Afternoon Tea #2

Woke in time this morning to make it to church! :)) Great character study about Barnabas and then as we have an interim pastor, a photo shoot of the entire congregation! Incredible. G had already said about Afternoon Tea so typical impromptu GK & G style, we invited the pastor and his wife. They said Yes!**

Had to deliver some flowers to a friend on the occasion of Norouz and it was great to visit and learn more about this festival that is celebrated by so many in this area.

So, we did just that - at the Raffles Hotel which is down the road from us. My first time ever there and it was AMAZING! Still looks brand new (think it opened over 10 years ago). Our guests arrived and we had so much to talk about; ordering and eating really got in the way!! The tea was - well you can see for yourself. Delicious. Need to go back and try it again. All the chatting meant we left much later than expected. And now my eyes are barely staying open and I have much catching up to do with you blip-buddies.

It's been a very happy birthday [except I didn't get a chance to talk to my sisters! :( ]

PS. You can EAT the shoe - it had the most delicious chocolate inside and the tube contained the cream for the scones! And Ice Age 2 is on. They must have done it especially for me!

** I have to just mention that the interim pastor is 80 years old and flown out here from LA for a 6 month stint! We are hoping to show him and his wife a bit of Dubai so I may have the chance to blip them.

Edit: Here's is Gs version of the day.