Sometimes life just seems to pass by. You have a busy spell, and before you know it, 3 weeks have gone and you’ve barely had time to breathe. It’s definitely been like that recently, which is why my best friend and I decided we needed to have a day just the two of us (plus it was her birthday a couple of weeks ago and anyone who knows her will know she is a BIG birthday person).
You know those people that just come into your life, and after a few weeks you wonder what you ever did without them? The people that you know you could call at 3am and they’d be round in an hour with chocolate and a shoulder to cry on, even if they had a hot date with Ryan Gosling? Well that’s Nikita.
On Saturday we decided to embark on round 3 of our burger mission and head to Shake Shack in Covent Garden. I’d heard great things so I was pretty excited. The queue was nowhere near as bad as I imagined, and we managed to grab a table straight away. After you’ve made your order they give you a pager which goes off when your food is ready, so you don’t have to stand around like a lemon (do lemons stand?) waiting.
I went for the cheeseburger, cheese fries (because Nikita said we had to) and a caramel shake. I have to say the beef was tender and tasty, although I didn’t feel like it was very big, and I expected something more for the money. Am I a total fattie? The cheese fries were also not what I was expecting as I thought it would be actual cheese, but instead was a cheese sauce. It was nice, but nothing to write home about. The caramel shake, on the other hand, was by far the best part of the meal. It wasn’t too sickly or sweet, or too thick, which is often the downfall of many shakes. I recommend picking one up if you’re in the area; they also have loads of other flavours which I’m dying to try out!
We then went for a little mooch around the shops (I bought another clutch bag – standard unnecessary purchase) and decided to do SOMETHING cultural with our day and headed to the Momentum exhibition at the Barbican. Well, it was an experience…
Basically, you walk into a dark room, which curves round, and from the ceiling are poles with lights on the end that change, and there are funny noises. Basically, you’re in a black room with lights and sounds. Whilst it was certainly surreal, a little eerie in parts, and interesting, I can’t say I’m completely convinced that the hours of ‘research’ and ‘experimentation’ that will have gone into this are completely worth it, but it’s well worth a visit (and it’s free). Plus, Nikita and I had a right giggle at a girl in a floppy hat doing a photoshoot for her (tired-looking) boyfriend in the small bits of light she could get. Hilarious.
After the Barbican we were thirsty. Not for water…for cocktails. So Nikita suggested we go to South Place Hotel in Moorgate. It doesn’t look like anything at all from the outside, but the inside is really cool and the cocktails were AMAZING. Pricey, but amazing. It took me about half an hour to choose...
Nikita went for the From Russia With Love and I had the Black Out Fizz. They also gave us some salted popcorn which offset the sweet drinks perfectly. We had a good natter and a giggle and I could have stayed for 5 more…plus how cool is the decor?
The night ended with Lebanese takeaway on the sofa watching The Ugly Truth. I recommend Delila’s takeaway if you’re in the SW area – it was DELISH and really inexpensive. All in all, a perfect day with one of the best friends a girl could ask for.
