Went to St Regis for their unlimited Veuve champagne brunch again. This was lovely and by mid afternoon there were around 20 odd people there in our group! I was restrained yet again with the unlimited bubbles, and I can't thank Zantac enough for their pre-emptive qualities!
Next time I will make it to the Four Seasons who have better food apparently, but also have unlimited Tattinger which I am rather partial to! It was another fun afternoon, particularly the part when a friend who was a bit squiffy slid under the table, and another friend said as quick as a flash: " 'X' has literally drunk himself under the table!" Good times!
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| The best chilaquiles in Mexico |
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| white chocolate and passion fruit mousse and some blackberry thing (that wasn't nearly as nice!) |
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| smurf flavoured macaroons |
Tuesday was my friend's birthday and we went out for lunch at a lovely French cafe right near where we live. It is a training facility, so the service was very very slow, but the food was pleasant enough, and the wine lovely. The outside space was super. Cakes and beer followed back at the apartment, with a few friends popping round for a catch up.
Then Wednesday was time to go. I had bought my leaving date forward a couple of weeks to help my friend out on the flight (more of later).
May 1st was Labour day which had the biggest demonstrations I have seen so far in the city. It shows some dedication to march on your day off work! The first wave in the morning went on for about 2 hours and thousands of people marched down Reforma towards the Zocolo. It was pretty darn noisy. Our shopping mall downstairs had riot police lined up all the way along it, in case things got a bit out of hand I guess...
I met some friends for my final brunch of chilaquiles. These are my fave food thing from Mexico. Tortilla chips drowned in a green slightly spicy sauce with cheese, sour cream and shredded chicken over the top. Delish! I will miss them.
Then off to the airport early evening to try and get an upgrade so I could sit with my friend and her 8 week old baby to help them out. Alas there was nothing doing. They wouldn't upgrade me for free, and I couldn't afford the £250 to pay for an upgrade to premium economy, so I sat back in cattle, whilst my friend had to struggle alone in Prem.
I went to check on her a few hours into the flight, and there was an empty seat right next to her, along with a number of other empty seats available! Bad form from BA for a silver and a blue loyalty customer. They were kind enough to let me sit up there for landing, but I think that was only so I could help my friend with her bags and they wouldn't have to! I have always loved BA, but a letter will be written. On this occasion I felt they were pretty mean. The reason they gave for not upgrading me was catering needs. As if I would have complained about getting an economy meal in premium if they had upgraded me for free! Food was not good in economy, but film choice was pretty good. Alas I had seen a lot of them.
And then after a sleepless flight we touched down, and as is BA's habit, they said those words: "..and if you live in the UK, welcome home!" I am a bit soppy about this, and it always makes me tear up!
Mum and dad were there to greet me at terminal 5, which was lovely, and I said goodbye to my friend and headed off to the majesty of Watford in glorious spring sunshine...
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