family, london, benedict cumberbatch: not such a surprising mixture.
Okay, my hotel room for London is confirmed, now I only have to figure out how to make my schedule for Saturday work. It's been keeping me up last night, which wasn't good as some relatives came to visit early this morning. (Of course I immediately managed to build a connection to the couple's seven-year-old grandson, who for the first time in five years ate cherry tomatoes out of my hand. LOOOOOL. We also played at being fighters from Star Wars: Clone Wars. That's all the rage with 6-9yos, isn't it? My little cousins (7 and 9) love it too! I approve. *says the woman with 50+ Star Wars Expanded Universe books on her bookshelves*)
Tentative schedule for Saturday:
6 am - get up
7.15 am - leave for airport
9.30 am - flight from Berlin
10.30 am - arrive at Stansted
11.15 am - luggage reclaim
12.30 pm - arrive at Victoria
12.50 pm - arrive at Grimmauld Place, check in, freshen up
1.15 pm - race off to the National Theatre
1.40 pm - arrive at National Theatre, inquire after Standing Room tickets for the matinee and hopefully get one (unless the NT releases a few more tickets the day before and I manage to snag one)
2 pm - attend matinee of Frankenstein
4 pm - inquire after returned tickets/Standing Room tickets for evening performance of Frankenstein, hopefully get one (unless the NT releases a few more tickets the day before and I manage to snag one)
4.30 pm - leave for Grimmauld Place
5 pm - go and buy stuff at Sainsbury's so I survive the next few days, relax for a bit
6.30 pm - leave for the National Theatre
7.30 pm - attend evening performance of Frankenstein
9.30 pm - performance lets out, walk around the NT building for stage door after a glass of wine or something
10.30 pm - SEE BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH (???) if he comes out to sign stuff
... OH MY GOD WHY AM I DOING THIS TO MYSELF. On Sunday I might want to head out to Hampton Court and on Monday - unless I've managed to snag a ticket beforehand - I will have to get up at 3 am, arrive at the NT at 4.30 am and then queue until 9.30 am for a day ticket. WHYYYYYY :( On Tuesday I will probably hang around North Gower St - which is the street the BBC Sherlock uses as its Baker St - then go to the British Museum to see that Afghanistan exhibit, then go shopping (books! DVDs! Clothes!). On Wednesday I'll be heading to the National Theatre Archives to see their recording of After the Dance - with, of course, Benedict Cumberbatch.
WHY DO YOU OWN MY LIFE, MAN :(
Anyway! Hope you all enjoyed such a beautiful Easter weekend as we did here in Berlin! Fabulous weather, I've been running around in tank tops since Friday, which is when I arrived at my mum's, where I've been hanging out ever since.
Amusing anecdote: I was listening to the Glee cast's versions of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance and Pokerface. My mum was hanging out on my bed, as she does, and was a bit confused. Turns out she loves the original songs (which is LOL-worthy in and of itself), so obviously I had to take the chance and show her the Glee videos of the songs. She loved them! I must investigate if Glee's available in German yet. I might have to get the first season for her, heh!
Tentative schedule for Saturday:
6 am - get up
7.15 am - leave for airport
9.30 am - flight from Berlin
10.30 am - arrive at Stansted
11.15 am - luggage reclaim
12.30 pm - arrive at Victoria
12.50 pm - arrive at Grimmauld Place, check in, freshen up
1.15 pm - race off to the National Theatre
1.40 pm - arrive at National Theatre, inquire after Standing Room tickets for the matinee and hopefully get one (unless the NT releases a few more tickets the day before and I manage to snag one)
2 pm - attend matinee of Frankenstein
4 pm - inquire after returned tickets/Standing Room tickets for evening performance of Frankenstein, hopefully get one (unless the NT releases a few more tickets the day before and I manage to snag one)
4.30 pm - leave for Grimmauld Place
5 pm - go and buy stuff at Sainsbury's so I survive the next few days, relax for a bit
6.30 pm - leave for the National Theatre
7.30 pm - attend evening performance of Frankenstein
9.30 pm - performance lets out, walk around the NT building for stage door after a glass of wine or something
10.30 pm - SEE BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH (???) if he comes out to sign stuff
... OH MY GOD WHY AM I DOING THIS TO MYSELF. On Sunday I might want to head out to Hampton Court and on Monday - unless I've managed to snag a ticket beforehand - I will have to get up at 3 am, arrive at the NT at 4.30 am and then queue until 9.30 am for a day ticket. WHYYYYYY :( On Tuesday I will probably hang around North Gower St - which is the street the BBC Sherlock uses as its Baker St - then go to the British Museum to see that Afghanistan exhibit, then go shopping (books! DVDs! Clothes!). On Wednesday I'll be heading to the National Theatre Archives to see their recording of After the Dance - with, of course, Benedict Cumberbatch.
WHY DO YOU OWN MY LIFE, MAN :(
Anyway! Hope you all enjoyed such a beautiful Easter weekend as we did here in Berlin! Fabulous weather, I've been running around in tank tops since Friday, which is when I arrived at my mum's, where I've been hanging out ever since.
Amusing anecdote: I was listening to the Glee cast's versions of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance and Pokerface. My mum was hanging out on my bed, as she does, and was a bit confused. Turns out she loves the original songs (which is LOL-worthy in and of itself), so obviously I had to take the chance and show her the Glee videos of the songs. She loved them! I must investigate if Glee's available in German yet. I might have to get the first season for her, heh!