Happy Birthday to the Queen!

Last Friday we celebrated the Queen's birthday at the British High Commissioner's residence with several hundred other people of various nationalities.

We were greeted by these rather fine looking gentlemen in the front of the photo who had been flown in especially for the occasion, along with a vast selection of British cheeses and smoked salmon - such a treat!

Waiters carrying trays of Pimm's and glasses of wine circulated the lawns with great frequency - too bad we don't drink alcohol here! In addition to the British cheese and smoked salmon (neither of which you can get here normally), the British theme was extended through the serving of miniature cones of fish and chips.

The British High Commissioner and a Ugandan Minister were piped in to give their speeches by a bagpipe player (also flown in specially) sporting his very best Scottish attire. No doubt there are Ugandans who now have the impression that us Brits parade around in some very strange outfits back in our country!

It was a really enjoyable evening - even more so for us this year as we actually knew a number of the guests- but the evening was topped off rather dramatically with an earth tremor! There we were sipping our drinks and making small talk when the whole earth started shaking beneath our feet.....now that's a good birthday party.