Friday night was great -- stayed in and cooked. Well, a friend cooked... we did stir-fried vegetables and chicken with a from-scratch sauce. Amazing. Not as good as Dad's cooking, of course, but a pretty good substitute while in London. Afterwards, we headed to a local pub where Sting's daughter's band was playing. I Blame Coco is the name of the band. Not too bad of a show. Very fun for a Friday night, and the pub seemed like a fun place too.
Contrast that with tonight's concert: The Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
A few of us headed out near Hyde Park to BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall. (Photo courtesy of BBC.) We waited a while in line but got really lucky and got £5 tickets for the floor, standing room only, as opposed to about 3 levels up from there for £1. We were probably 7 feet away from the stage. The concert was absolutely amazing. The piano concerto was probably my favorite; we could hear the pianist exhale. Also, I'd never heard a Steinway in this way before. Something about the way he played the higher, softer notes reminded me that the piano's sounds come from strings. Almost sounded like a violin string being plucked.
We just got back from the show, though, and I am exhausted so I'll hopefully post more tomorrow.
Edit: Added the photos!
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Hi Haley! Awesome photos of the concert - very atmospheric. It's nice how you're able to capture the feeling of the place through this combination of wide angle and close up views. Beautiful!
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