What is in your cup? - Page 724

astra · 04-30-2011, 12:09 PM

Cuppa #6
Another cup of Chine green (jasmine)

astra · 04-30-2011, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

OK so I flew home today. In the course of a 5 hour plane ride I managed 3 cups of bancha, two cups of Oolong, and three cups of Pu erh.

I thought about it today.
I would not be able to accomplish such feat.
Having ebook reader and a glass of something is maximum I am comfortable to have close to hand.
Not enough space. Juggling water thermos, in fact having more than one in a bag in order to make this number of cups, a pack with pre-made tea bags, make these tea bags....

Well done! You are a true Teaist

Btw., how did you manage to sneak thermos (1 or more) on board? In the UK you are not allowed more than 100ml of any type of liquid. You can buy as much as you want after you pass the security, in duty free.

beppe · 04-30-2011, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

rum and raisin ice cream with chocolate sauce .... decadently nice ....

with all this evolution ... some decadence is very welcome!

beppe · 04-30-2011, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by obs20

This is how caviar is processed

I had beluga caviar only very few times (that would be less than 5 and more than 3, approximatevely). And only once fresh caviar, in NY of all places, but there you can (could?) get anything you want. Ah no, that is Alice's restaurant.

It was a dream. Real though.

Latinandgreek · 04-30-2011, 01:26 PM

Earl Grey tea, and doing some work.

astra · 04-30-2011, 03:37 PM

Cuppa #7

Golden tip cooked Pu-Erh from Tea Smith.

astra · 04-30-2011, 04:11 PM

Cuppa #8

Pure Ceylon, Taylors of Harrogate

astra · 04-30-2011, 05:18 PM

Cuppa #9
The East India Company's Keemun Downy Bud.

astra · 04-30-2011, 07:02 PM

Cuppa #10

English Night Air.

ProfCrash · 04-30-2011, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

I thought about it today.
I would not be able to accomplish such feat.
Having ebook reader and a glass of something is maximum I am comfortable to have close to hand.
Not enough space. Juggling water thermos, in fact having more than one in a bag in order to make this number of cups, a pack with pre-made tea bags, make these tea bags....

Well done! You are a true Teaist

Btw., how did you manage to sneak thermos (1 or more) on board? In the UK you are not allowed more than 100ml of any type of liquid. You can buy as much as you want after you pass the security, in duty free.

The thermoses are empty when I pass through security. Some airports have food courts where the drinks are shared among the various junk food places. At those ones I can fill up on hot water at the coffee urns. If I can't find one of those I ask the kind folks at Starbucks or some similar place to give me hot water and I tip a buck.

The flight attendants like the thermoses because I can bring them back to the galley with me when I am going potty and they will put hot water in them for me. It saves them extra trips.

The tea bags are easy to make in advance. I just have them in my carry on bag.

It is a system that works for me.

Stitchawl · 04-30-2011, 08:30 PM

Well, you can swing it you can groove it
You can really start to move it at the hop
Where the jockey is the smoothest
And the music is the coolest at the hop
All the cats and chicks can get their kicks at the hop
Let's go!

Ah, let's go to the hop
Let's go to the hop (oh baby)
Let's go to the hop (oh baby)
Let's go to the hop
Come on, let's go to the hop

Good morning, all you groovy cats and kittens! It's another Sundayyyyyy!
And it begins with a mug of East India Company's Royal Breakfast tea, a bowl of cream of wheat cereal, two eggs, orange juice, and toast. VEry Japanese, eh?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aurora W

ummm, rum. What type, if I may ask?

You may! I like this one! It's a dark Jamaican rum.

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

Cuppa #10
English Night Air.

How do you keep it in the cup?

Stitchawl

dreams · 05-01-2011, 03:27 AM

Good evening.. um wait **quick look at clock** I guess I have to say good morning.

@ desertblues - so how many Oriental rugs have you picked out so far?

Earl Grey in my cup.

TenaciousBadger · 05-01-2011, 08:25 AM

Some pear "nectar", they're calling it... but I'm not so sure.

beppe · 05-01-2011, 08:38 AM

The last thing that passed through is a nespresso, before that a glass of red, and before of that, as apero, an eau-menthe. Wife had the usual sidecar and is now sipping her second lemoncello, spread on a chair in the sun, watching Daughter that is playing with the hose. I expect to ear screams soon, and laughs. Sunny 22.5 °C, no wind, no clouds. The right weather for the 1st of May.

desertblues · 05-01-2011, 08:42 AM

Report from MR's veiled traveler in Iran:
We started out from Ardabil to Tabriz yesterday. On the right we had the Sabalanmountains and on the left the Bosqush with eternal snow. The sky was cloudy today and the mountains just visible.
A harsh landscape it is, as well for the eye as for all living things. There are not that many trees on the plateau; little protection for the shepard-boys that tend their flock of long-legged sheep and goats. Many rocks, sparse and wiry grass for the animals; I guess they are kept for their dark brown wool, these sheep and goats.*
Bad roads all the way and the houses I saw were half finished or in ruins. Hard to imagine anyone could live there.*

Halfway we stopped at a tiny village Sarab. The same story here: poorly constructed houses. We had dark tea out of a samovar on the sidewalk; the owner didn't want money and offered us cakes and bread. Such hospitality was embarrassing for us; well fed wealthy tourist. Many men waved and shouted hello. Many of the women look older than their age; white faces, bad teeth and skinny legs. I chatted to some of the woman, who are invariably friendly.
A huge mosque with three gold minarets, in the middle of the village.Garbage on the streets and the toilets next to the mosque(as they often are placed) were undescribable....
The driver asked around wether we would like to see some Armenian church tomorrow: he then would have to get a license/permit from the police. So...we're well looked after.

On to Tabriz along those bumpy roads. Irinian drivers drive like obsessed: they grab the wheel in both hands-lean a bit forward-one hand on the klaxon and away they are on their dangerous mission. No wonder that a foreigner isn't allowed to drive in Iran.
At the end of the afternoon we came in Tabriz (1.5 mi.habitants). Tabriz is next to the river Ajichay, which at its turn is said to have been flowing out of the Garden of Eden(in biblical times), so this city would have been situated at the gates of Paradise!
Anyway;it has a rich history, with invasions of Mongols,Timurids,Turkmen and the Russians during both world wars in the 20 th century. Russians still live here apparently, as some people asked me if I could speak Russian.*

About money on this trip: we all travel with cash and in Tabriz we can change our euros into rials: 1 euro= 15.000 rials. No Western credit-card can be used in Iran. I think we'll have to phone our embassy in Teheran if we need money(?). Our Majesty's Embassy in Tehran keeps track of us as well; they invited us (together with all Dutch currently in Iran) for the national drink "Oranjebitter" (like cointrau, but orange) and herring, in honour of Queensday on the 30th of april.That's a natinal holiday in the Netherlands. Well, obviously we had to decline that invitation.

Tabriz has a famous Bazaar which I visited of course: about 7 sq km with domed halls. Construction began over a millennium ago. It is even more beautiful and older than the one in Teheran.
The smells of all the spices sold are intoxicating: barrels full of cinnamonsticks, kardamonnuts, curry..you name it, they've got it. We bought some safron for 140.0000 rial= 5 euro. Sugar is sold in cubes, but also in the shape of a huge white cone.
And of course the oriental rugs; predominant colour is a deep velvet red. I saw the cotton sold for the weft threads, different sized for the horizontal and vertical ones. And bags full off sheeps-and goats wool, geese/duckfeathers. But also lots of goldshops with veiled ladies looking at the finery: it glitters and sparkles, the more the better.
It rained all day, but hey..the bazar is indoors. In the caravanserais one can eat well; I had a nice pearl barley soup and lavash(thin bread) with a garlic/coriander/yoghurt sauce,salty pickles.

Next stop was the Archeological museum of Azarbayan. Interesting artifacts, but poorly displayed.(I make exhibitions myself, so I am a bit critical).

The Blue (Kabud) Mosque (1465) I visited next was really worth the visit. When it was build, every surface was covered with blue tiles and intricate calligraphy. A lot of that is lost as it barely survived two severe earthquakes in the 18th century. It is being restored.*

A groupmember got escorted to the hotel by a policeman, when she photographed a bridge. Our passports are being kept in the hotel. Apparently one cannot photograph any public buildings. Well, I didn't know that either and photographed all that took my fancy.*
Tomorrow, early at 7.30, to Takab.

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04-30-2011, 12:09 PM	#10846
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Cuppa #6 Another cup of Chine green (jasmine)

04-30-2011, 01:26 PM	#10850
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Earl Grey tea, and doing some work.

04-30-2011, 03:37 PM	#10851
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Cuppa #7 Golden tip cooked Pu-Erh from Tea Smith.

04-30-2011, 04:11 PM	#10852
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Cuppa #8 Pure Ceylon, Taylors of Harrogate

04-30-2011, 05:18 PM	#10853
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Cuppa #9 The East India Company's Keemun Downy Bud.

04-30-2011, 07:02 PM	#10854
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Cuppa #10 English Night Air.

05-01-2011, 03:27 AM	#10857
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Good evening.. um wait quick look at clock I guess I have to say good morning. @ desertblues - so how many Oriental rugs have you picked out so far? Earl Grey in my cup.

05-01-2011, 08:25 AM	#10858
TenaciousBadger Mrawr? Posts: 1,109 Karma: 15039064 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	Some pear "nectar", they're calling it... but I'm not so sure.

05-01-2011, 08:38 AM	#10859
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	The last thing that passed through is a nespresso, before that a glass of red, and before of that, as apero, an eau-menthe. Wife had the usual sidecar and is now sipping her second lemoncello, spread on a chair in the sun, watching Daughter that is playing with the hose. I expect to ear screams soon, and laughs. Sunny 22.5 °C, no wind, no clouds. The right weather for the 1st of May.

05-01-2011, 08:42 AM	#10860
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Report from MR's veiled traveler in Iran: We started out from Ardabil to Tabriz yesterday. On the right we had the Sabalanmountains and on the left the Bosqush with eternal snow. The sky was cloudy today and the mountains just visible. A harsh landscape it is, as well for the eye as for all living things. There are not that many trees on the plateau; little protection for the shepard-boys that tend their flock of long-legged sheep and goats. Many rocks, sparse and wiry grass for the animals; I guess they are kept for their dark brown wool, these sheep and goats.* Bad roads all the way and the houses I saw were half finished or in ruins. Hard to imagine anyone could live there.* Halfway we stopped at a tiny village Sarab. The same story here: poorly constructed houses. We had dark tea out of a samovar on the sidewalk; the owner didn't want money and offered us cakes and bread. Such hospitality was embarrassing for us; well fed wealthy tourist. Many men waved and shouted hello. Many of the women look older than their age; white faces, bad teeth and skinny legs. I chatted to some of the woman, who are invariably friendly. A huge mosque with three gold minarets, in the middle of the village.Garbage on the streets and the toilets next to the mosque(as they often are placed) were undescribable.... The driver asked around wether we would like to see some Armenian church tomorrow: he then would have to get a license/permit from the police. So...we're well looked after. On to Tabriz along those bumpy roads. Irinian drivers drive like obsessed: they grab the wheel in both hands-lean a bit forward-one hand on the klaxon and away they are on their dangerous mission. No wonder that a foreigner isn't allowed to drive in Iran. At the end of the afternoon we came in Tabriz (1.5 mi.habitants). Tabriz is next to the river Ajichay, which at its turn is said to have been flowing out of the Garden of Eden(in biblical times), so this city would have been situated at the gates of Paradise! Anyway;it has a rich history, with invasions of Mongols,Timurids,Turkmen and the Russians during both world wars in the 20 th century. Russians still live here apparently, as some people asked me if I could speak Russian.* About money on this trip: we all travel with cash and in Tabriz we can change our euros into rials: 1 euro= 15.000 rials. No Western credit-card can be used in Iran. I think we'll have to phone our embassy in Teheran if we need money(?). Our Majesty's Embassy in Tehran keeps track of us as well; they invited us (together with all Dutch currently in Iran) for the national drink "Oranjebitter" (like cointrau, but orange) and herring, in honour of Queensday on the 30th of april.That's a natinal holiday in the Netherlands. Well, obviously we had to decline that invitation. Tabriz has a famous Bazaar which I visited of course: about 7 sq km with domed halls. Construction began over a millennium ago. It is even more beautiful and older than the one in Teheran. The smells of all the spices sold are intoxicating: barrels full of cinnamonsticks, kardamonnuts, curry..you name it, they've got it. We bought some safron for 140.0000 rial= 5 euro. Sugar is sold in cubes, but also in the shape of a huge white cone. And of course the oriental rugs; predominant colour is a deep velvet red. I saw the cotton sold for the weft threads, different sized for the horizontal and vertical ones. And bags full off sheeps-and goats wool, geese/duckfeathers. But also lots of goldshops with veiled ladies looking at the finery: it glitters and sparkles, the more the better. It rained all day, but hey..the bazar is indoors. In the caravanserais one can eat well; I had a nice pearl barley soup and lavash(thin bread) with a garlic/coriander/yoghurt sauce,salty pickles. Next stop was the Archeological museum of Azarbayan. Interesting artifacts, but poorly displayed.(I make exhibitions myself, so I am a bit critical). The Blue (Kabud) Mosque (1465) I visited next was really worth the visit. When it was build, every surface was covered with blue tiles and intricate calligraphy. A lot of that is lost as it barely survived two severe earthquakes in the 18th century. It is being restored.* A groupmember got escorted to the hotel by a policeman, when she photographed a bridge. Our passports are being kept in the hotel. Apparently one cannot photograph any public buildings. Well, I didn't know that either and photographed all that took my fancy.* Tomorrow, early at 7.30, to Takab.