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This is what I call a birthday! lol
Feb. 17th, 2013 12:18 amIt's not my birthday yet for another 20 minutes or so but I have already started celebrating.
We've been out all day.
First stop was 'The Shard' the newest skyscraper to grace (or blight! - take your pick) London's skyline. It opened to the general public a couple of weeks ago.
It is the tallest building in the European Union and the second one in Europe.
The views from the 68th floor and the 'open gallery' (as in open to the elements but still behind glass) on the 72nd floor are breathtaking.
London spreads as far as the eye can see and the river and the complex railway network really look as the arteries of this city...
The views are magnificent
You can see many more photos in this slideshow
After we left the Shard, we took the Jubilee line to Green Park and walked down to Buckingham Palace
and the nearby Goring Hotel where we had a scrumptious and relaxed afternoon tea.
It exceeded expectations: a 5 star tea with a 5 star service in a 5 star hotel!
We were there for over 2 hours!
We had the
(this is the menu from the website - it slightly differed. The Bollinger was accompanied by strawberries; they also served a mini-trifle at the end)
We then attempted to walk off a few calories by strolling in St. James' Park
(from the park you can now see the top of the Shard)
to Leicester Square. We went to see the Supreme Fabulettes at the Leicester Square theatre.
As we were early we had a drink at Manbar (previously 79 CXR)
The show was great fun!
The three ladies were joined on stage by a (former?) American porn star called Johnny Hazzard who had appeared in 2 of their videos (which were directed by Boy George).
He was wearing very short jeans cut-offs and he suffered a bit of wardrobe malfunction a couple of times with some of his family jewels dropping out! And guess what? Even a porn star blushes! LOL! (We got an eyeful as we were in the second row).
And here you can see the three ladies performing their latest single "A drag queen is a cowboy's best friend"!
And after all this excitement
it was time to catch a bus to Victoria and the train back home!
We've been out all day.
First stop was 'The Shard' the newest skyscraper to grace (or blight! - take your pick) London's skyline. It opened to the general public a couple of weeks ago.
It is the tallest building in the European Union and the second one in Europe.
The views from the 68th floor and the 'open gallery' (as in open to the elements but still behind glass) on the 72nd floor are breathtaking.
London spreads as far as the eye can see and the river and the complex railway network really look as the arteries of this city...
The views are magnificent
You can see many more photos in this slideshow
After we left the Shard, we took the Jubilee line to Green Park and walked down to Buckingham Palace
and the nearby Goring Hotel where we had a scrumptious and relaxed afternoon tea.
It exceeded expectations: a 5 star tea with a 5 star service in a 5 star hotel!
We were there for over 2 hours!
We had the
THE BOLLINGER TEA
A glass of Bollinger
Eggs Savoury
A selection of finger sandwiches, including chicken with soured cream, tarragon & red pepper, smoked salmon and egg mayonnaise
Freshly baked, warm homemade scone with Devonshire clotted cream and jam
Spice cake with Brandy icing
Chocolate and mandarin dome
Chestnut roll
Mulled wine jelly with cinnamon cream
Chocolate and hazelnut slice
Tea, brewed to your liking (or coffee if you prefer)
(this is the menu from the website - it slightly differed. The Bollinger was accompanied by strawberries; they also served a mini-trifle at the end)
We then attempted to walk off a few calories by strolling in St. James' Park
(from the park you can now see the top of the Shard)
to Leicester Square. We went to see the Supreme Fabulettes at the Leicester Square theatre.
As we were early we had a drink at Manbar (previously 79 CXR)
The show was great fun!
The three ladies were joined on stage by a (former?) American porn star called Johnny Hazzard who had appeared in 2 of their videos (which were directed by Boy George).
He was wearing very short jeans cut-offs and he suffered a bit of wardrobe malfunction a couple of times with some of his family jewels dropping out! And guess what? Even a porn star blushes! LOL! (We got an eyeful as we were in the second row).
And here you can see the three ladies performing their latest single "A drag queen is a cowboy's best friend"!
And after all this excitement
it was time to catch a bus to Victoria and the train back home!
