Bond Girl For A Day Or Two

While our book club has covered many wonderful authors and correlating activities this year,

I have to say this James Bond study has been my favorite so far

It has been ridiculously fun!

Here's the lowdown...

Zipping through London along the River Thames

at a top speed of 35 knots,

this RIB boat ride had us grinning from ear to ear

with a few bugs in our teeth

Vowing to bring our kids next time,

this is the best way to see London from the water

via London RIB Voyages

We opted for the James Bond themed ride - Bond music included

Visit tucked-away Duke's Hotel in the heart of London

where Bond's author, Ian Fleming, enjoyed his martinis

and Sean Connery celebrated being cast as James Bond

(also a frequent Bond film location)

Offers afternoon tea and/or martinis concocted from a table-side cart

Celebrating 

'50 Vehicles. 50 Years.',

Beaulieu's National Motor Museum

 is exhibiting the creatively cool collection of

jetpacks, submarines, cars, motorcycles, and flying contraptions

featured in Bond films

(ends January 5, 2014)

A huge hit with my son

Worthy of a standing ovation, Richard Walker's enthusiasm rubbed off on all of us

as we learned the backstory of author Ian Fleming

and true accounts of spies operating in London during his time

A two hour guided walking tour by London Walks

We spied Eon Productions, the film production company producing James Bond film series

Shaken, not stirred...

Lastly, we strutted over to Jack's Lounge in London's Southwark district

for a cocktail class with some friendly competition within our group

Learning about bartender tools and how to properly shake a drink,

 we made yummy Passion Fruit Martinis and 

complicated Flaming Orange Cosmopolitans

Here's a few ideas we didn't get to...

Through Brit Movie Tours, 

visit Pinewood Studios where many Bond movies have been filmed

Imperial War Museum is hosting Horrible Histories: Spies

as a fun interactive exhibition in London for families

(on my 'must do' list) 

Be a stunt car driver for the day on a challenging specialized track

Give high speed parallel parking a try after you make a reverse spin

Offered by Top Gear's Paul Swift Precision Driving 

near Guildford, Milton Keynes, and Durham

(would be a total blast with my husband)

And there's more!

Find out more about Ian Fleming and Bond in my next post

:)

- photos by me -

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