The Bolshoi Ballet - a once in a lifetime experience
The Bolshoi Ballet hasn't been on tour for about 50 years, so when I saw the add in the newpapers - this was sometime in May or June, I think - I simply went ballistic!
Not in my wildest imagination had I ever thought that the Bolshoi would ever come to Denmark and that I would have a chance to experience them first hand!
So I made a vow to myself; whatever the cost - I was SO going to see them perform!
The Danish Royal Theater opened for ticket sales on August 14th at 10am and at that time I was literally glued to my computer - kept being denied access since the run on DRT's server was constantly busy. Panic slowly creeping up on me, stubbornness stayed my hand and I kept on trying to get access. Finally, at around 11am, I was granted access and 5 minutes later I was the happy owner of 2 rather expensive tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet on September 8th - they would be performing Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Called my mother who was to accompany me on the second ticket and told her the date and time and that we would be sitting on first balcony, 3rd row - excellent seats according to the theaters seating plan.
The waiting period from August 14th to September 8th felt like hell to get through!
What if I became ill or if something happened like me breaking a leg or something - I was determined that NOTHING should keep me away, even if it meant me going in a wheel chair.
The day finally arrived and my stomach was acting up - queasy feeling of having to sick up and feeling warm and dizzy - totally unable to sit down and relax for as much as 5 minutes.
We went to have dinner at an Italian restaurant - very nice food, but I can't remember what I ate - then at 7.15pm we took a taxi to the new Opera House.
First time I have ever been there - but not the last, I hope - beautiful architecture, loads of various types of marble, glass and steel - very sterile.
At last the bell rang and we entered to find our seats - darkness enveloped us.
To be continued...
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Weird realizations during another sleepless night
Okay, so it's been another one of those nights where sleep has eluded me completely. Honestly, I do begin to feel a bit knackered now, but I came across some weird realizations during the night and just thought I would get them out of my system.
1) Have you ever noticed how, when you put your hands together, they are not quite the same size!? In my case my left hand is a little bigger than my right hand and the fingers on my left hand are a little longer than those on the right hand. However, the same is not the case with ones feet...
2) Have you ever noticed just how silent an appartment building is during the night!? It's been so quiet and silent here that I have even been able to hear my left side neighbour cough in her sleep and those below me making serious love - I turned on some music (not too loud, though, since I wanted to be able to hear my own thoughts). Hmm, I can see how some might percieve this, but I honestly detest being involuntarily involved in other peoples private lives and love-making is considerably private!
3) How about listening to the wind outside!? It has a kind of momentous aggression to it when one listens to it in the still of the night. The way it howls and groans and moans in its constant search for... for what!?
4) How there's never anything worth watching on tele after midnight!? Kinda reminds me of why I have been so stubborn about getting a tv again. Only stupid re-runs and reality shows, yikes!
5) How moss grows on ones teeth during the early morning hours when day breaks outside!? And not just in the early morning hours - but I have already brushed my teeth several times during the night and will have to do it again before I turn in.
6) How annoying the sound of other peoples alarm clocks are and how they are also the kind of people to snooze the alarms 3-4 times before actually getting out of bed!? He, somehow it's rather comforting to know that I am not the only one...
7) How, during the night, ones bladder seems to be in a weakened state so that one must rush several times to the bathroom. Which in itself might not be surprising when I consider the masses of tea I have been drinking during the night...
8) How a simple game of strategy on the computer seems to have an extra special touch to it when it's played during the night... He... So nice to totally disappear into another completely unreal world for a couple of hours...
All in all the conclusion must be that the brain goes on stand-by during the night-hours, regardless of whether you're awake or not... And that simply based on a pressing thought that none of my weird realizations are in fact worth while...
Okay, so it's been another one of those nights where sleep has eluded me completely. Honestly, I do begin to feel a bit knackered now, but I came across some weird realizations during the night and just thought I would get them out of my system.
1) Have you ever noticed how, when you put your hands together, they are not quite the same size!? In my case my left hand is a little bigger than my right hand and the fingers on my left hand are a little longer than those on the right hand. However, the same is not the case with ones feet...
2) Have you ever noticed just how silent an appartment building is during the night!? It's been so quiet and silent here that I have even been able to hear my left side neighbour cough in her sleep and those below me making serious love - I turned on some music (not too loud, though, since I wanted to be able to hear my own thoughts). Hmm, I can see how some might percieve this, but I honestly detest being involuntarily involved in other peoples private lives and love-making is considerably private!
3) How about listening to the wind outside!? It has a kind of momentous aggression to it when one listens to it in the still of the night. The way it howls and groans and moans in its constant search for... for what!?
4) How there's never anything worth watching on tele after midnight!? Kinda reminds me of why I have been so stubborn about getting a tv again. Only stupid re-runs and reality shows, yikes!
5) How moss grows on ones teeth during the early morning hours when day breaks outside!? And not just in the early morning hours - but I have already brushed my teeth several times during the night and will have to do it again before I turn in.
6) How annoying the sound of other peoples alarm clocks are and how they are also the kind of people to snooze the alarms 3-4 times before actually getting out of bed!? He, somehow it's rather comforting to know that I am not the only one...
7) How, during the night, ones bladder seems to be in a weakened state so that one must rush several times to the bathroom. Which in itself might not be surprising when I consider the masses of tea I have been drinking during the night...
8) How a simple game of strategy on the computer seems to have an extra special touch to it when it's played during the night... He... So nice to totally disappear into another completely unreal world for a couple of hours...
All in all the conclusion must be that the brain goes on stand-by during the night-hours, regardless of whether you're awake or not... And that simply based on a pressing thought that none of my weird realizations are in fact worth while...
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