After the ‘search’ for the beautiful gardens of London aka 1st day of London Open Garden weekend my friend and I decided to search for somewhere cool to sit with equally cooling drinks, preferably containing alcohol. We plumped on Somerset House and found a table by a window and ordered some cocktails. A Mohabhat Martini for my friend and a Shava Shava for me

Oh my! Just what I needed. I was so parched and hot that I almost slurped it down in one go! I guess, only afterwards did I think about the fact that I had not eaten much that day (a mango smoothie for a late breakfast and a chicken and avocado sandwich with an orange for lunch), because soon I was feeling quite happy and sleepy. In fact I nodded off in front of my friend who was talking to me. It was quite embarrassing. However, we followed our cocktails with glasses of iced water and I spend the rest of the time eating the ice cubes one by one – which certainly brought me back to life!