We found our way to an English pub, surprise! They even had beer...
After a few pints, Frank (through his connections at the hotel) had us on the "list" at an exclusive late night club, where we bought a table for the night and got our dance (and drink) on. Charlie knows she's got at least the second best guy in the club:
After a few more vodka and cranberries, we morphed closer and closer to Euro trash celebrities in our new techno-disco surroundings.
It's like feeding your Gremlin after midnight! Jeff has resolved to feed Jena vodka more often. She, Charlie, and Alex were in the groove. Jeff put on a few moves not seen since "Breakin 2: Electric Bugaloo." But really, people, I ask you, "Does the robot EVER go out of style?!"
Saturday, we luxuriated in our 5-star suite (some rumors say we ordered in $60 hamburgers because we were too hungover to leave the goosedown bed). We rallied for a nice Italian dinner in the Leicester Square area, known as the theatre district of London. We got to get caught up in the Palestinian protest/riot (fun...throwing things) due to January's Israeli/Palestinian conflict. This is outside the restaurant right after the last of the riot police moved the mob north.
Getting last minute tickets meant all the seats were taken in the main sections. However, they had the Queen's Box and this box left. Frank, Alex and Charlie took the Queen's seats (she never showed). Jena and I had this private box. I kept turning around looking for John Wilkes Booth. The show was not "Our American Cousin," luckily, but was instead "Avenue Q," a comedy with live actors and Sesame Street-like muppets. It was a bit more adult themed and pretty funny.
Here's a room in our hotel, the Grosvenor House Hotel. The pillows, bed and duvet were the softest, coziest we've ever felt. Laying in the bed was like being nestled in a cloud. I'm pretty sure we nearly bankrupted Frank by emptying his mini-bar!
Sunday morning we took a walk, then parted ways. Frank and crew missed their flight, but got out on the next one. We got a 1st class upgrade on the EuroStar back to Brussels and really had a great end to a great trip. Charlie was awesome. She is very down to earth, pretty (as you can see), smart (she's a teacher), and warm. We joked and talked and laughed like old friends, which I'm sure we will all be in the years to come. Oh yeah, it was Alex's 20th birthday. She was fun and we enjoyed her company, too. She did well hanging out with uncool old folks. I guess we are kind of cool--we took her clubbing in London!
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