Day 7: Think of Me

Yes, I saw it. Went to Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre on (somewhat) a whim tonight. I knew I wanted to go anyway, but it was kind of a last minute decision to go today.

Absolutely amazing. Every character was perfect. Different than the movie version, of course, in the way that the actors tonight would not have been as good for the movie as those who were in the movie were. (By the way, funny I saw Gerard Butler, who plays the Phantom in the movie, Monday night.)

The set and special effects were amazing, acting superb, and the singing. Oh, the singing. The Phantom was probably the highlight for me. You always expect the end to be the best and to be amazing, but this really blew me away. The emotion in his voice and that you could just feel how close he was, was more than amazing. I remember how much I love theatre and musicals. And live performances in general.

Anyway, today I decided to take extra time to take photos on the way to class. Brought my camera backpack with me and planned on wearing sneakers for the first time since class started. Good thing I did... I also went to Camden Town during the day and ended up staying there from about 11:00 till 2:00 at least. There were about 3 markets there, and I wandered around taking pictures. Did a bit of shopping as well. (Don't worry, Mom, it's something I should have gotten anyway before I left: a larger nice leather bag/purse I'm going to bring to the internship tomorrow. I'm not just blowing my money on hats and things -- oh wait, I did get a cute hat, too.)

Camden was great, though. Got some good, cheap food. Best raspberry white chocolate chip muffin I've ever had, with raspberries so fresh they tasted like they were right off of the bush. Also got a veggie samosa with cinnamon in it.

Here's a fun little story: I was in this little area of the markets near the river and had just taken a picture when a man walking his dog kind of came up to me and asked if I was a professional photographer. I explained to him I was a student who happens to love photography, but no, and he told me he was surprised I was American. He usually doesn't talk to Americans and thought I was British. Awesome, I've already been mistaken for a local, and I was even carrying a camera!

So, tomorrow is the first day of the internship at BBDO. I'm giddy with excitement for it. I'm heading over on the Tube with the other girl at the department from ND, and we'll be getting a tour and things before going out to lunch with people from the office. Afterward, we'll head to our desks and figure out the schedule and everything. I'll be sure to let you all know how it goes. I still can't believe that among everything else going on here in London with this great experience, I'll be doing an internship and working with real Londoners. Quite the opportunity.

Here are a few photos from the day (or earlier):

Mom, for you:

From Camden

Adam:

Around Camden:



For motorcycle-lovers:

Trafalgar Square at night:

Theatre:


A lot more photos here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/haleybeaupre/Camden