The end of my time in London was a whirlwind of trying to fit everything in that I hadn't done.
I saw A Midsummer Nights Dream at The Globe Theatre - "Let him RAWR again!!". So good I was peeing in my pants with laughter. Who knew Shakespeare was such a funny guy? Went to the British Museum for my first and only time. Saw HAIR with the broadway cast. Amazing.Spent 5 days with my favorite person in the world (Lana, OBVI) relaxing, shopping, packing, and soaking up as much London as possible.
Some things I will miss about the UK:
1. Chips. Fries/"chips" are a much bigger deal in Europe. They are everywhere. All the time. Waiting anxiously for me at the kebab shop at 4am, desperate to absorb the alcohol foaming and frothing in my belly.
2. Blunt and Blatant Awareness. About everything. From drugs to rape to drunk driving to relationships abuse, the UK stands up to the issues it faces. During every TV show you see at least one advert against cocaine, one ad shedding light on abusive relationships, or one on smoking will show up. I love that they put their issues out in the open.
3. Brick Lane. Vintage shopping. Everywhere.
4. The Accents! I have only been in the US for a week, but my ears still perk up at every American accent I hear. Aka all the fucking time.
5. Last but not least - The amazing friends I got to spend my time in Europe with.
WE WILL ROCK YOU = hilariously cheesy musical based on Queen songs
Plot: The Killer Queen, with the help of her Gaga Police, has taken over the planet and banned all forms of independent thought, including the creation of MUSIC. However, a Bohemian Rebellion has risen up (led by none other than "Scaramoush" and "Galileo Figaro"), in search of these legendary tools called "instruments"...
Okay that's not my point. The musical was awesome, as I am a huge huge Queen fan, and Shira and I were pretty much dancing in our seats the entire time.
Then, after the cast came on to take their bows, they had one final song to perform - Bohemian Rhapsody obvi.
Except it was weird - a few people had pulled out their cameras and were recording. The rest of the audience, clearly confused, all decided to pull out their cameras too (usually this is forbidden in musicals). Naturally I joined in, and this is what I caught...
I am literally "jumping for joy" at the end of that. In case you didn't catch it, out of the floor came BRIAN MAY and ROGER TAYLOR. (aka the two surviving members of Queen)
Pretty big fucking deal.
Apparently they come back once a year on the birthday of show. This was the 8th year anniversary. So cool!!
And a big thank you to the Sondra, Simon, Stone, and Shira (S^4??) for taking me to the show!! Definitely once in a lifetime experience.
When the wonderful Teph Nguyen told me she was going to me in Malta during my last available "travel weekend" abroad, I was confused.
I associate the word "Maltese" with a dog, not with the language of a small island on the Mediterranean, right off the coast of Italy.
But - in the name of friendship and sunbathing on the beach, we decided to go to Malta as our last Eurotrip vacation.
Sweet bathingsuit, Kate.... :)
We picked our hostel because of two key features in its description:
1. "footsteps away from the sandy beach" 2. "free wireless coverage in all of the rooms"
The fact that it was located in the heart of "Paceville" (prounounced "pacha-ville"), the center of the nightlife district, didn't register much because we weren't planning on going out anyways.
This is where we stayed:
No, not inside Stiletto's although I'm pretty sure they have beds in there.... But see the door on the right?
Literally in the center of the nightlife district. Meaning sandwiched by a 3 block radius of strip clubs and ridiculous dance clubs targeting 16 year olds and thrusting 1 euro tequila shot coupons at you like nobody's business.
Hilarious night out. How many of you can say you've been to / heard of Malta? Pick me pick me!!
Wowsers. Last night, saw Deadmau5 at the o2 Academy in Brixton.
"Following a stratospheric rise to the top of dance music’s highest echelons, this electro pioneer heads up a new breed of electronic artistes. Having mastered his trademark ‘deadmau5’ sound and renowned for sporting his infamous ‘mau5head’, fans the world over can’t get enough of the mau5."
The night went a bit like this:
Pregamed. Trekked out to Brixton. Danced. Danced. Danced. Danced. Danced.
Oh, and danced some more.
Deadmau5 is pretty much considered to be one of the best live dance shows EVER. Its a combination of sick beats and bass and heart-rocking electro mixed with the mos badass lightshow and LED display EVER.
We got there around 10:30 and when they turned on the lights at 3am I thought it was a mistake.
Time flies when youre a mau5head! (pronounced "mousehead" obvi)
