 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Bombay Sapphire Distilled London Dry Gin

Cognac Lheraud Cuvee 30

Calvados Pays d'Auge AC Daron

Fernet Branca

Tequila

Walcher Williams Exclusiv

Etter Zuger Kirsch 42 Vol % Jahrgang 2005

Baileys Irish Cream

Niepoort Portwein LBV 2000

Mineral Water (sparkling and still)

Fruit Juices (apple, tomato and orange)

Soft Drinks (Coca-cola, Coca-cola light, sprite, kinley tonic water, kinley bitter lemon, kinley ginger ale)

German Beers (Warsteiner Pils, Clausthaler non-alcoholic)

Coffee Specialties

Cappuccino

Ristretto

Espresso

Caffe Lungo

Caffe Decaffeinato

Cafe Vinalla

Cafe-brulot

Cafe Borgia

Latte Macchiato

Cafe Baileys

Hot Beverages

Jacobs Coffee
Espresso, decaf espresso
Cappuccino

Darjeeling Royal First Flush Blatt
Assam Special Broken
Gruntee Asia Superior Blatt
Earl Grey Premium Blatt
Vita Orange
Yogi Tee Rotbusch Bio


BREAKFAST

Buffet

Freshly squeezed orange juice

Fresh fruit
Mango, kiwi [unripe ], strawberry, grapefruit and grapes

Yoghurt with fresh fruit, cereal with nuts, yoghurt and fresh milk

Bread, rolls, toast, croissants, danish pastry, butter, preserves, honey and nutella

Cold Specialties

Salmon strudel and smoked salmon

Parma ham, smoked breast of turkey and german salami

Cream cheese with chives, yoghurt cheese and allgau cheese

Entree

Scrambled eggs freshly prepared upon your request with your choice of bacon or chives

Last Minute Breakfast

Coffee or tea

Freshly squeezed orange juice

Croissants

Kiwi Flyer

Singapore transit

I caught up with a few FTers in the SQ first class lounge that evening. CGK, jjpb3 and SQ421. Some satay and dom were consumed while we chatted.

I also caught up with my email backlog and managed a few hours sleep before my flight the next day. Thus I managed to keep busy during the 23+ hour transit.

Stay tuned for my next update.

Gatwick Alan

I love reading your menu's. Where do you find the time or patience to type them all out?

Kiwi Flyer

I find a menu that is similar and edit, otherwise just type them out.

BTW there is quite a bit of travel around the 3rd of the 4 continents of the title coming up. As always, I'll post it when I get the chance.

Seat 2A

Thanks once again to one of the Trip Report Forum's most prolific writers, not to mention travelers. This has been a most enjoyable read, especially given your usual fine detail. When it comes to trip report detail, you have few if any peers (well, maybe Carfield ) Well done, Kiwi Flyer! ^ ^

Kiwi Flyer

Singapore to Lahore (SIN-LHE) on SQ 777-200ER
(config 2 class non-spacebed with avod)

While I wait in the lounge for boarding a loud mouth is wandering around speaking loudly into his phone. "Nah I can't make Venice, I'm on my way to Karachi." Said repeatedly Oh great, this means he is on the same flight as me, for this Singapore Airlines flight operates a triangle route between Singapore, Lahore, Karachi and Singapore (in different directions on different days).

You guessed it, when I boarded I was dismayed to find the same loudmouth seated right behind me, still yabbering on the phone to tell the whole world he was headed for Karachi. I drowned him out with the headphones.

While the flight left on time we battled strong headwinds almost the entire way and so arrived very late. Over Bay of Bengal we dodged lots of thunderstorms and had no view to speak of. Once over India the dusty lands and great rivers were visible through a thick haze. The angle of the sun giving a soft glow to sky and earth below.

I while away the flight mainly looking at the scenes below, listening to some music and wondering just what I'll do in Pakistan.

Despite being one of the first passengers off, immigration is painfully slow. Seems like the officers have to enter a lot of information in manually and do lots of searching. There is a holdup while they recheck my info. I later find out (on departure) that there is a record of entry to Pakistan of someone with a very similar name.

With no checked bags I'm quickly through customs, and into the hordes on the landside edge of arrivals. I apologised to my ride for the late arrival and was soon on my way into the city.

Passengers continuing on the triangle route had to remain onboard during the transit.

Kiwi Flyer

Singapore to Lahore menu

DINNER

To Nibble On

Satay
with onion, cucumber and spicy peanut sauce

A Savoury Note

Smoked salmon with potato and walnut salad

The Main Event

Seared tournedos of beef in green peppercorn jus, sauteed mushroom, baby carrot and gratin potatoes

Kestaneli yahni
Turkish style lamb stew with chestnut, seasonal vegetables and rice

Pan fried salmon with bouillabaisse sauce, buttered mangetout, roasted tomato and olive potatoes

Mushrooms and baby corns in spicy gravy lemon flavoured rice with chilli and split mung dhal, curd and pickles

A Sweet Note

Tiramisu
Italian mascarpone cheese with coffee-flavoured sponge fingers

The Cheese Board

Gourmet cheese with garnishes

Fruit

A selection of fresh fruit

A Connoisseur's Choice

Gourmet coffee
Selection of tea
and pralines


BEVERAGES

Mix of the Month

Citrus Royale

Cocktails

Singapore Sling
Silver Kris Sling
Gin Fizz
Cloud Nine
Screwdriver
Bloody Mary
Daiquiri
Red or White Wine Cooler

Aperitifs

Campari
Dry Vermouth

Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

Tropical Sparkle
Orange Cooler
Golden Spice
Fruit Spritzer
Sunrise Surprise

Spirits

Cognac XO Otard
Chivas Regal Scotch Whisky
Johnnie Walker Black Label
Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
Gordon's Dry Gin
Smirnoff Red Label Vodka
Bacardi Carta Blanca

Liqueurs

Cointreau
Tia Maria
Baileys Original Irish Cream

Beer

International selection

Stout

Guinness stout

Champagnes

Piper Heidsieck 1999
Charles Heidsieck Mise en Cave 2003

White Wines

Hattenheimer Schutzenhaus Riesling Kabinett 2004 Balthasar Ress Rheingau
Moondah Brook Chardonnay 2005 Western Australia

Red Wines

Chateau Beau-Site 2000 Saint-Estephe
Rive Barbera D'asti 'il Cascinone 2003 Araidica Pietmonte

Port

Dow 2001 Late Bottled Vintage Port Portugal

Tea Selection

Pure Ceylon tea
Earl Grey
Darjeeling
Camomile
Decaffeinated tea
Japanese Green tea
Chinese Jasmine tea
Chinese Oolong tea

Gourmet Coffees

Brazil Santos Bourbon
Colombian Supremo
Kenyan AA Kilimanjaro

Specialty Coffees

Brewed coffee
Cafe Royal
Espresso
Cappuccino
Decaffeinated coffee
Mocha

Other Beverages

Chocolate
Milo

Mineral Water

Sparkling
Still

Fruit Juices

Apple
Orange
Pineapple
Tomato

Soft Drinks

Bitter Lemon
Coke
Coke Light
Ginger Ale
Seven Up

Milk

Full Cream
Low Fat

Kiwi Flyer

Summary to date

• map
• 24,994 flown miles
• 15 flights
• 7 a/c types
  • 737-300
  • 767-300
  • 777-200ER
  • Embraer 170
  • Embraer 175
  • ATR 42-500
  • 737-500
• 5 airlines
  • NZ
  • QF
  • LH
  • LO (plus EuroLOT)
  • SQ
• 10 countries
  • New Zealand
  • Tonga
  • Western Samoa
  • United States of America
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Singapore
  • Pakistan
• 12 airports
  • AKL
  • TBU
  • APW
  • LAX
  • LHR
  • HAM
  • WAW
  • LED
  • TXL
  • FRA
  • SIN
  • LHE
• personal firsts
  • 2 new routes on Air NZ TBU-APW and APW-LAX
  • 1 new destination on Singapore Airlines LHE
  • 2 new countries - Russia and Pakistan
  • 4 new airports - HAM, LED, TXL and LHE

Kiwi Flyer

Lahore

I'm struggling to write something that will do justice to this fine city. Given the very low number of posts on FT about Pakistan or Lahore I feel especially responsible for writing something decent instead of my usual rambles I make up as I post.

Being spring the weather is very dry and hot during the day (close to 100F) and mild to warm at night (in the 70s F). The city is very dusty.

The airport is not far from the city centre - about 20-30 minutes ride away.

I stayed at Holiday Inn Lahore which is located on the edge of the city centre with many attractions within walking distance (as well as the stock exchange and some businesses for those who visit for business reasons). Even though I have no priority club status I was given an upgrade to an club room. The hotel provides minivan pickup and dropoff at the airport. I found the location to be excellent, the rooms okay (although showing signs of age) and service extremely friendly if perhaps not the most efficient. The breakfast was good with both western and Pakistan/Indian food options.

The walled old city is a good 30 minutes walk away. Quite uncomfortable in the heat and noise (not to mention having to keep a constant eye out for traffic - vehicular, horse/donkey, and people). Alternatively it is a cheap ride by taxi or (polluting) rickshaw.

I found Lahore fort to be more impressive than its counterpart in Delhi, despite the changes made over the years. The mosques, palaces and gardens throughout the central city are also very nice. The city feels like it is dripping with history from the Moghal era right through Sikh and British colonisation.

Everyone I met, without exception, was extremely friendly. There were very few western tourists (I didn't meet/see any in my brief stay). I never felt unsafe although I did get out of my comfort zone wandering some back alley run down areas. As with any large city, there probably are some areas where it is unwise to go.

I am glad I went and didn't listen to those who thought I was mad. Next time I'll try to go back in winter when it is cooler. I enjoyed my stay much more than Delhi for example.

RTW4

A Magnificent report. I also am amazed at two parts of your trip report.. fist the transcribed menus and second your ability to go to a part of the world that I am still a bit reticent to go to ( Lahore ). Thanks for enlightening all of us here at FT...

Kiwi Flyer

Lahore to Singapore (LHE-SIN) on SQ 777-200ER
(config 2 class non-spacebed without avod)

After a late check out (thanks Holiday Inn) I head to the airport. Again the setup is a bit unusual. There is a covered open air foyer that passengers and family/friends can use. This is crowded with people and bags everywhere. There are few spare seats. There are a couple of shops, restaurant and even some tv monitors scattered around. There are plenty of ceiling fans but they just move the hot air around rather than providing any cooling.

Only once check in is open (some 2 to 3 hours before departure time varying by flight) can you enter the terminal proper. There is a security check to enter the terminal. This doesn't seem to be concerned with liquids etc (naturally since some bags will be checked in).

Then to check in. This was pure chaos. Each airline only had a couple of counters to deal with their flight. Signs about economy vs business/elite routinely ignored. Plenty of people using the paid services running to jump queues.

Still I was checked in fairly quickly. I only wanted to check in for this flight since the following flights I will credit to another FFP to maximise their value. They checked me in for the next flight, but not the one after. Oh well, something to sort out in Singapore. Check in gives me business class tags to put on each carry-on. I'm also given an invitation to use the CIP lounge.

Then off to immigration. Signs breaking up into lines for women, children, Pakistan men, foreigners, were ignored by all. Eventually my turn. There is a delay while the officer figures out if the entry by someone with a similar name means anything before letting me proceed.

Then security. There are 2 xray machines, but only one is manned. There is a queue to deposit carry-ons here. I see why the bag tags as each is hole punched to show the bag has been checked (except this step takes place before putting on the xray. Supposedly no liquids of any kind. No mention of gels so I keep those and only throw out the liquids. In dozens of bags that go through before I have a chance to collect mine I do not see any liquids being removed from any bag. Then queue for WTMD, or rather queue for men. The few women pax have their own WTMD which has no queue.

Finally, some 20 minutes later I am through. I wander about to find a currency exchange but apparently the only one is landside. Doh. Pakistan rupees are hard to change elsewhere.

I head upstairs to the lounge. There is one lounge for PIA customers and one for everyone else. The entry part is smoking and inner part non-smoking. The literature is very old, some of it dates to 2004! There is one computer with old software (windows 98) and extremely slow dial up. There are a couple of tvs. There is a small offering of snacks, and water is on offer. No alcohol of course. An attendant wanders around offering tea or coffee.

The flight is announced from gate 22, immediately corrected to gate 24. The monitors show gate 24, but downstairs there is no one at gate 24. Yup we board from gate 22.

As with the flight over it is fairly full (totally full in business class) and most passengers are flying to/from Karachi. A reasonable proportion of those who joined in Lahore were on the same flight as me coming over. The crew is also the same, although they stopped over in Karachi.

The flight back is quicker than on the way over, but the tailwinds are much more moderate and so we arrive on time instead of early. For a couple of hours over the Bay of Bengal there was a spectacular light show out the left hand side of the aircraft. At any given moment multiple lightning flashes lit the sky.

Watching this I didn't get as much sleep as I needed and so was tired arriving back in Singapore. We have a long taxi around 3/4 of the terminal complex yet again.

Kiwi Flyer

Lahore to Singapore menu

SUPPER

A Savoury Note

Marinated prawns and smoked fish salad

The Main Event

Awadhi goshi, soya muttar saunfla, dal moong mughlai and jeera pulao
Braised lamb with rose essence, spiced pea-soya, tempered green lentil and cumin pilaf

Roasted chicken with spaghetti with tomato sauce

Pan fried fish in creamy mustard sauce served with pasta and white beans

A Sweet Note

Green tea creme brulee with strawberry

The Cheese Board

Gourmet cheese with garnishes

A Connoisseur's Choice

Gourmet coffee
Selection of tea


BEVERAGES

Mix of the Month

Citrus Royale

Cocktails

Singapore Sling
Silver Kris Sling
Gin Fizz
Cloud Nine
Screwdriver
Bloody Mary
Daiquiri
Red or White Wine Cooler

Aperitifs

Campari
Dry Vermouth

Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

Tropical Sparkle
Orange Cooler
Golden Spice
Fruit Spritzer
Sunrise Surprise

Spirits

Cognac XO Otard
Chivas Regal Scotch Whisky
Johnnie Walker Black Label
Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
Gordon's Dry Gin
Smirnoff Red Label Vodka
Bacardi Carta Blanca

Liqueurs

Cointreau
Tia Maria
Baileys Original Irish Cream

Beer

International selection

Stout

Guinness stout

Champagnes

Piper Heidsieck 1999
Charles Heidsieck Mise en Cave 2003

White Wines

Hattenheimer Schutzenhaus Riesling Kabinett 2004 Balthasar Ress Rheingau
Moondah Brook Chardonnay 2005 Western Australia

Red Wines

Chateau Beau-Site 2000 Saint-Estephe
Rive Barbera D'asti 'il Cascinone 2003 Araidica Pietmonte

Port

Dow 2001 Late Bottled Vintage Port Portugal

Tea Selection

Pure Ceylon tea
Earl Grey
Darjeeling
Camomile
Decaffeinated tea
Japanese Green tea
Chinese Jasmine tea
Chinese Oolong tea

Gourmet Coffees

Brazil Santos Bourbon
Colombian Supremo
Kenyan AA Kilimanjaro

Specialty Coffees

Brewed coffee
Cafe Royal
Espresso
Cappuccino
Decaffeinated coffee
Mocha

Other Beverages

Chocolate
Milo

Mineral Water

Sparkling
Still

Fruit Juices

Apple
Orange
Pineapple
Tomato

Soft Drinks

Bitter Lemon
Coke
Coke Light
Ginger Ale
Seven Up

Milk

Full Cream
Low Fat

Kiwi Flyer

Thanks for the encouragement. Since SQ served both Lahore and Karachi I had a choice of destinations in Pakistan. I chose Lahore for the history and also to help assuage a few people who were concerned after reading of various violence and dangers in Karachi.