Dual Birthday Fun March 31, 2008

Last week, two of my closest friends had their birthdays. It always strikes me as handy that they are the day after one another, and this year was no exception. We decided to celebrate it with a day out in London. They both had the time they had to arrive, and some information about dress code, but the rest was wholly a surprise.

For weeks up to the event, I had been plotting and planning, booking things online and ordering birthday keepsakes. Friday was the big day!

We met in a coffee shop, and over drinks and cakes, presents were opened. My favourite were the bright red T Shirts I had printed for the day:

After we had all donned the birthday gear, we walked to the Thames, and got on a ‘duck bus’. This was a tour of London, that started off driving around some of the sights of the city, with a tour guide explaining what we were passing. After about 45 minutes of this, the bus drove into the Thames, and became a boat!! It was the strangest feeling, one minute driving and the next floating, but the tour was very good, and we all enjoyed it. It rained a little, but we didn’t mind that much. This is the duck bus in all its finery:

The next stop for our celebrations was Leicester Square, where we enjoyed lunch together. Any lunch involving ice cream has to be a good thing! After lunch we wandered leisurely back to Waterloo. By now the sun had come out, so it was a nice walk back, and we enjoyed walking over the river.

Back at Waterloo, we went to the Imax cinema. I was amazed and astounded by the sheer size of the screen, it really did make you feel like you were in the movie. We saw The Spiderwick Chronicles, which was good, (if terrifying!). Before the show the Imax put on a light and sound show to display some of the capabilities of the cinema, which was really impressive too.

Our last stop for the day was a hotel in Mayfair. (It was very posh!) We had a three course meal and enjoyed being waited on! The food was yummy! It made a lovely, chilled end to a lovely day!

Here the three of us are, in the hotel restaurant: