Can you believe it's been exactly a year since we arrived here in Londontown? This weekend we've decided to celebrate our London-iversary with a bang. It all started on Wednesday when we went our to dinner to the very posh Nobu with one of the partners Mike works for and his wife, along with a couple of others from his team. Like the Nobu in NYC, this is a the place to see and be seen, and I had my eyes peeled for celebrities, but to my dismay, I didn't see any. We decided to get a "Chef's Selection" so we were completely surprised with what food we got. It was all served family style. Nobu is a Japanese-fusion restaurant, so I had to struggle with my chopsticks, but the food was wonderful. Sashimi, Teriyaki, Black Cod, and a delightful chocolate bento box. We didn't get home until after midnight, and Mike had left his computer at the office so he had to go in early.
On Thursday, we were a little worse for wear after the late, gluttonous night before, so I was surprised when Mike was home at 3:00. We went for dinner at our favorite pizza place, Napule' and called it an early night. We had a big day ahead of us on Friday. Mike took the day off and we planned a day of "touristy" things to do. First we went to the TKTS booth to try to get tickets for a show that day. Unfortunately, we were there at 8:30 and it didn't open until 10. We had thought it opened at 9! We had tickets to visit Buckingham Palace at 10:15, so there was no time to wait, but we killed some time when I let Mike get a McDonald's breakfast. From there we headed to the Queen's Gallery to see her collection "Amazing Rare Things" if you ask us, it was more like "Amazing Boring Things". Sure, she had a couple of Michelangelo's sketches, but overall it was kind of a let down. I was really eager to get inside the palace anyway, so we headed over there. During the months of August and September, the Queen opens up her house to the public, for the low, low price of 30 pounds sterling each! It was worth it though. While we weren't able to see the Queen's apartments, we were able to see the areas where the Queen entertains. They even had the ballroom set up for a State Banquet which was really opulent and impressive. From there we decided to head back to TKTS to see if there were any tickets left, and we were able to get matinee tickets (5:30) to Avenue Q. We had a great lunch in Leicester Square and went to Harrods to kill some time before the show. We had ice cream and walked around the food halls for a while. Then we went to the pub we went to on our first day in London. Here we reflected on the year and the things we'd learned and how we've assimilated to life here. After we had a pint, it was back to Leicester Square to go to the theatre. Avenue Q was a great show, and it was hysterical with American/New York humor that was brilliant! I'm not sure how it was received by the Brits in the audience though. The couple sitting next to me asked if I was enjoying the show during the intermission, and it seemed like they weren't enjoying it at all. After the show, on the way home, we had Nando's for dinner which was a bonus for Mike (it's his favorite place in London).
Yesterday (Saturday), we had all of our friends over for a dinner party. Since we all arrived at the same time, it was their 1 year in London as well. It was really neat to reflect on the year with them as well. Today, we're just relaxing! We don't do that often living here, so it was a nice, welcomed, uneventful day.
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