Last night the entire group went to see 'Ainadamar' by Osvaldo Golijov. It's a piece about Frederico Lorca and his muse Margarita Xirgu. It's the first opera I've seen that wasn't staged, it was more of a concert setting, but it really fit the piece. Overall, I loved it; Golijov's writing is really incredible to me.
Today was my favorite day in the city thus far. We went on the London Eye this afternoon- a giant ferris wheel of sorts that is almost 450 feet tall! We were in little pods that rotated around the wheel to give us a fantastic view of the city. Luckily, the rain ceased while we were on the wheel itself, despite sprinkling before and after our trip up. Afterwards, a couple of us headed towards Neal Street, a walking-only shopping street that is a tourist attraction according to our guide books. We ended up going through Covent Garden on the way there, which has since become my favorite place in London so far. It's like an outdoor mall with vendors and street performers and is so colorful. I can see myself spending a lot of time there in the weeks to come. Neal Street was also nice, but it certainly didn't live up to my opinion of the previous location. Palace Theater is right around the corner from Neal, so we headed over to buy tickets for Spamalot for that evening. I was prepared for nose-bleed seats, but the man at the booth gave us 2nd row seats at less than half the price! The show was great- an extended and musical version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It was a little altered from the Broadway version I'd seen- using Heather Mills (McCartney's ex) as a joke and using many more British pop culture references.
More to come...
Cheers!
-Meghan
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