I
woke feeling really under the weather,
which was such a shame as it was New Year’s Eve and we had booked and paid for
a special dinner on the Yacht, moored on the Thames, so we could view the
fireworks. All I really wanted to do was
stay in bed!
We
had a lazy morning before deciding to take a stroll down to the Embankment to
check out how to access The Yacht this evening.
We knew that many roads would be closed so wanted to try and work out
the best route.
We
called into the Yacht and requested a private table away from the crowds so my
sneezing and coughing wouldn’t affect as many people. We then had a stroll through Somerset House
before returning to Fleet Street. We
were after a Sunday Roast, but found that many places that normally did them
didn’t today due to being New Year’s Eve.
We popped into the Tipperary where we had eaten on the first night. They did do a roast, but it really wasn’t
particularly impressive.
After
a rest in the room for the afternoon, we got dressed up in our after five
clothes for the long, cold walk back to the Yacht. The NYE event was extremely good, apart from
the obvious fact that I felt miserable and would have loved to have been home
in bed! The night started with champagne
and drinks on the enclosed deck for an hour or so, followed by a four-course
meal in the restaurant. Even in my
miserable state, the food was really very good.
Then it was back upstairs for more drinks and dancing, which I normally
would have loved, before going to the top deck to watch the fireworks. Our view was superb, really front row
seats. Unfortunately, it was freezing cold
and I was just plain miserable. If I
hadn’t had a cold though, I would have loved it and totally recommend the
event.
After
it ended we walked back to the hotel and finally got to bed.
2023-09-27