16. Rooftop Cinema
One of the nicest things about London is the fantastic range of activities on offer - and there are a range of great options for cinema. Unfortunately one of London's major drawbacks is unpredictable weather and the clever people running all of these lovely outdoor activities would never make any money if they cancelled every time it rained a little. Or a LOT.
Guess how rooftop cinema went down?
Yep, you guessed it.
In true British spirit, we showed up despite the weather - desperately hoping there would be some shelter, heaters, maybe even hot drinks... We got blankets and ponchos. The seats had been kept reasonably dry at least but up on the rooftop there was very little respite from the wind and rain - we huddled for warmth.
Fortunately, there were cocktails. Unfortunately, they were a bit summery and all contained ice! Anett says this is the only time in her life she has ever cried into tequila and I believe her.
The film on offer was Casablanca - a total classic that we could definitely just have watched at home. The weather did not ease up but by the time we were walking back to the tube we were so cold and shivery we were a bit delirious so at least we had a laugh! Like true Brits, we left with a sense of achievement from having gritted it out and will almost certainly try again another "summer". Fuck it, let's just book for February.
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| Knitting on the tube home like proper grannies |
Originality: 3/5
Cost: 3/5 (all weather, no refunds policy really screwed us)
Fun factor: 1/5 (but to be fair, would have scored much higher in better weather - but this is London)
