Back in London (and back in classes) after an amazing trip to Ireland. Not only was I "Wilde" about the country and its people (that's me with famous resident Oscar above), but I was wild about my new camera, so am still sorting through 500+ pics! I've culled through the first set and the Dublin batch are now posted.We had a blast in the capital city. My friend Stephanie and I were joined by her friend Helen, who also lives here in the UK and who makes an excellent "wingman" or should I say "wingwoman." She introduced us to some nice Brit and Irish men who bought us Guinness all evening! On Saturday, Sanna, formerly of Canada now of Dublin, joined us for a fun day of sight-seeing, which included Trinity College and the Book of Kells, St. Stephen's Green, a number of churches and the highlight of the day, Kilmainham Gaol, where we went on a wonderful tour led by Kieran Murphy (ask for him by name if you go to visit!)
We wrapped up Dublin by doing a Literary Pub Crawl which was the best. It included a trivia quiz at the end, and you all know me and trivia questions! The quiz came down to a tie-breaker between me and a woman from Dublin, but when they announced the tie-breaker category was Academy Award-winning films, well, I don't want to say it was a slam-dunk, but I am now sporting the green t-shirt of pub crawl champions!
Will work on posting the next few posts and pics of Ireland soon. I can't wait to go back! Beautiful countryside, friendly people, and good music (well, save for one night in Galway where the man did
"traditional" Irish music karaoke style! Felt like we were on the Love Boat).
In other news, had my very first totally random celebrity sighting in London last week. All ones so far have been a result of stalking at the stage door. This one was just a 'stroll-by' in Regent's Park by JUDE LAW and his two children. He is GORGEOUS in person!
Also gorgeous? Matt Rawle, who plays Che in London's production of "Evita," which I saw on Tuesday. Had been thinking about seeing this and half-price tickets at the TKTS booth sealed the deal. OMG! It's FANTASTIC! My first Broadway show was seeing the original Evita w/Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin in NYC so this show holds a special place in my heart. But I have to say that this production gives NYC's a run for its money. It's beautifully staged, choreographed, and sung! If you're coming to London, you Must see it! Director Michael Grandage is definitely the UK's golden child as he also directed "Frost/Nixon" as well as the last two plays at Donmar Warehouse, both of which were excellent.
