December 31: getting ready...
...taking the Tube...
...having a very good lunch...
...and pre-theatre Dirty Martinies :)...
...seeing the Nutcracker at The Royal Opera house
January 1: the Thames...
...Canary Wharf...
...and Jamie's Italian!!!
January 2: The Breakfast Club...
...Kensington Gardens...
...and all the fun in the world!
January 3: Southend-on-Sea...
...baby carting...
...seagulls...
...and the longest pleasure pier
Ira the Photographer...
...and her good old Zenith
fishing
Mr Eel
the pier train
Бременские музыканты :)))
Russian Christmas Cooking party: vinegret (beetroot salad)...
...borsch (beetroot coup)...
...pelmeni (Russian version of ravioli)...
...and baked cinnamon apples
Ira's banitsa: all the wishes come true
