Keys to Caloo Calay

I apologies for the lack of proper posting. I have actually been running around meeting new people here in London. Where to begin...

So far I have done nothing touristy yet and am LOVING IT! I have met a lot of really cool people and have been having a great time hanging out around the city. Friday as I mentioned I was heading out to a bar to meet up with Chris's friends. We went to this really cool bar called the Refinery right near London Bridge. It had a great vibe, and kind of reminded me of somewhere I would find in LA. Full of young professionals getting off work, most dressed in business casual with some upscale fashion. A bit posh feel - it was great for my inner diva! I had a few glasses of white wine, and chat it up with some cool people. Had a great time! After we went to one of their friends for more drinks and played catch phrase. It was funny playing with all the british accents going on... made me feel like I was in a movie ha! Stayed out till almost 4am and finally went home to sleep.

Saturday I spent the morning relaxing on my friends terrace on the roof of his apartment. It has a pretty cool view of the city, but best of all it has been sunny, and relaxing after travel and a long night out was wonderful. Later I did a lot of little errands around here. Still have not picked up a phone, will be doing that tomorrow though. Around 5 I met up with Chris's friend Andy, Jessica and Barrie for a nice Vietnamese dinner and then off to another bar called Caloo Calay. This bar was really cool! It had like 3 bars in one. So we went in, ordered a drink and hung out in a small bar playing some 90s music. Then at the far end wall, a fancy Beauty & the Beast type closet door opened, and we were invited into the next room in the bar. Apparently you have to make reservations to get in. We go in and there was a small disco ball going around and more music. This time rather than a stand up bar there was cute little tables around the bar. We sat there and had great laughs and chats. Here is the best part, all of the walls were made out of old tape cassettes. The bar had a great vibe, again with an eclectic feel like a cool posh bar in LA. The last room you had to have a "key" to get in. The only way to get a key was to be given a key by someone who worked there. Apparently its kinda VIP. We never got in but I guess Andy had spoken to someone and was working on getting the key for us. The night again was full of great chats, wine, music and fun and ended with a few rounds of foosball and a sausage from a street vendor. Ha! Took the double decker red bus home and will tell you more of my adventure tomorrow.


I will have to post pictures later... it is now 2am and I am dying for some sleep. Big day tomorrow of being a tourist. Will post more soon! All is well in London. I really love this city - it is beating out some of my old favs like chicago... I will let you know more once I explore what everyone is telling me is the best part of London. Chat soon with you! Feel free to skype me if you see me on... typically around 4pm California time. xx