August 23rd 2019: Buttonwood Park Zoo, New Bedford

This morning, after picking apples

and peaches

at Tougas Farm in Northborough, we got the Blueberry Pie Slice for food, which was pretty good as always.

From here, I headed to Auburn to collect my museum pass from the small Auburn Public Library,

then it was off to the town of Dartmouth, where we got the buffet lunch at Ayur Shri, a small Indian restaurant there.

A small buffet selection,

although they brought out Naan  (Plain, unleavened bread baked in tandoor) on request.

The buffer selection included Mulligatawny Soup (Traditional lentil soup flavored with herbs and mild spices), Chicken Curry (Boneless chicken cooked with spices in a thick tomato and onion base sauce), Chicken Tikka Masala (Boneless chicken marinated in yogurt and spices, roasted on a skewer then sauteed in tomato and cream sauce), Chana Masala (A North Indian specialty. Subtly flavored chickpeas cooked with ginger, garlic, herbs and spices), Saag Paneer (Spinach cooked with homemade cheese, fresh herbs and spices), Papadum (Crisp lentil wafers), Meatball Mughlai (dish named after the Mughal Emperor of India. Meatballs marinated overnight in spices and cooked in a rich onion sauce with cream, cashew nuts, raisins, herbs and spices),Tandoori Chicken (Chicken marinated in yogurt with freshly ground spices, lemon juice cooked in the tandoor), Vegetable Mango Curry (Mixed vegetables cooked in a rich onion sauce flavored with mangoes, cashew nuts, raisins, herbs and spices), White Rice (plain cooked basmati rice), Vegetable Biryani (basmati rice with herbs, spices, cashews, raisins, almonds and saffron), Eggplant Pakora (eggplant dipped in split pea flour and deep-fried), Mango Pudding (Mango and other fruits mixed with yogurt) and Himalayan Chai Tea (Traditional Nepali tea made with milk and spices).

Not everything was excellent, although some of the good dishes included the tea, the mango pudding, the pakora, tikka masala and mughlai curries.

From here, it was on to the main event of the day, the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford. Small zoo I have to say, but one of the nicer ones too.

An interesting part of the zoo is the train which does not run on tracks.

Done with the zoo, we headed out into Buttonwood Park itself.

Our last stop for the day was Dartmouth Mall back in Dartmouth,

A pretty small mall I must say.

For dinner, we decided to stop at The Great American Pub, a bar restaurant in the town of Raynham. For food, we got the Baked Haddock and Shrimp Casserole with String Beans and Mashed Potatoes

and the GAP BBQ GOLDFINGER Pizza.

The food was decent I guess, but nothing special overall.