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Vue Scene at Westfield

Tomorrow is the day all Jimmy Choo wearing girls have been looking forward to all year, the release of the second Sex in the City movie! As a treat for my sister’s birthday I wanted to make the day a little special, rather than a normal trip to the cinema I have brought us for the Vue Scene at Westfield.

What makes this part of the cinema so different from the rest? For start the larger reclining seats, more leg room and instead of eating the normal movie snacks they have a mini food menu. The menu has an impressive wine list (along with a selection of champagnes), mini snacks including olives and dips. If you prefer traditional snacks they offer free refills on soft drinks and popcorn!

Tags: things to do in London

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A few years ago London was invaided my the Cow Parade, I remember seeing a few of them in key locations around the city like the Harry Potter Cow in Leicester Square but, I was always annoyd with myself for not seeing more of these statues. So when I heard about the Elephant Parade I jumped at the chance to see more of these painted figures, I am aiming to see all 256 of them!

Then I read, that the reason for the parade was to raise awareness and funds to help save the endangered Asian Elephants (all the elephant figures have small ears – I have been checking), and it made me more determined to help raise awareness. So this weekend armed with my elephant hunting kit* I set off around London.

Luna

After lunch with the ladies on Friday in Westfield, I saw the first four elephants on the list including Luna (if I win the lottery I will be bidding on this in the auction). Then on Saturday I headed to the Embankment and Theatre District to see more including Flocking to the City – with the London skyline painted on to her legs.

Flocking to the City

I have been posting all the photos on Flickr page, let me know if you see an elephants on your travels, especially Cloudia as she is moving around London on a tour of her own
* My kits was the printed out parade map, google maps (on my phone) and a camera – I am shotting these elephants with a camera lens!

Tags: Elephant Parade, things to do in London

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One of the main reasons I have not been blogging is because I have been to New York… We really didn’t think we were going to make it after having our plane cancelled twice due to the volcanic ash, we ended up having to leave two days later than planned but added an extra few days on to the end of the trip to make up for it!

The reason we went to New York was to attend Jason’s school friends wedding at the magnificent Mandarin Oriental Hotel, this gave us the perfect opportunity to explore the city with old friends. Even though I have been to the Big Apple several times, I love becoming a tourist and trying something new and touristy, this time we opted for a Circle Line Cruise around Manhattan, carriage ride in Central Park, a trip to the American Museum of Natural History (we love the Night at the Museum movies) and of course some shopping on Fifth Avenue. Jason hates been classed as a tourist so always tries to find something that native New Yorker would do, he got to go to the driving range at Chelsea Pier and have a Papaya Grey’s hotdog! Of course no trip to New York would be complete without seeing a show on Broadway and we were lucky enough to see American Idiot, which was truly amazing!

Tags: New York, Travels

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