December 8, 2009

  • London Cont...

    We had such a good Saturday in London! After wandering all around the South Bank we had a coffee in the foyer of the National Film Theatre looking out over the book stalls and at the skyline of Westminster then we headed off to the National Theatre to see the play we travelled so (relatively) far to see.

    The Habit of Art was brilliant and has seemed to coincide with a bit of an Alan Bennett season on the BBC - which is great! The premise of the play is a fictional meeting between the composer Benjamin Britten and the author W. H. Auden in England. What could have been nothing more than a well written play performed by two actors turned into something spectacular by moving the main action into a dress rehearsal for said play, allowing the actors to step out of their roles and questions, comment, gossip and disagree with each other, the material and even the props! I'm clearly no critic so I found this review which I am more or less in agreement with. :)

    After the play we went back to the hotel to relax for a few hours - it seemed a shame to leave the room as we really had fallen on our feet getting such a great room in a four star hotel for a reasonable price - but we were been taken out to dinner by a friend and it would be rude to refuse both food and the company! We went to a great Argentinian restaurant in an area of London called Blackheath which was one of my old stomping grounds back in the day. It was lovely being there again, the food was good and the company turned out to be even better than expected as my friend's twin sister turned up too.

    I could go on an on about London but suffice it to say that we really had a great time and although I really don't think I'd want to live there again it was so nice to spend some quality time with some friends and see some of the places I wasted many an hour in.

    It's been back to a break-neck pace since we got back though. Patrick has been to Denmark to do some illustrating work and I have been teaching and 'therapy-ing' like a wild thing! I have taken this week off to do something I've been planning to do for a while now and that is a Swedish massage course. I enrolled in a college overe here in Belfast a few weeks back and I started Monday. I love studying new things and this has been a great week so far. I can see how I am going to incorporate this new skill into my business and am getting expressions of interest from potential clients already. It's going to be a busy week as I am still teaching in the evening for the college and on top of that I am trying to squeeze in some therapy clients when I can.

    Did I tell you that I like being busy??! :D

    It's ok though as on Sunday Patrick and I get on another plane to London to catch another flight the following day for two weeks in Gran Canaria!

     

Comments (4)

  • Oh, your life is grand. I am loving to read about your escapades! You two work hard and play hard!

  • Sounds like a wonderful time in London. Gran Canaria again - lucky you.
    Thanks for your comment on my last blog - you are so right in what you have said. I may blog further on the subject as a couple of other things have come to my mind as well in the aftermath.

  • You are having a really hectic time with work and play - well, more play  - London + Gran Canaria - what more could you wish for ? I think that you made a very wise choice when you moved to Belfast both work-wise and socially. Good for you. Marie

  • @MSB - I think you're right Marie! I try not to complain about having lots of things to do as I'd rather be busy than bored. :)

    @lesley_redd - Gran Canaria happens simply because I get myself organised at the start of the new year, track down the best flight deals and always rent privately rather than through a travel company. :)

    @queenie - it's been more work than play these last few months - though I accept it looks like all we do is holiday! :)

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