Sister Act, Cream Tea and More Shopping

We took 80 punters to the matinee of Sister Act with Whoopi Goldberg. This was fantastic lighthearted fun and everyone enjoyed it.

The next day was spent at the office in the morning having a bad time with admin, but relieved by omitting lunch and leaving early for an afternoon tea at the Carnaby Restaurant in some hotel which turned out to be near the Palladium. Rosemary treated me, and everything was on one large plate, from finger sandwiches, to small warm scones with clotted cream and jam, lemon drizzle cake,fruit loaf, chocolate cake and a tiny panacotta topped with fruit. Oh, and tiny pieces of fruit: orange, kiwi, and strawberry. The helpings were small so not quite so excessive as it sounds, but enough to be quite filling, and they actually did Lapsang tea, so full marks.

After this we fell into the shops for a while then jumped into a cab home. We had intended to have a glass of cava at Lye Torng, but Dorothy rang and wanted to meet early for dinner, so we abandoned the idea.

Since there was a nearly two hour wait for a table at Brindisa, we opted instead for Applebee's and had fish soup followed by lots of different grilled fish with salad. We were very good, and finished up with a coffee. Dorothy is very busy, with a new job looming and conferences in between, so I was lucky to grab the chance of dinner. Julian is in Barcelona and expected back on Saturday.

I just wish the weather would improve since I would love to repeat my new-found experience of going up and down the river on a sunny day. Perhaps there will be an Indian summer in September.