Fresh Fish for Valentines's Day

I got to Abu Dhabi just in time to spend my first Valentine's Day as a wife! Pete did a good job and actually remembered! So sweet :-) We went out for dinner at this restaurant called The Fishmarket, which is at the Intercontinental Hotel. Sadly, we thought we had lost our camera that night, so I have no photos to show you how cool it was!! The restaurant has no menu - they just have a huge U-shaped bar thing that is like the fresh fish section at the grocery store. The entire thing is packed with ice and then all kinds of animals from the sea. After we were seated, a little Indian man named Kumar (he might have just come from White Castle - who knows?) came over and guided us through the meal selection process. We picked out some fresh scallops and a GIANT jumbo shrimp for an appetizer. The shrimp was as big as a lobster, and the lobsters they had were as big as my arm - NO JOKE!! Then for our main course we had grilled hammour (local fare) with lemon garlic sauce, seafood fried rice, and vegetable stir fry. It was delicious! Our table could not have been in a better location either. We were sitting right next to the door and the seafood bar, so we had a prime spot for people-watching...and let me tell you, there were some interesting couples that came to that place.

Another funny thing...some little girl was having her 8th birthday party on the lawn outside the restaurant. Pretty posh place for an 8th birthday I'd say. I wonder what her wedding will be like?

Also, we found our camera when we got home. So I should be posting some pics very soon.