London trip and David Tennant!
Nov. 20th, 2022 10:42 pmI've been back for almost a week, but I couldn't find the time and energy to write about my London trip until now. I've been very tired for some reason, it's like the 1-hour time difference made me really jet-lagged. Anyway. The highlight of my mini holiday was, of course, seeing David Tennant live! I'm so, so happy! I really enjoyed the play, it was about a very serious topic (well, a tragic topic, since it was set in Nazi Germany), but with a touch of British humour. And the actors were amazing. And I was so close to the stage! My seat was in the 4th row, but the theatre wasn't too big, so it was really just a few meters away from the stage. And I got an autograph! He was so nice, even if he didn't stay long, he took the time to sign something for all the people who had waited for him after the show. I still remember the way he practically jumped out of the stage door. And he always looked up and looked at the person in front of him after signing each authograph. He's so lovely. >_<
I actually saw him twice: on Friday night I saw the play and got an authograph, but I was too star-truck to say anything other than "Thank you", so I went back the next day, to see if I could sneak another look. It turned out he had guests that night, so we had to wait for over an hour, but he did come out to sign programmes and tickets. I didn't have anything to sign (he had already signed my programme the previous night), but I really just wanted to see him again and try to say something. In the end, I thanked him and told him it had been worth coming from Milan, and he replied "Thank you for coming all this way."
I'm such a ridiculous fangirl, but I don't care.
Other than that, I was really lucky, it didn't rain a single drop, which for London in November is a miracle. I saw two exhibitions on Japan, one at the Japan House and one at the Japan Embassy, I survived a Tube strike, went to Camden Town and Covent Garden, had mulled wine at a Christmas market in Leicester Square, saw the famous angel Christmas lights on Regent Street and the less traditional ones on Carnaby Street, saw Leadenhall Market and Old Spitalfields Market, visited House of MinaLima, and walked so much my feet were screaming at me every night. And I treated myself to fancy cream tea, because why not?
I also did a bit of Christmas shopping for my friends and finally bought myself Cards Against Humanity. And I got Christmas pudding, mince pies and Christmas crackers, just to have something a little different for Christmas this year.
A very successful trip, I'd say!
I actually saw him twice: on Friday night I saw the play and got an authograph, but I was too star-truck to say anything other than "Thank you", so I went back the next day, to see if I could sneak another look. It turned out he had guests that night, so we had to wait for over an hour, but he did come out to sign programmes and tickets. I didn't have anything to sign (he had already signed my programme the previous night), but I really just wanted to see him again and try to say something. In the end, I thanked him and told him it had been worth coming from Milan, and he replied "Thank you for coming all this way."
I'm such a ridiculous fangirl, but I don't care.
Other than that, I was really lucky, it didn't rain a single drop, which for London in November is a miracle. I saw two exhibitions on Japan, one at the Japan House and one at the Japan Embassy, I survived a Tube strike, went to Camden Town and Covent Garden, had mulled wine at a Christmas market in Leicester Square, saw the famous angel Christmas lights on Regent Street and the less traditional ones on Carnaby Street, saw Leadenhall Market and Old Spitalfields Market, visited House of MinaLima, and walked so much my feet were screaming at me every night. And I treated myself to fancy cream tea, because why not?
I also did a bit of Christmas shopping for my friends and finally bought myself Cards Against Humanity. And I got Christmas pudding, mince pies and Christmas crackers, just to have something a little different for Christmas this year.
A very successful trip, I'd say!