Good bread

I solemnly promise that the next post will be a proper update.
But to keep you updated on some of the smaller things that happened recently:

- Yesterday we had a day off and the original plan was to go discover London. But a sudden crave for actual real bread (and not the usual factory-toastbread) changed the plans...

Breakfast this morning was heavenly!

AND Joe gave us Côte d'Or today. Best day in weeks :p

- Today we took one of the curtains down. It looked like a wedding dress. So Elyssa (one of our housemates and fellow gappers) and I got married today. Sorry you couldn't be there. Maybe next time... (don't tell Elyssa!)

Mister Bean's Car...

Spotted this car the other day.

I wonder how it survives the crazy traffic in London...

In case you can't see it, it has only 3 wheels.

blog-game

Ok,
another random capture of London life.

Rule of the game: if you see this picture, you are not allowed to close this window before answering the question in the 'comments'-section.

Here is the question: Who is this homeless person?


The winner gets a prize!
Good luck.

The Phantom of the Opera

Miracles do happen.

Clara (a friend from Belgium who lives in London for this year) and I were talking a few days ago about the big 25th anniversary of the Phantom of the Opera in the Royal Albert Hall.
We were both dreaming of being able to go and see this masterpiece.
The only problem: I do not have a budget for this kind of dreams to come true.

A few days later I get an email from her with more or less the following: "Hey Marie-Sophie, do you remember this Phantom of the Opera thing? It is the day after tomorrow. I bought you a ticket. Would you like to come?"

WOW! Of course I want to!!

And so it happened that yesterday evening Clara and I were standing in this stunning hall, with thousands of people, listening to breathtaking music, watching masquerades, a man with a white masque and exploding chandeliers....

Because it was the 25th anniversary, Andrew Lloyd Webber gave a speach and the original cast came up to sing a few songs. Incredible how they can still sing that well after 25 years! I wish I had such a voice :)

Clare D., I wish you could have been there too... !

http://www.phantom25th.com/

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eLyvAU9kQE
   sorry for the turbulence at the end...