48 Hours In London - North of The Thames

Hey guys,

I think I've had about a two week break from this. The last few weeks have been hectic with a college gang reunion and a school gang wedding abroad.

At least once a year our Sligo college gang meet up. As Grainne now lives in London we said it would be an ideal excuse to go over and visit her. As some of you may know, I lived in London for two years after I finished college. I was based in Tooting Broadway, in south west London. My socialising in London was mainly done in Clapham and Stockwell so it was a nice change to spend some time north of The Thames.

True to her nature, Grainne had everything planned with military precision.

Friday 29th June 2018
Drinks in The Shard - We enjoyed cocktails overlooking stunning views of central London. Entry was free, the cocktails however were not cheap at £17.00 a pop. Having said that, it was something I never did when I lived there so it was a nice experience. We felt very posh!!

We went back to Grainne's house in Mile End for food, more drinks and a quick change of clothes before hitting Camden.

KoKo's Camden - This was a night club in what must have been an old theatre. There was a deejay on stage and it stayed opened late. I think entry here was £5.00

Saturday 30th June 2018
Sands Hair Salon Mill Hill - We wanted to make the most of the day so we booked in for six blow dries that morning. I would highly recommend this when there's a big group a girls trying to get ready at the same time. It saved so much time.

Where Did We Eat?
Grainne booked us in for food in Blue's Kitchen in Shoreditch. I got the prawn salad and got chips on the side. You know those salads are usually full of lettuce anyway so the few chips were essential!!

What Did We Do?
We went for a quick drink in The Hoxton (£10.50 for an espresso martini here) before heading to Bounce. Bounce is ping pong. A table can be booked for an hour for £15.00 per person and you can drink and play ping pong together. It was so much fun and would highly reccommend it to anyone looking for a fun event in Shoreditch.

Where Did We Drink?
We headed to The Magic Round About after this and were here for most of the evening. Although I will admit my head was stuck in my phone following Mayo G.A.A's updates from the Mayo v Kildare game on twitter for a good hour and a half. Apart from the obvious disappointment of Mayo's loss we had a wonderful evening catching up and reminiscing before heading to a nearby nightclub (I can't for the life of me remember the name of it).

A huge thanks to Grainne, Micheal and John Og for having us over for the weekend!! Also, thanks to Olivia, Marisa, Naomi and Marian for the lols.

Hope you enjoyed this post,

Love,
M
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