Indian goodness!

The most amazing thing happened to us yesterday. The sort of thing you read about in travel mags but never meet anyone who has experienced it. We were walking through down town Reykjavik when we heard a shout from behind, “hey! Are you Kiwis?” (We have kiwi flags on our backpacks) Turning around we found a small Indian man in a large 4x4 truck hanging out his window blocking traffic. He shook our hands and then jumped out of his car, ran around the back and pulled a brochure from the boot. He told us he was the owner of the restaurant in the brochure and invited us to come for dinner. Apparently he loved NZ and thought kiwis were great. He then raced off in his car with the backed up traffic giving us grim looks as they passed. Bemused but interested we walked on. Later that night we showed up at the Indian restaurant called the Indian Mango. Walking in the restaurant it was obvious that this place was fashionable. Everyone else was dressed up to the nines and here we were in jeans and trainers. The couple in front of us was told that there would be a one hour wait for a table, feeling cheeky we asked for a table for two. The Indian man saw us and waved us over to a table down the back. The place was all class and a couple of kiwi backpackers were a bit out of place. Since it was our last night in Iceland we decided to treat ourselves regardless. The menu was simple but elegant, the food was exotic and everything sounded divine. With a bit of help from our Indian friend we settled on our meals. What followed was a procession of culinary delights some of which we had ordered and others that the owner wanted us to try. By the end of the evening we had had the most amazing meal and been treated to the charming company of our new friend George. During the meal he explained that he had spent some time in the past in New Zealand and had loved it so much and found Kiwis such good folk that he tried to return that experience when ever he could. As such he would except no form of payment for our meal and wished us good luck on our travels and invited us to stop by again if we were ever back in Iceland. We have since found out that Indian Mango was recently voted the hottest restaurant in Reykjavik! And we both agree whole heartedly!!!