Swan Lake

I didn't mean for England to sound bad- I love it here! I'll have to put more conscious effort into posting about all the wonderful things as well.

Saturday I went to see the Royal Ballet do Swan Lake at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden! It was so amazing. I was just sitting there thinking, "Wow, I am actually in London watching the Royal Ballet perform my favorite ballet and it only took me a couple hours to get here. Why didn't I do this sooner?" I've never seen such wonderful scenery. I teared up during the Act II adagio and didn't think anything could top it, but then the end of Act III always does with all it's drama, Odette in the window, Odile and Von Rothbart laughing wickedly, and Sigfried (daft as he is- how does he mistake this evil woman in black accompanied by this very dodgy bloke and some demons for the swan-woman he fell in love with the day before?) throwing himself on the floor in despair. I love it.

I went up with Sarah and Ian- they had never seen a ballet before and they really enjoyed it. Afterwards we went to the Rainforest Cafe for dinner- that's two down, Nashville and London! Anyhow, it was a smashing day- a fabulous end to a very difficult week.