Romeo and Juliet

Last night I saw the season opening performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre.

Over the weekend, Phil and I attended an open house at the Globe in honor of Shakespeare's birthday and the upcoming performance season. We went because I wasn't expecting to get to see a performance because Romeo and Juliet sold out and the next play was scheduled to begin after I left. So I was pleasantly surprised when I was able to get my hands and a ticket.

The performance was excellent even though it was opening night. The energy from the actors and the excitement from the audience was high. Romeo and Juliet was performed the exact same way it would have been back in Shakespeare's time. No mics, only shouting.

The Royal Shakespeare Company and all those would put time, money and effort into the rebuilding of the Globe Theatre did an incredible job. Watching the performance last night made me feel like I was watching the play in it's original form -- minus the planes flying overhead!

Fulham

Saturday I will complete my goal. I am going to see Fulham play Stoke City at Craven Cottage and I stoked (pun anyone?).

I can officially annouce which club I will be supporting. I haven't released this information yet because I've felt compelled to see each and every club's ground in London before I officially made my decision.

Any guesses?

In other news, I am getting closer to having my full itinerary planned. I've dotted the i's, but haven't been able to cross the t's. Soon.

I'll release my itinerary as soon as it's final.

Traveling

I'm still in the planning phase of my backpacking trip and I must say, it is a lot of work. I have set out the general timetable of my trip. Now I'm trying to coordinate the logistics of trasportation and accomodation.

I am using STA as a resource and they have proved to not be very helpful. Oh well. I'll keep you posted on my itinerary after I meeting tonight.

Backpacking Trip

I have an official start date for my backpacking trip through Europe -- May 2! I will fly into Rome and head to northern Italy. From there, my friend Sean and I will go through the south of France and head to Barcelona.

In Barcelona, Sean and I will go our separate ways. I will continue through Spain and he will head back to the States.

I'm stoked!

2 Months Left

It feels like just yesterday I was celebrating my two month anniversary in London. Now, I'm counting down from two months.

Yep, that's right. I officially only have two months left from today to be in London. It is nuts. I am now in overdrive. I have so much left to do and only a little time left to do it!

My Morning Commute

On a clear day in London (as rare as it is), this is the view I have on my way to work in the morning.

I walk along the Waterloo Bridge and I have this view, which is of "the City", and I have a view of Big Ben and the House of Parliament in the other direction. It is very picturesque!

Above is the same view, but at night!

Arsenal

I am well on my way to accomplishing my goal of see all five Premiership teams in London. I just got tickets for the Arsenal vs Blackburn on March 14.

So far, I've seen Chelsea vs Stoke City and West Ham vs Portsmouth.

All I have left now is to see Tottenham and Fulham!