Pop's 60th Birthday - Surprise!!!!!!!!

Shilpa's Pop was 60 years old this year and he and Mom fulfilled a dream of touring China. They had an awesome time but Pop was very much hoping that all his kids, their partners and Grandkids (Sid and Seb) could all get together to celebrate too at some point.

Unfortunately it wasn't possible as Sid and Seb had school and Shilpa was adamant that they couldn't miss that. Ranjan (Meenu's Hubby) had work, as I did so it looked like it might only be Kapil, Ritu and Meenu that could make the get together - OR SO HE THOUGHT. One by one the kids started turning up beginning with Shilpa, Sid and Seb and then Ranjan, finally I turned up but by then it was not much of a surprise.

That evening we all went out for a wonderful dinner together at an Italian restaurant - yum yum.

A surprise trip to Chiang Rai had been organised which Pop didn't know about until we got to the airport. Upon arrival we checked into the Legend Hotel right on the river and proceeded to eat and drink ourselves senseless for the next three days. Here are a selection of photos - click on them to enlarge them.