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charlie_cochraneFirst business: nice review of Lessons in Love at Dear Author.
Now pleasure: we had lunch at the Savoy on Friday (works' do, the Cochrane budget runs more to the Abbey Hotel, Romsey). Highlight of the day was a tour of the building, guided by one of the chaps who acts as butler for the suites. he looked just like someone from the 1930's, slicked back hair and well cut suit. *sigh*
We went round all the public rooms, such as the American bar and the Beaufort bar (am saving up to go and have drinkies there) then we were shown some of the bedrooms, which are either art deco or Edwardian themed. Saw the Monet room, themed on the artist, who painted some of his views of London at the hotel. Then our host allowed us to spend a few minutes in the royal suite (I kid you not, the floor space was almost as big as our entire house). Wish I had a study like the one in there - and such a view, along the Thames.
As if that wasn't highlight enough, I got to stroke Kaspar (no, that wasn't our guide), who's usually in the hotel safe but happened to be out on display.
Now pleasure: we had lunch at the Savoy on Friday (works' do, the Cochrane budget runs more to the Abbey Hotel, Romsey). Highlight of the day was a tour of the building, guided by one of the chaps who acts as butler for the suites. he looked just like someone from the 1930's, slicked back hair and well cut suit. *sigh*
We went round all the public rooms, such as the American bar and the Beaufort bar (am saving up to go and have drinkies there) then we were shown some of the bedrooms, which are either art deco or Edwardian themed. Saw the Monet room, themed on the artist, who painted some of his views of London at the hotel. Then our host allowed us to spend a few minutes in the royal suite (I kid you not, the floor space was almost as big as our entire house). Wish I had a study like the one in there - and such a view, along the Thames.
As if that wasn't highlight enough, I got to stroke Kaspar (no, that wasn't our guide), who's usually in the hotel safe but happened to be out on display.
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Date: 2011-01-09 01:02 pm (UTC)If that doesn't encourage plot bunnies ...
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Date: 2011-01-09 04:20 pm (UTC)I'm very envious of your Savoy trip. We had afternoon tea there, but the only room I saw was the tiny one I stayed in. It was so tiny that when I ordered breakfast they had trouble getting the trolley past the TV cabinet to where the chair was. Mind you, the trolley was slight overkill for Eggs Benedict and a pot of coffee.
I didn't see Kaspar either :-(
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Date: 2011-01-09 08:49 pm (UTC)Last time I had brekkie in bed was back in college sick bay, I think...
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Date: 2011-01-09 08:20 pm (UTC)Oh and congrats on the review :)
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Date: 2011-01-09 08:43 pm (UTC)Kaspar was made out of dark wood - very art deco looking.
Thank you for the congrats!
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Date: 2011-01-09 09:39 pm (UTC)I believe he gets given his own dish of cream at the meal.
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