A vesper Martini in dukes hotel is one of the great London things to do. Two drink limit.
First time I went there I couldn’t find it because I thought the pointer on Google maps was the other way round. After a few laps of the area I stopped a dapper gentleman and asked for directions.
“I’m going that way myself, I’ll show you to the door”
He enquired as to whether I was staying there before telling me how much he loved Ireland in the most gentle, quietly spoken but cut glass English accent you’d ever hear.
I informed him that I was meeting my brother for a vesper Martini
“Well that’s a splendid thing. You’ll be drinking my gin”
“How do you mean?”
“Oh I’m berry brothers and rudd”
He walked me to the door, said he wished he could join us, and bade me a very pleasant afternoon.
A lovely experience from start to finish.
Spent about 3 hours over two vesper Martinis, having a great catch up and watching the great and good.
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