My Mum and Dad have arrived back in London this evening. They caught the Lufthansa shuttle into London City, transferred on the Underground and arrived on our doorstep shortly before 9pm. A quick and seamless journey. One of those times when living in London has its benefits.
With the weather being so poor, it seems appropriate to schedule plenty of indoor activity. Mum plans to hit the mid-year sales that started in force this week. I've also secured tickets to an eclectic array of live performances.
Tomorrow we're off to see The Drowsy Chaperone, a new West End production. It stars Elaine Page, a doyen of British theatre who's credits include Cats, Evita and Sunset Boulevard. This production opened six weeks ago to consistently positive reviews.
I've then splashed out for tickets on Saturday to see Andrea Bocelli, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and James Galway, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Choral Society. This spectacle kicks off inside the new O2 Arena. Early reviews claim the arena's acoustics are surprisingly good for a large scale venue. Our seats are about 15 rows from the stage. Hopefully we're in for a real treat.
Finally, in another rash moment, I applied for and secured tickets to a live taping of the Graham Norton Show next Wednesday. He's a local talk show comedian who's colourful humour attracts an impressive line-up of A-list guests each week. Recent episodes have featured Alice Cooper, Joanna Lumley , Joan Collins, Dustin Hoffman and Joan Rivers. Hopefully Graham will have guests on stage next week that we recognise. We certainly got lucky with Dame Edna Everage in April.
In between all of this live entertainment we have a day in Fernhurst celebrating my Aunt's 80th birthday. It'll be the largest family gathering Garry and I have attended for several years. Mum and Dad will stay on for another three days. We'll then have two days in London before the four of us fly to Olso for the weekend.
This will be Garry's first trip to Norway and my third. It 's also Mum and Dad's first taste of the Nordics. As this Norwegian weekend draws to a close Garry and I will farewell my parents for another year. While we head off to Heathrow they'll continue on to Stockholm, Copenhagen and Amsterdam before flying back to Austria. By the time they're back in the UK we'll be well on our way to Australia for a much needed Summer respite.
Phew! A quick look at this time last year and I remember things were just as frantic. July is stacking up to be another crazy month.
With the weather being so poor, it seems appropriate to schedule plenty of indoor activity. Mum plans to hit the mid-year sales that started in force this week. I've also secured tickets to an eclectic array of live performances.
Tomorrow we're off to see The Drowsy Chaperone, a new West End production. It stars Elaine Page, a doyen of British theatre who's credits include Cats, Evita and Sunset Boulevard. This production opened six weeks ago to consistently positive reviews.
I've then splashed out for tickets on Saturday to see Andrea Bocelli, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and James Galway, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Choral Society. This spectacle kicks off inside the new O2 Arena. Early reviews claim the arena's acoustics are surprisingly good for a large scale venue. Our seats are about 15 rows from the stage. Hopefully we're in for a real treat.
Finally, in another rash moment, I applied for and secured tickets to a live taping of the Graham Norton Show next Wednesday. He's a local talk show comedian who's colourful humour attracts an impressive line-up of A-list guests each week. Recent episodes have featured Alice Cooper, Joanna Lumley , Joan Collins, Dustin Hoffman and Joan Rivers. Hopefully Graham will have guests on stage next week that we recognise. We certainly got lucky with Dame Edna Everage in April.
In between all of this live entertainment we have a day in Fernhurst celebrating my Aunt's 80th birthday. It'll be the largest family gathering Garry and I have attended for several years. Mum and Dad will stay on for another three days. We'll then have two days in London before the four of us fly to Olso for the weekend.
This will be Garry's first trip to Norway and my third. It 's also Mum and Dad's first taste of the Nordics. As this Norwegian weekend draws to a close Garry and I will farewell my parents for another year. While we head off to Heathrow they'll continue on to Stockholm, Copenhagen and Amsterdam before flying back to Austria. By the time they're back in the UK we'll be well on our way to Australia for a much needed Summer respite.
Phew! A quick look at this time last year and I remember things were just as frantic. July is stacking up to be another crazy month.
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