Continuing the birthday celebrations, my friends and I threw on our best dresses and headed to The Winery in Surry Hills for their swanky Girls Picnic.
Strictly no men allowed, as the name suggests, the Girls Picnic is a special High Tea menu including a glass of champagne and jugs of ice tea. Grazing over tiers of finger sandwiches and cakes with my best girl friends is one of my favourite ways to spend an afternoon and so I thought my birthday would be the perfect excuse to recreate this British tradition in my new home town of Sydney.
We were seated upstairs in The Winery (which slightly saddened me, only due to the fact that I wanted to sit outside in the glorious sunshine) and enjoyed leisurely table service while we sipped and nibbled the afternoon away. The table was littered with rose petals adding the perfect touch to our 'girls' day.
The champagne made us giddy while the ice tea refreshed us and embodied the Australian sun beaming down on us through the open windows. The juicy heirloom tomatoes with cheddar and celery leaf were particularly delicious and there wasn't a crumb of Stilton left on the platter by the time 8 hungry girls had had their wicked way with it. Oh, and did I mention we spotted Gerard Butler?
We left feeling happy and content after 2 and a half hours (they do ask you to move to the bar area after this time) and we made our way into the depths of Surry Hills (well, The Beresford to be precise) to continue the celebrations.
A very happy Aussie birthday indeed.
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