Do you hear the people sing?

A few weeks ago I went to see Les Miserables at the Queens Theatre here in London. As many of you know Les Miserables is  my favorite musical and one of my top books. I was so excited I could hardly contain it. It started all the way back in Paris when we saw his grave at the Pantheon and his house in the Place de Vosges.

Then we finally got to London and one of the first things I did was go buy my ticket.
I had to wait two whole weeks after I got my ticket to see it. pure torture.
But, as all things do, it did eventually come.

And it was one of the best things of my life. 
I had only ever seen student productions, so seeing it with a professional cast blew me away. It was incredible. I only cried like 5 times or something... It is such a beautiful story with so many thought provoking themes. Plus the music and lyrics are out of this world. It was worth every penny I spent to get good seats. I might even go again.
I wish I could explain why I love Les Mis so much, but it's really hard to so you'll just have to discover for yourself if you haven't already.

If you haven't been lucky enough to have heard of Les Miserables or listened to the music I recommend the 10th Anniversary Concert. In my opinion, that is the best one to listen to.
I also recommend reading the book. Just make sure you read the abridged version the first time around or you might not make it through. haha.

On a related note, check out my Halloween costume for this year:

And check out these trailers for the Les Miserables movie that comes out on Christmas!!! Can't wait : D

I've seen your soul shine

Last week:

Got some chicken at Nando's. It's Brazilian grilled chicken and corn on the cob and it is soo good.

Ate the most delicious gelato that I've ever eaten. Snowflake (white chocolate, coconut, almond, hazelnut) and Cuoricino (basically nutella in gelato form) flavors.

Went on a walk near the river. For one of our classes we have a serious of walks we have to do around London. It was super foggy and, therefore, super cool.

Climbed on the giant lions at Trafalgar Square.

Saw St. James Place and Buckingham Palace. The guards are pretty intense. And the flag was up at Buckingham which meant the queen was there!

Went to a super awesome concert! The Robbie Boyd Band is super cool. They're a folky/pop-ish sort of band. really chill stuff. We took a cab there. You just tell the cabbie the address and he knows the fastest way there. It's called 'the knowledge'. So that was an experience in and of itself. The concert's venue was at a bar in a bit of a sketchy part of town so I was a bit out of my element there, but it was great. After the concert we got to meet the band and get a picture with them. oh, and we got free cupcakes :)

Saw Handel's Julius Caesar by the English National Opera. It was a modern interpretation of the opera, including lots of modern dancing. It was interesting to say the least. The music was absolutely wonderful though, so I would say that I did enjoy it.

And now some Robbie Boyd for your listening pleasure: