Where would you want to be for your 50th

[Highlander]

As some members may have gathered, I celebrated () a landmak birthday in Aberdeen last weekend.

I was born in Aberdeen and still have many family members and life long friends there. It was therefore the natural location for the present Mrs H to organise a truly wonderful "surprise" party.

This got me thinking though.  NO - don't stop reading PLEASE.

Given a choice, where would you have a landmark birthday party and why. Also, you are allowed six "special" guests - who you could invite (yes I know a similar thread has been done before)

Calis wmay well be most people's first choice so please specifiy a.n.other venue

[puma]

H correct me if i am wrong,but are you saying you was 50 last birthday!!

[Highlander]

Oops Puma - it was clearly a typing error and should have read 40th '

Seriously, in my case, it was indeed a slightly higher number higher that 50.

The question really is "where would you want to celebrate a landmark birthday whatever the number might be"

[puma]

LOL

[Scunner]

My 50th is a long way off   but I know exactly where I will be, and who with - if I can choose from celebs and even dead people from three centuries ago I would still go with Mrs McScunner and my two lovely girls. I need no Lennons, Da Vincis or Mandelas. I shall be in a restaurant so far off the beaten track in Venice that we nearly got divorced trying to find it first time. I shall walk in and ask for my usual table. I shall not learn the Italian for "Who the hell is this t*ss*r". All planned!

[Toky]

For my 50th, I'd love to be in a 5* hotel in Sorrento having dinner on the balcony overlooking the sea, and a harpist playing softly in the background.
My 6 special guest would be me, myself, I, my hubby, my other half and him indoors.

[Jacqui Harvey]

I would choose New York.  I would like to have dinner at the River Cafe Brooklyn, no guests just me and my husband, but if I could have some magic I would have the Rat Pack to entertain us. We would have a table looking out across the river to N.Y.
We were luck enough to have dinner at this venue when we were last in N.Y. It's very difficult to get a table and is the most expensive place we every ate, but have to say it was the best, could not fault it in any way. This is it.
Website http://www.rivercafe.com/

[Highlander]

quote:Originally posted by Scunner

My 50th is a long way off

Anyone know what the exchange rate will be then.

[Highlander]

quote:Originally posted by Jacqui Harvey

I would choose New York.  I would like to have dinner at the River Cafe Brooklyn,

The menus look very nice Jacqui. Do the main courses come with rice, chips and salad.

[HappyMonday]

I like Jacquis idea very much. My own would be Cafe des Chineurs in Antibes and as well as my family I would like some of my dead idols there - Ian Curtis, James dean, Randy Rhoads and Buddy Holly - to talk about the great times they had.  Slightly macabre but there would be lots to talk about!