Boxing Day 2012

Happy Boxing Day 2012!
It's the end of our Christmas Day staycation. 
I woke up early because I wanted to catch the sunrise. However, it was yet another cloudy day. So I went back to sleep lol. The girls woke up around 9am. We went to get some bread from the bakery at Raffles City and returned to our room for our breakfast and morning tea while watching tv, Discovery channel again lol. :) 

Views from 6.40am till 7.15am

Bye bye, Grand Room 5270

We checked out at 12noon and went to have lunch at Cafe Swiss. From the kids' menu, Marieann had a Spaghetti and tomato ($14) and Juliane ordered a Chicken hotdog served with fries and vegetable sticks ($14). I tried their Steamed Norwegian Salmon with organic spelt risotto ($29).

Lovely, warm, soft bread that came before our main course (cheese in the bottle)

The organic spelt risotto was absolutely delicious and healthy too!

Juliane and her new keychain, My Neighbour Totoro

It was really nice to have a break (even if it was only for a day) with the girls before school reopens. We had time to chit and relax. I hope it has recharged them for the new school year. :)

The Tavern

I have seen The Tavern whenever we travelled along River Valley Road. Tonight we finally got the chance to try its Swiss and Continental cuisine in a relaxed Swiss Chalet-inspired atmosphere. :)

We started off with soup - Mushroom ($12) for the girls, Lobster Bisque ($13) for me and French Onion ($12) for the girls' father. The soups whetted up our appetite for the main courses. (Sorry, no photos for the soup) The girls shared a Spaghetti with Half Lobster ($38) which came in cream sauce. The spaghetti was al dente and tasted fantastic with the cream sauce. It was rich but tasty. :P
I had the U.S.Kurobuta Pork Chop ($38) which came with mashed potato and vegetables. The pork chop was succulent, juicy and tender. It went well with the apple sauce. To me, the fatty bits were the best part haha! :P
The girls' father had a Boiled Pork Knuckles ($27) which was quite good, different from the usual crispy ones.





We didn't have any dessert as we ran out of stomach space lol. Maybe next time. :)