Tuesday my friend Lisa and I headed to Birmingham to see Taylor Swift in concert. It didn't start out to well what with trains being delayed due to a power outage in Cardiff. Nonetheless, we're optimists and were too excited to let that sway our mood.
It was a lovely day. We had lunch at Nando's, which is known for it's chicken, walked around the market and the bull ring, and enjoyed a coffee, just talking and enjoying the freedom. The concert was really good. The opening performance was two guys from Glasgow- not sure who they were but they were good. Very good harmonies as Lisa mentioned.
Taylor Swift was amazing. The thing I love the most about her is how sincere, genuine and down to earth she seems. Sure, who knows. But still- I'm a fan haha. She went through a lot of songs and quickly which was different from back home in the US. The arena was quite small and that was really nice. So that when she moved closer, to a different stage in the middle of the audience, we actually felt like she was closer. It was very nice.
Here is where my bad luck reared it's ugly head. We left the concert early (9:30) in order to call a cab to get us to the railway station for our 10:12 train. After waiting 15 minutes we call only for them to say 10 more minutes. And after that another 10 minutes... Suffice it to say that we were there much longer. After the concert let out. After the traffic got ridiculous. After the train left. AFTER the concert was over- yea still a bit bitter about this if you can't tell haha. And what's worse is the cab never showed. Never. Now, it takes a lot to get me irate. Really. I like to think I'm a laid back, mellow person. But I was severely irate. Eventually we just hopped in a cab to the station....
At the station we found out that the next train to Swansea left at 5- in the morning. And it was about 11. This is the point where a swear word would be used for the record. But none came out I don't think- Lisa can say for sure haha. Luckily though, she has a friend studying in Birmingham so we were able to crash at his dorm for a bit before catching the train. We were lucky- it could always be worse. It simply really angers me that we left the concert early.
But on to more adventures!
My April plans our set now: 4 days in Paris, fly to Athens, 2 days in Athens, a classical Greek cruise for 3 days, and then a week in Italy. Not sure where we're headed in Italy but we'll have a week to just go wherever before we end up in Rome for a couple days. Then I'll hop on a plane and fly to Dublin to meet up with my family and spend the week with them in Ireland. I'm really excited! I'm a bit nervous too though, just because that's a long time to be on the go. I'll do my best to update on here, but you'll have to stay tuned to Facebook for photos.
Hope you have a good weekend!
P.s. I just wrote a email to the cab company complaining about their despicable service. It was professional, yet harsh. I feel better though- maybe I'll even get an apology.
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