When I was a first year student in NZ, I had already decided after finishing the uni, I would go to Europe to broaden my horizon. And finally, I did. I spent fortnight travelling in London and Paris. Indeed, This trip really has opened my eye. There are several things that I want to write down to this visual dairy. The first is The Phantom of The Opera.
Remember in high school, there was a wave of The Phantom of The Opera. I was intrigued by its core music - "Overture", and I bought a compact disk. Due to my England understanding was't good enough, I soon lost the interest of listening the musical, then eventually threw it to the 2nd hand CD shop. What a waste.
Two months before travelling, I started to search for the tickets of the Phantom of The Opera. It's because my girlfriend once mentioned she loves listening to the musical but never have a chance. In fact, me neither. Then I thought that would be great to watch a musical at least once in my live but not necessary in this trip. However, we didn't buy the ticket online, not only it is due to its expensive transection cost, but also I couldn't understand the seat floor-plan on the web.
On the second day in the trip, we went to the Her Majesty Theatre in order to get the idea of the seat floor-plan. Although we had a much better idea about the site, we didn't buy the ticket. First of all, there are so many places that I planned to visit, and I think we shall put this activity in the very last priority. Second, I wanted to wait for the cheapest price to save little bit more money for the next Paris trip. So we went back to the theatre on the Sunday, trying to buy ticket and watch on the same day, but the box office was off in every weekend. (this is a cultural difference! The box offices in Hong Kong is open 7 days. England lucky you have a powerful labour party...) That really triggered my anger, and we decided to give it the last chance the next Wednesday. And finally, we bought the ticket, not on the shitty balcony but was in the very end row of the second storey. Plus, the box office staff gave half price tickets.... Yes...! In order words, our class of seats was upgraded for free.
On the second day in the trip, we went to the Her Majesty Theatre in order to get the idea of the seat floor-plan. Although we had a much better idea about the site, we didn't buy the ticket. First of all, there are so many places that I planned to visit, and I think we shall put this activity in the very last priority. Second, I wanted to wait for the cheapest price to save little bit more money for the next Paris trip. So we went back to the theatre on the Sunday, trying to buy ticket and watch on the same day, but the box office was off in every weekend. (this is a cultural difference! The box offices in Hong Kong is open 7 days. England lucky you have a powerful labour party...) That really triggered my anger, and we decided to give it the last chance the next Wednesday. And finally, we bought the ticket, not on the shitty balcony but was in the very end row of the second storey. Plus, the box office staff gave half price tickets.... Yes...! In order words, our class of seats was upgraded for free.
The reputation is well supported by the fact. The phantom of The Opera is a brilliant musical. The glorious stage, the subtle stage properties, the sumptuous costumes, the lugubrious storyline and the euphonious musics all play in live. And then I thought, every minute is worth it, even though if I paid £60 for this. I truly enjoy this phenomenon musical. If they come to Hong Kong perform, I would definitely watch it again.