The travels of Tim and Megan: High Tea at the Ritz

Fans,

It was another busy weekend in London town. We were out early on Saturday morning - in the wet, miserable London weather - in search of another wardrobe and some shelves for the flat. After much frustration we managed to get some shelves but no wardrobe...small steps. We particularly enjoyed Homebase - where a trolley to carry your prospective purchases around the shop costs £1 and Argos which promises to deliver within 35 days but not on a weekend.

Tim also squeezed in a trip to Oxford Circus, which is ridiculous at the best of times, but two weeks out from Christmas, on a Saturday afternoon, in the rain (enter 10 billion umbrellas), it was a nightmare. But Tim managed to survive and emerged from the bottom of the largest ruck in the world with a DVD, two work shirts and a tie. Nice.

On Saturday night we tried out a Chinese restaurant near our new flat...and while it was ridculously cheap, it was a little lacking. A case of getting what you pay for. Megan then set off for an engagement party, while Tim actually managed to get some sleep...a real novelty these days.

On Sunday, Tim was up early and in to work for a couple of hours, then it was time for some lunch and off to the pub to watch Arsenal. Sadly Arsenal put in a poor display and lost for the first time in the premiership this season. But the Gunners maintain their spot on top of the table!!!

Then we got changed into our Sunday best and met Simon and Anthea for afternoon tea at the Ritz. We had booked in for this around 5 months ago, and we had nearly forgotten about it! However, it was well worth the wait. The Ritz is outstanding - very swanky. They even had a guy playing the harp in the corner!

The afternoon tea was "all you can eat" - as Simon pointed out, it was just like all you can eat Pizza Hut back in New Zealand! We had all sorts of sandwiches - cucumber, smoked salmon, egg, ham and cheese, and more that I can't remember. Then they brought out some scones with jam and cream - Tim ate 6, not very proper of him - and some exquisite little cakes. We enjoyed the fanciful Christmas decorations and silver service, but unfortuantely were not surrounded by the host of celebrities we had hoped for...indeed, seemed to be all overawed tourists!