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Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

It's a "hair of the dog" moment as, the night after Isobel's work do, we find ourselves at Nosher's work do in the Tapas bar that is La Raza - where Taptu seems to have been quite a few times before. The place is lively, there's a good Taptu turn-out, and the food's pretty good too, although the shark steaks, whilst tasty, are ludicrously small. We start the night with a few Mojitos, thanks to Tiina who gets carried away and buys cocktails for the whole company, and follow up with another tranche of wine. The next day, we're on Mill Road again, and see the ongoing poster-protest about a proposed Tesco Metro in an old shop, which none of the locals want to see, but which is clearly a fait accompli.

next album: Christmas at Sis and Matt's, Chagford, Devon - 25th December 2007
previous album: Qualcomm Cambridge's Christmas, Hotel Felix, Cambridge - 20th December 2007

Pre-dinner drinkies, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Pre-dinner drinkies

Celia's new red shoes, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Celia's new red shoes

Tiina and Michelle, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Tiina and Michelle

Isobel has a cosmopolitan, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Isobel has a cosmopolitan

Nick and Francis, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Nick and Francis

Di looks up from the Taptu table, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Di looks up from the Taptu table

Nick looks sternly at Nosher, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Nick looks sternly at Nosher

Some more wine appears, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Some more wine appears

The Taptu massive, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

The Taptu massive

Steve Ives looks up, as Michelle gives a pout, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Steve Ives looks up, as Michelle gives a pout

Another view of La Raza, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Another view of La Raza

The Top Table, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

The Top Table

Michelle smiles, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Michelle smiles

Michelle and Paul's wife, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Michelle and Paul's wife

Hani and Marc, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Hani and Marc

Dave, Al and Carl, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Dave, Al and Carl

Stef looks up, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Stef looks up

Isobel and Nosher, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Isobel and Nosher

Lyndsey does arm wrestling, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Lyndsey does arm wrestling

Lyndsey gets some applause, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Lyndsey gets some applause

A bit of dancing occurs, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

A bit of dancing occurs

Laura strides out over the table, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Laura strides out over the table

A very sparkly dress, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

A very sparkly dress

Steve Ives, deep in conversation, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Steve Ives, deep in conversation

Tiina, Michelle and Amy, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Tiina, Michelle and Amy

Stef waves, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Stef waves

Michelle appears from behind a pillar, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Michelle appears from behind a pillar

Isobel roams around, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Isobel roams around

Isobel on Rose Crescent, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Isobel on Rose Crescent

Deserted market stalls lurk in the fog, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Deserted market stalls lurk in the fog

Cambridge market in the mist, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Cambridge market in the mist

Some geezer recovers from a night of excess, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Some geezer recovers from a night of excess

Suggestions on the site of a controversial Tesco, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

Suggestions on the site of a controversial Tesco

The Mill Road 'No Tesco' campaign, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

The Mill Road 'No Tesco' campaign

The site of a possible Tesco Metro, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

The site of a possible Tesco Metro

The world's stumpiest Christmas tree, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

The world's stumpiest Christmas tree

A damp Catherine Street, Cambridge, Taptu's Christmas Bash, La Raza, Cambridge - 21st December 2007

A damp Catherine Street, Cambridge

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Pre-dinner drinkies

Pre-dinner drinkies

Celia's new red shoes

Tiina and Michelle

Isobel has a cosmopolitan

Nick and Francis

Di looks up from the Taptu table

Nick looks sternly at Nosher

Some more wine appears

The Taptu massive

Steve Ives looks up, as Michelle gives a pout

Another view of La Raza

The Top Table

Michelle smiles

Michelle and Paul's wife

Hani and Marc

Dave, Al and Carl

Stef looks up

Isobel and Nosher

Lyndsey does arm wrestling

Lyndsey gets some applause

A bit of dancing occurs

Laura strides out over the table

A very sparkly dress

Steve Ives, deep in conversation

Tiina, Michelle and Amy

Stef waves

Michelle appears from behind a pillar

Isobel roams around

Isobel on Rose Crescent

Deserted market stalls lurk in the fog

Cambridge market in the mist

Some geezer recovers from a night of excess

Suggestions on the site of a controversial Tesco

The Mill Road 'No Tesco' campaign

The site of a possible Tesco Metro

The world's stumpiest Christmas tree

A damp Catherine Street, Cambridge