London and Happy Birthday Barb

We are now in Central London, right across the street from the Marble Arch. The move from Bexleyheath went well but we arrived too early to check in so we took a walk to the post office and then found a pub. Imagine that!  We love London, Barb was born here and has been back a few times and I used to work here so we feel very safe and comfortable.  So much that apparently I had enough beer to get hiccups. Fortunately I can get rid of them quickly.

No really I was curing my hiccups!

Last year I found out that Barb has never seen The Phantom of the Opera, one of my all time favourite plays. So for her birthday last February, I bought her tickets to see it here in London and last night was the night. First though we had to celebrate (yes my hiccups were gone). We had dinner at a steak house in Piccadilly Circus.  This area is a very popular part of London.

Maybe it is our age, or just the way we think, but we really appreciate good service and I'm sure to be a waiter here in this part of London, you must be the best.  We were not disappointed. Let me share something that happened and made me so impressed. There was a table that I noticed with a family with two small boys and each were given a balloon. One of the boys let his go and up to the ceiling it went, It was too high for him to reach but not for a standing adult, so the hostess at the door immediately came over with another piece of ribbon, collected the balloon and tied the other piece to it so the boy would not lose it again. His family hadn't even noticed the balloon up on the ceiling and the boy was very happy to have it returned. That is what I call being aware and providing exceptional service.

Our waiter was great, happy, dancing around and being very friendly. He asked if we were celebrating anything and I told him it was Barb's birthday.... last February. So we had a great meal and then he brought us a small piece of cheesecake with a lit candle and made her stand up while he made a very loud announcement to everyone that it was Barb's birthday and everyone sang Happy Birthday to her, led by our waiter. So much fun.

 

Finally we were off to see the play, at Her Majesty's Theatre. It was fantastic, we both really enjoyed it,

Tomorrow Buckingham Palace and maybe even a visit to see the crown jewels and no Bruce I'm not going to try to make the guards laugh.