A day of two halves

Sunday 21 July  - Part 1  The Opera

Interval refreshment

A popular covent Garden entertainer

A day packed with contrasting joys! After a peaceful morning on board, and saying goodbye to our neighbours of the last 11 days we set off, again in strong sunlight, for the opera at Covent Garden.

 

  Angela Georghiu was singing the lead in “La Rondine”, which we hadn’t seen before, and Gill had managed to get two really good seats some weeks before. The performance was excellent, and the sets were particularly stunning. The music was reminiscent in many ways of  the type used in older MGM Technicolour movies, so it was easy to see how the Italian composer had influenced Hollywood.

The curtain call as seen from ourseats

 

Sunday 21 July  - Part 2  The Family

All aboard

A family dinner

During the previous week, we had been to-ing and fro-ing with texts and emails, trying to co-ordinate a family get-together. Karen, Jason and family, with Hayley, had planned a day out at The Natural History Museum, and of course we had already booked the opera matinee. However, we went directly back to the boat, arriving shortly after 4pm, and the family arrived about 20 minutes later, parking in the pre-arranged disabled slot just behind “Dickens Inn”.

 



The photo shoot

We had a pleasant interlude on board before proceeding across the dock to the newly-opened “Cote Brasserie” for a big family dinner, followed by a lengthy “photo shoot” in which Karen roped in some passing American tourists, whom Gill subsequently invited back to “Middle Watch” for drinks. Happy days—SWWYGI !

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