Work party

Last Wednesday I left work at the unheard of hour of three in the afternoon to take part in the celebrations following all the hard work on our projects this year. I don’t know who organised it but they did a great job – we were divided into teams of four or five and each given a London taxi for a few hours along with a video camera, map, pack of clues, riddles and dares, a rucksack full of drinks and orders to have a great time. It was lots of fun, but very cold – we found ourselves dashing around the Royal Exchange at Bank, Finsbury Square, Finsbury Circus, the London Eye and Trafalgar Square before heading over to the Connaught hotel where we watched everyone’s videos, added up the scores and had an award ceremony before dinner.

The meal was great and the drinks were flowing – everyone seemed to really enjoy letting their hair down after such a busy year. Somebody managed to capture the meal on camera. Quite a few of us were up for more at the end of dinner and we found ourselves randomly in a ropey Soho bar, but it didn’t matter – a great time was had by all. I eventually ended up getting in at four in the morning – I think a record for me on a school night – which when coupled with a late night out the night before and a stag weekend looming I wasn’t feeling too perfect on Thursday and Friday!