Happy Birthday


It was CMC's birthday on Sunday and we had a wonderful day. It started with a picnic in the Jardin Botanico. Which was fun... everyone came... so we had quite a large group of people. It was cool. Then a few of us went back to Richard Smith's holiday apartment. It is on the 31st floor and has amazing views of the city and a stunning terrace. Quite a different way to experience Buenos Aires. We spend a few hours there enjoying some wine and the sunset.


After a quick pit stop we went to Sitges to meet some folk for karaoke. The drag queen make the bar sing happy birthday, the usual scene! It was a very pleasant day indeed... I think Chris really enjoyed it too.

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