Friday, September 09, 2005

I'm committed...

...for the next month anyway. I just bought a Eurostar ticket to London and a plane ticket from London to Zurich. From there the plan is to take the train to Dijon, where my mother will meet me and ostensibly we will take a bike trip. (I am just not sure if her health is up for it, and she is not terrifically talented at knowing limits.)

I considered going back to La Vienne instead of London bc Anne said I should in order to have time with Christian, but my mother told me not to. I think she's sick of me.

Anyway, after the bike trip which may or may not happen, I have one more week of French class. It should be a fun week bc Tina, from last year in Paris, and Michele, another former NN employee, will both be in Paris then too. And I have tickets to an opera and a ballet.

I moved up my return ticket to October 11, and I am going to see my Granny, who is 94 and has lung cancer, for 5 days shortly after I return. I like to keep busy, and I think I have succeeded. At the same time, I am a bit nervous about not having enough down time. Isn't that always the way.

So, here are my questions to you:
1) What show(s) should I see in London and what is the best way to get tickets?
2) What else should I see in London this time? I am thinking art.
3) I won't have much free time in Zurich, but what should I try to see there?
4) Any bike trip suggestions that I might not have thought of already?
5) (I like to have a good number of questions and 4 is not a good number) Anything else you think I should know?

Thanks much, and I look forward to your enlightening input.

1 comment:

Mom said...

Discounted tickets can be purchased in advance at
http://www.thisistheatre.com/tickets.html#
or
http://www.ticketswitch.com/cgi-bin/search.exe/timeout/-/en?link_title=Everyone's%20London%20Theatre!&crypto_block=k---hdjFvgdcosA_vevlxGH3_eNILhJf8GtgL9npIGUEzAqhBlSbnkPc1AYc576J2TGxY&s_buy=yes

Same day discounted tickets can be purchased at
the Half price ticket booth in Leicester Square (http://home.clara.net/rap/half/)

Timeout is a good source of info
http://www.timeout.com/london/

And people recommended
Jerry Springer the Opera http://www.jerryspringertheopera.com/jerry_opera.html
the Saatchi museum http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/gallery/intro.htm