Since my parents are here for the week, the night before my birthday my parents and I went to see Billy Elliot and it was INCREDIBLE. The set design and the dancing was really great, and the entire musical was just so captivating. When I first saw the movie I didn't know anything about the historical background of what was going on in England in the 1980s so this time it was a lot more interesting to watch.
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| My mom and I in the theater :) |
Luckily my birthday fell on a day when most of my friends and I didn't have any classes, and thanks to my wonderful friends here I was really able to have an incredible birthday in London. And what better excuse to experience a truly British afternoon tea than for a birthday? We found a very nice afternoon tea place on Oxford Street that looked out on a beautiful small garden and we had the most delicious scones and cute sandwiches and little desserts. Afternoon tea is such a good idea. Later we walked around Oxford and Regent streets (kind of reminded me a little bit of 5th Ave in Manhattan). Definitely a very busy, crowded, lively area of London! After our day in the city we went to the Notting Hill dorm where I was greeted by a yummy chocolate cake because, once again, my friends here sure know how to plan a great birthday celebration!
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| Emily and I at afternoon tea :) |
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too cute. and that pink thing on top (they call those macaroons here - but not like the passover ones!)
was the most heavenly dessert I have ever
had in my entire life. |
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Barbara, Alisha, Lisa, Kira, Miriam, and Emily
enjoying their tea and scones :) |
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| Alisha and I on Oxford Street |
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Birthday cake!
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Again, thanks to all my amazing London friends for such a great day! You are all the best! And thanks for my amazing Sharon friends for those packages I got in the mail! I could not have asked for a better birthday!!!
xoxo,
Sarah
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