Festive London...

We had a day in London just before Christmas, to meet up with family, share some champagne and celebrate an engagement! En route we passed a few interesting looking places, like this one. Café society? In London? In December? Brrrr!

For some folk, it looked as if Christmas had been and gone and happened already...

Luckily, there was plenty of Christmas spirit at my nephew and his girlfriend's place - as well as home-made biscuits, sweets, and the most delicious chocolate eclairs ever...

Champagne was drunk, toasts made, and glasses raised - to Christmas, to loved ones, and to the newly engaged couple! Lovely stuff!

*****

We took advantage of being in London to head off and do a little bit of Christmas shopping and to see the lights. Sloane Square was impressive - if only marginally more sparkly than it always is - and Peter Jones with its vertiginous drop was a tiny bit terrifying!

I was reminded just how much I loathe and detest noisy cars...

Peter Jones polar bear made of computery/gamey (technical term) things.

Harvey Nichols windows were, as usual, full of all things bright and beautiful, and unaffordable.

 

 A lovely day, with lovely food and lovely people. Grand!