During the summer of 07 my friends and I would often go gallivanting to
the West End and Soho in London. The club scene there is fantastic
full of high flyers and celebs out for a good time.
One memorable night we had was on my birthday – I invited ten of my closest
friend to a club called Umbaba’s on Ganton St an African styled club. The
club has three very different bars and a dance floor that features DJs spinning
from inside a cauldron!
The table I booked cost four thousand pounds – for this you had a host
and plenty to drink!
The night started at my friend’s house in Farringdon were we got dressed
to the nine’s. Earlier that day I had gone shopping to Selfridges
on Oxford St ( I normally spent most weekends there - as it’s the greatest
department store on the planet from Hermes bags to Gucci shoes the list is endless!)
I bought a beautiful champagne color Prada top and a beautiful Prada skirt to
match my then size eight figure to finish the outfit I bought a pair of Christian
Louboutin shoes – patent black leather with a six inch killer heel and
of course is legendary trademark splash of red on the outer sole. I looked and
felt a million dollars, its amazing what a pair of shoes can do for a woman!
The black cab picked us up and drove us through the bright neon lights of Piccadily Circus, it was about 10pm and you could see the buzz in the air – you always get that in Piccadily Circus It’s a busy place, always full of tourists, and the continuous flow of traffic makes it even more chaotic. But it is fun, and there’s a buzz about the place. There are lots of shops, places to eat and things going on on the street to keep you entertained.
We headed straight to Umbaba’s – thankfully we were on the guest
list so we didn’t have to wait in the enormous queue! We were greeted
by a conventionally good looking guy who wished me a Happy Birthday. His
name was Ziggy (a few months later he appeared on Big Brother and got his
fifteen minutes of fame.) He was a very flirty host ..he took us to
our table and provided us with the drinks menu. The most expensive
champagne on the menu was Louis Roederer Cristal it was £400
per bottle We ordered a few bottles Dom Perignon at £160 per bottle
. The club started to fill quickly there where plenty of gorgeous people
having a good time dancing to the DJ’s funky house music- there was
a great atmosphere in there.
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