So I spent the evening with my friend on Valentine's day. Initially, she just wanted to go for a short walk, but then all of a sudden, she hesitantly asked if I wanted to go and use the aquarium tickets with her that night. I had not expected this, and in fact had suggested once before that Valentine's day would probably be pretty busy for a visit. However, I said yes,though she did keep telling me we'd go only if I really wanted to, and stuff like that. Unfortunately, when we got there, the place was closed off to the public for a corporate party (which seems odd for Feb 14 when people would be wanting to go out, but I digress... ). We were let down, but we decided to spend the night walking around the city, just talking. During this time, a lot of stuff happened out of the blue:
-She kept asking to check if I was tired (even before it really got too late), or if I was enjoying myself as we walked around, even though I said repeatedly I was fine. Each time, she would smile, then we'd go back to our conversation.
-She asked about some of the clubs I joined at university. Later, she asked if I was interested in any of the girls in those clubs. She seemed to be taking her time to choose the right words, she seemed interested when I casually said "not really", and although she quickly changed the subject before I could answer, she asked me what kind of girl I would consider going out with.
-We got talking about travelling, and I told her about some of the places I've been to. She suddenly said maybe the two of us should take a trip together sometime when we both eventually finish university. She then giggled nervously, and a bit too late to convince me she was really joking (after all, a few months before, she claimed we really didn't know each other that well).
-A couple weeks before, I mentioned having some free movie tickets. When walking around, she remembered about them, and said maybe we should go see something when it looks like a good movie comes out (when I asked her before, she said she wasn't interested in going to a theatre).
-At one point, when we sat down on a bench for a rest, there was a pause in our conversation. I looked over at her expecting the silence to be awkward, and instead she just stared at me for about a minute with a big smile on her face. She claimed she had merely been "lost in thought" when I asked what she was looking at...
-When we took the subway back home that night, she led me to a spot with two seats close together, instead of one of the open sections where there are multiple seats (where we always sit, with some space between us).
-And finally, when I got to my stop, she looked very happy (more than I would expect from a friend) when I went out of my way to hug her, say goodbye, and tell her Happy Valentine's day.
I would definitely now say for sure this girl likes me, and is just too shy to say it outright. Changing my original question, what are some ways to gently move things along (keeping in mind her shyness seems to make her hesitate when she feels under pressure)?