Ballers

Last night I met up with Rachael, who is studying at King's College this semester, and we went out for a lovely dinner/night on the town. Strangely enough, our evening began with dinner at Walkabout, of all places. Having only really been there on the premise of pound beers, we were pleasantly surprised with their burgers- I even got to try a burger made of kangaroo meat! Dinner was lovely-lots of catching up and sharing stories, and a very strange encounter with a drunk man who stopped by our table, winked at me, then took some of my french fries off my dinner plate (thank goodness I'm sticking to that resolution and wasn't eating them). We then got a bottle of rose wine and headed into the main room of the bar to listen to a guy play his guitar and watch his two friends try and dance.
Entertaining though it was, we soon headed to another pub to get a drink, and Rachael learned the gin and tonic is not just a drink for old men. I attempted to break a bottle in a trash can (the bar tender told me to, but he should not have) and we began to feel as though chivalry may be dead (more about that to come).
Since pubs close at 11, we decided to make use of the 1/2 price cover coupon we had and we went to Roadhouse in Covent Garden, an endearingly sketchy club with overpriced drinks. Thankfully, there was a band there that night, so the music and dancing and singing was a lot of fun. The crowd somehow incorporated individuals from about 16-56 and let me tell you, the British can not dance. Period. End of sentence. First we met some kids from North Carolina, who bought us shots of cheap vodka- ewww. Then we hung out with a group of Indian kids, although the one who could dance might have been from Germany (?). Had some sketchy interactions with some middle aged men in suits, and escaped to the bar where we met the funniest individuals ever- gangster British kids, complete w. a gold tooth and chain.
Although it was a bit of a struggle to find the correct night buses, we both made it back to our respective abodes at around 5am. Such a fun night- I'm so glad Rachael is here too!