Greetings from France! Chenda is together again and loving it. My first couple of days in Europe were quite busy. I arrived Saturday morning and, after a rejuvenating nap, I was able to thoroughly enjoy Brenda’s performance at Oper Frankfurt that night. The next morning we woke up to a delicious breakfast prepared by our kind hosts, Barb and Michael. They made some wonderful French toast in honor of my birthday. Yep, I’m a year older, but it’s questionable if I’m any wiser. Later that day we met up with some friends for coffee, and then another friend drove us to the airport where we hopped on a plane to France. Since then, Brenda has been rehearsing while I’ve been trying - with limited success - to get over jetlag.
Barb and Michael even had cake for me! Our friends are too nice.
Last Wednesday Brenda went to Saint-Émilion, a beautiful town
not too far from Bordeaux. (My darling Brenda, would you be so kind as to fill
in the rest?) Brenda taking over! Saint-Émilion is a beautiful medieval city
near Bordeaux, and some cast-mates and I visited the city on our day off last
week. There’s a very unique church there, called L’Eglise Monolithe, which made
me feel like I was in the Mines of Moria. We weren’t allowed to take pictures
in the church, but it was a truly amazing experience. Here are some other
pictures I took throughout the day!
Two Paminas in Saint-Emilion!
Trying not to fall down a very steep and slippery stone road. I'm carrying precious cargo: freshly baked macarons!
Florian and Caroline across the courtyard of a church.
Saint-Emilion (being part of the Bordeaux region) is of course famous for its wine. I bought some at this store, and thought the sign was quite cute.
Caroline's 13-year-old daughter came with us and she and I both seem to have an affinity for making funny faces. She was an absolute delight, and I loved getting to know her more!
We have begun rehearsing in the theater finally! What a gorgeous opera house!
Brenda’s first performance in Bordeaux isn’t until May 29th,
and her rehearsal schedule is pretty full between now and then. She will get a
couple of days off here and there, however, so we’re considering taking a trip
to the coast. Other than that we will undoubtedly be socializing with her
fellow cast members, which we did last night, and enjoying spending time
together. I’m also going to try to figure out if I had hobbies before law
school that I could return to now that I’m on vacation. It’s hard to remember
these things now that I’m older.
We hope you all have a great week, and we’ll
talk to you next Tuesday!
Proof that Chad is actually in Bordeaux. This is a plaza just down the street from us.
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