Apologies for my recent hiatus... I will try to be more dedicated to my blog - especially since my #1 (and perhaps sole reader) is my mummy :) I feel I have not been very committed to writing. So here, now, today being the first day of the rest of my life... I begin!
In the past six weeks, Johnnie and I have been to four Diplomatic National Day Receptions. About 200 years ago, during our first stint in New York, we were invited to them all the time: in fact in the end I had been to just too many that we ended up just attending ones where a high quality of food and booze was a sure thing! Nowadays, the invitations to such events are somewhat rare, until it would seem six weeks' ago.
First there was the fancy do at the US Ambassador's Residence - a fine affair (with great seafood and decent vino), then the Israeli National Day @ Ambo's pad, where Art Caffe - an upmarket Nairobi eaterie - did the catering and they had a rocking band doing fabulous cover versions - I even danced! Thirdly was the Italian Ambassador's do - must say this was a little lame - but chunks of parmiggiano and copious servings of Barolo vino tinto definitely helped the enjoyment factor. Then last week was the High Commissioner's Diamond Jubilee Extravaganza @ his Residence - this won hands down - us Brits are the Kings (and Queens) of pomp and ceremony, talk about Cool (flipping) Britannia - Pimms or Champagne on arrival; towering Kenyan models sporting vintage British Airways uniforms; the pimped-up Land Rover which the Queen did her safari in back in 1952, when she learned that she was to be Queen; fish and chips in Kenyan newspaper cones; and lots of GREAT Britain posters everywhere - these I liked, but could barely read the Britain on some of them! This totally got me feeling all patriotic and am super excited about our forthcoming UK visit ...
Rule Brittania!
In the past six weeks, Johnnie and I have been to four Diplomatic National Day Receptions. About 200 years ago, during our first stint in New York, we were invited to them all the time: in fact in the end I had been to just too many that we ended up just attending ones where a high quality of food and booze was a sure thing! Nowadays, the invitations to such events are somewhat rare, until it would seem six weeks' ago.
First there was the fancy do at the US Ambassador's Residence - a fine affair (with great seafood and decent vino), then the Israeli National Day @ Ambo's pad, where Art Caffe - an upmarket Nairobi eaterie - did the catering and they had a rocking band doing fabulous cover versions - I even danced! Thirdly was the Italian Ambassador's do - must say this was a little lame - but chunks of parmiggiano and copious servings of Barolo vino tinto definitely helped the enjoyment factor. Then last week was the High Commissioner's Diamond Jubilee Extravaganza @ his Residence - this won hands down - us Brits are the Kings (and Queens) of pomp and ceremony, talk about Cool (flipping) Britannia - Pimms or Champagne on arrival; towering Kenyan models sporting vintage British Airways uniforms; the pimped-up Land Rover which the Queen did her safari in back in 1952, when she learned that she was to be Queen; fish and chips in Kenyan newspaper cones; and lots of GREAT Britain posters everywhere - these I liked, but could barely read the Britain on some of them! This totally got me feeling all patriotic and am super excited about our forthcoming UK visit ...
Rule Brittania!
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