Well, 2010 got off to a flying start - glittered young men greeted us and girls in feathers (which took Greg's fancy) we headed for Sky Tower once it was dark and were ushered through the crowds to the lifts and our table in the revolving restaurant..
Champagne was flowing, there was the pre-dinner bubbles and the midnight bubbles, party hats and everyone was in a party mood!
The city was lit up below us and we could see people gathering as midnight approached, to see the fireworks from the Tower. Dinner began with the Chef's Taster platter and strawberry and lemongrass sorbet to cleanse the palate.
I had sumac crusted tuna loin with diakon salad for entree, the girls had baked goats cheese wrapped in filo pastry - everything was delicious..
Main course arrived on our third revolution of the restaurant - thankfully no bungy jumpers were allowed off the top on the night! The walls are all glass and we had a window table (good job there was lots of champagne). Here we had shitake and oyster mushroom risotto with fresh pea salad, akaroa salmon with seared parmesan polenta, Jon had Hawkes Bay lamb loin with kumara & cumin mash & truffled asparagus - all the other choices were just as delicious!
Dessert (although we were full) was a choice of chocolate & hazelnut bavarois, liquorice panacotta, cheese & quince selection or an interesting citrus soup with almond & orange cake!
Jessica was a little worried about the way Uncle Jon was wearing his party hat and I captured her being disconcerted! The restaurant staff were brilliant, everyone was smiling, when the fireworks went off we were at the top of the tower and now I know what it feels like to BE a firework! Awesome!
We headed home at about 1 am amidst the revellers and the girls only told me I had my party hat still on when we were almost there! Mean!
Happy New Year!!
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