Another week in London

It was more like two weeks. I mean, who has enough going on in their lives to blog about what happened in just one. Come on!

Week one

Anyway, on the Monday we went to see Billy Elliot, the musical, with Jacqui, Steve, Des & Shirley. Great fun but little Billy, bless, was lucky not to get up-ended by his cross-dressing mate in the final act! To top the night off, Weisie bumped into Goldie Hawn whilst powdering her nose during intermission. Her head nearly exploded off her shoulders recounting the story, which we took with a grain of salt until Kurt Russell sidled by.

The next day, we went to Martin, Sophie and Moritzs’ moving party, which was lovely. We did not have too much to drink, paving the way for a smooth Wednesday at work. Thursday, however, for me at least, was a killer - I did not leave the office until 3 am.

SJ Berwin, the firm where Weisie and I work (until August '06), recently moved into a refurbished building. It looks excellent and we have enjoyed working there. On Friday, we had opening drinks on the paved/grassy office roof terrace overlooking the Thames and Southwark Bridge.

The following day we had scrumptious Yum Cha with Jacqui & Steve at midday, allowing us the rest of the day to relax. As it happened, it was the only down time for the weekend as we worked on the Sunday.

Week two

For start of the second week, we took Martin and Luke to see Avenue Q!, another musical, at the Noël Coward Theatre. Our good Melbourne friends, Rupert & Jacky, gave us a copy of the soundtrack a while ago so we were keen to see the show first hand. It was a riot and the funniest thing we have seen in a while.

Then there was a little lull until Thursday when Tim , Mel, Weisie & I went to see the technological wizardry of Sinatra, which had fantastic live music and was quite extraordinary - Sinatra narrated the story of his own life whilst dancing and singing on stage (almost).

On the Friday, a friend from work, Anne, brought to the office something she knew I would like to see. She and her husband, John, somehow acquired one of the original Golden Idols from Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark. If you require proof, I can send you the photos!

On the last day of our second busy week, Weisie's boss, John, generously took Weisie, our friend Mandy, and me, to see the new play by Tom Stoppard, Rock 'n' Roll, at the Royal Court Theatre. It was the antithesis and antidote to Avenue Q! and gave the grey matter a real work out. We bumped into Barry Humphries in the foyer, sort of, but this time Weisie kept her cool.

Needless to say, not every fortnight has been as fun-filled as this but we are making the most of it.