Last week William and I had tickets to the ballet. It was William's first time seeing Sleeping Beauty and I haven't seen it since I left SA.After a very busy day onsite at a customer in the city's square mile, I made my way to Covent Garden around 5pm on Thursday evening. I got there before William - who was coming from the apartment, so I wandered into Chez Gérard who were just opening for dinner, to have a Bellini at the bar. I have always wanted to eat at Gérard's and when William arrived we asked for a table. The ballet started at 7.30 so we had enough time on our hands.
I ordered Millefeuille aux champignons - sautéed wild mushrooms in puff pastry with a poached egg and some pommes frites and haricots verts AND a large glass of Merlot. William had Boeuf Bourguignon - braised beef in red wine. I finished with a glass of Amaretto coffee liqueur and William had an espresso.
We had really good seats at the Ballet - front row balcony left - though I had to lean forward a bit. They should make special seats for short people!Sleeping Beauty was beautiful - the costumes, the choreography, everything was just perfect. But I must say I prefer the tragic stories of Swan Lake and especially Gizelle...
http://www.chezgerard.com/
http://www.roh.org.uk/
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