Pushing back. A Lufthansa B744 has also arrived.


Taxi to the runway with Table Mt in the background.


Taxi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7UgE-2xzUo

Take off from Rwy 19. Bye Cape Town! It has been a wonderful stay!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UB8zDIOiao

Final view of Table Mountain.


Climbing


More mountains.


After seatbelt signs are switched off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2pnHXxZeDo

Over clouds


Soon after, crew came around with a bar service using bar carts. As usual, all liquors/spirits were "hidden" in the cart. Only soft drinks, juices and wines on the cart top, unlike TG which displays all the liquors as well.


But the stewardess was kind enough to give me 2 packets of nuts. I ordered a Singapore Sling and a apple juice to go along. This is one of the few times when the crew actually got the sling right (pink and not red in colour). The stewardess even came back during 2nd round of drinks and asked whether the sling is good. Of course!


After bar service, lunch was soon served. Lets take a look at the menu.

lunch CAPE TOWN TO SINGAPORE

appetiser
Pasta-roasted vegetables and ham salad

main Courses
Deep fried fish in sweet and sour sauce,
seasonal vegetables and steamed rice

or

Roast chicken with herb gravy, seasonal
vegetables and potatoes

cheese
Cheese and crackers

dessert
Marble sponge cake

from the bakery
Roll and butter

hot beverages
Coffee - Tea
Rooibos tea


Tray set-up. You may have noticed that there were no side-trays on the tray itself to place the rolls/crackers/cheese/butter. It was quite messy with all the stuff randomly placed on the trays. Cost-cutting to save weight? Or again because it is a "african" flight?


Appetizer, roll and dessert. No side-trays, side dishes were cling wrapped.


Pasta-roasted vegetables and ham salad. Only a few teeny weeny bits of ham.


Roast chicken with herb gravy, seasonal vegetables and potatoes. Nothing exciting. Chicken was a bit dry.


Cheese and crackers. The cheese was good though.


Marble sponge cake. Cheap, unimaginative and very dry. I did not finish it, and I am a dessert person.


Overall the meal is average. It will fill that hole in the stomach and that is it. Not something that you will remember of. After lunch, passengers just relaxed and watched their IFEs or napped.

Cabin view after lunch.