Just a quick post...

So, highlight of last week? Seeing three performances, that was pretty ridiculous! Saint Joan on Monday night, Albert Herring on Wednesday night, and then Dianne, Steph, Blair, Alannah and I saw The Boy Friend (a musical set in the 1920's on the French Riviera) at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park on Friday afternoon. Dianne and I had been exploring the park the day before and discovered that the theatre was in it's last days of performance for the summer so we hopped right on that!

Saturday was a looooong day. A bunch of us walked around the South Bank for the afternoon, taking in some sights. It was Doors Open London this weekend so we got to go in to a whole bunch of awesome places like The Rose theatre (Shakespeare in Love!) and the Lloyds of London building, which has some really great architecture. We tried to go into the Gherkin (the huge pretty glass, almost egg-shaped buidling) but even though it was taking part in DOL is was by booking only. But! The Thames Festival was also on so we enjoyed some of that. We walked across the Thames on Southark Bridge, which was so weird! Part of it was covered with sand, some with astroturf, and there were all these booths and tents set up. We all decorated gingerbread cookies, and some of us got some lovely organic ale at a beer tent (yum!) and then we got indian food for lunch and got to sit in an indian-style decorated tent complete with low tables, plush pillows, and islamic-style decorations - very cool.

Last night we returned to the festival and stood in front of the Oxo building to see the most amazing and best fireworks I've EVER SEEN! They were so amazing, and we all felt like little children watching them. And then we all made a human train and got pummeled and molested trying to get out of the throng of people. I get that's what we get for being in the middle of it all. It was worth it. :)

Ok, the roomies and I are going for dinner now so I'll head off. I hope to post some pictures tonight though!