The Best Nov 5th/Bonfire Night Ever!

For Bonfire/Guy Fawkes Night this year, the Aussie team organised for a bunch of us to go on the London Eye – in a private pod with food and champagne! – to celebrate the launch of their new Take The Heat range

I got Emma to come along
Admittedly we didn’t have high expectations for this event
And since we were both getting there right after work, neither of us cared to dress up ;p

But no matter

Ended up having what we agreed was one of the best nights out in London so far!

I also have to write – for my records – that we ate the best Japanese takeaway on the floor of a major tube station whilst people speed-walked past and around us in herds before heading down to the river where the meeting point was

Here is a run-down of the night in pictures : :

Took this while waiting with the group
Many of the girls came in high heels and pretty dresses

But.. the weather was freezing and it had rained earlier
I simply couldn’t do it!
I’d rather be warm and comfortable..

It was my third time on The Eye

I had my first go on it during my first ever week here in London
The summer of 2007.. *nostalgic*

I’m wearing a men’s tee and tights from ASOS
Necklace from Topshop, and shorts by H&M

Emma wears a fur gilet by Topshop – but found at the op shop for a nifty £6

*snuck a laugh at Emma’s pic while typing this.. what’s with her arms? Ha ha*

When I first saw ‘Big Ben’ for myself
My first thought was ‘.. that’s not BIG!??!’
I mean, really. It looks so much larger in movies.
I felt cheated. But I still love looking at it.

I stupidly forgot to pick the photos that captured the fireworks that were happening all around the city..

As we were suspended high up there
I saw tiny-looking bursts of fireworks pop out everywhere!
I felt so lucky to be able to see London light up from that perspective

If you press your face against the cold glass
Ignore the sounds and other distractions around you
It almost feels magical

Can you imagine what it must be like to be Peter Pan, zooming across the night sky on Bonfire Night??

Kristabel and the fabulous Emma!

Colours.. 🙂

Uhh.. other Emma..
There are toooo many people named Emma in this world..

Us trying to do some sort of ‘artistic photo’
In between trying to drink as much free champagne as possible

We had the opportunity to go for two circles on The Eye
= more time to eat/drink/do silly things hehe

Jewel Bar

Covent Garden is one of my favourite places in London ever
I don’t care I like repeating it

GOD I felt so DUMB!!

Pics are blurry cos we were over excited -_-

That’s Carrie at the back

What better thing to do in the limo than drink more champagne
I remember knocking the bottle on my teeth by accident in my excitement
(Emma and I drank from the bottle as the glasses ran out.. ok..)

Our next stop was Jewel Bar

There was a fire-eater person thingy outside the venue
And wow you can really feel the heat every time the blows out a puff of fire

There were heaps of snacks and bites
The best thing were these edamame beans with rock salt and chilli powder on them
I had tons *shameless*

And then I nearly finished a whole plate of fried calamari

Free cocktails and champagne, too!

Emma and I had the most fab time
We danced till our legs ached

When no one wanted to dance with us we went downstairs where LOTS of people were dancing
And we did some crazy moves while laughing at each other

That night, I went home happy

THANKS AUSSIE, BEST NIGHT EVAH

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