Cocktails at The Dark Circus Party Holborn

In the words of Missy Elliot, I got my freak on this weekend.  Although I guess she meant in some rude, offensive way (I do love her though; I have her greatest hits album) and I meant abnormal events because I went to the Dark Circus Party at the Bloomsbury Ballroom.  I'm going to classify attending this party as necessary research.  Whilst it's a year away, I already have "Circus and Showgirls" as a working theme for my 30th birthday party next year.

Purl Cocktail Bar Review

I organise Payday Cocktail Club sometimes quite far in advance because I adhor the thought of turning up and either not being able to get in or standing up because all the tables are taken.  This is the few times in life when I'm actually organised.  The other time is when I'm planning holidays (my boss remarked recently that my personal life seemed more organised than at work when he saw my colour-coded tab system on a travel guide book I was reading in preparation for Iceland.  Ouch.  He's Dutch, it's not something to get hysterical about...plus I barely have a case to dispute anyway). 

 

Cocktails at Burgers & Cocktails Marylebone

I generally shun hard work, ungirly outfits and dirty old man pubs.  However there's times when it's not bad to stop being a bit of a princess.

I was tagging along with a group who were going out for dinner in London and we ended up at Burgers & Cocktails.  Burgers & Cocktails is actually part of the Giraffe group which initially created some confusion and also because whilst no one said it, there was a distinct feeling amongst us of "It looks too cool to be a Giraffe".

Searcys Club The Gherkin Cocktail Bar Review

I live in zone 5 so that classifies me as a Great(er) Londoner.  Yes, I'm trying to lay a more glamourous claim on my residency in the "grey zone".  Perhaps I should be smug and revel in that fact that I avoid the cost of London living yet I can easily get in and out of the capital.

Which means my hard-earned money can be spent on enjoying London life and and this week I was at the Searcys Club | The Gherkin.  I've been to a few places with a bar with great views across London but there's something satisfying seeing London landmarks from a London icon.

Drinks at the Zetter Townhouse

It was London Cocktail week and I was on antibiotics which kind of sounds like something Alanis Morissette should have worked into her lyrics.  It was actually my friend who reminded me I couldn't have cocktails because I totally forgot.  Bah.  Killjoy.

However other than the obvious reason, I didn't get involved with London Cocktail Week.  We needed to loiter around Holborn as we were going to Bea's of Bloomsbury  for afternoon tea before seeing Top Hat at Aldwych so we thought we'd use the time to go for cocktails just to add a dimension of girliness because it was currently far too masculine.