Woohoo!
*sings* Tonight's...the night!
Yes, that is one of my catch phrases hee hee! We've been looking forward to tonight for several months now. Marissa, Teresa, a few of their friends and myself bought tickets to see Phantom of the Opera at the Burswood Theatre. We all met up at Marissa's place and then drove to Burswood for the matinee show at 2pm.
Although I've seen the show on Broadway while I was in New York n 2006, it was just as thrilling and beautiful to see it again this time in Perth. I especially love the scene where the phantom brings Christine into his secret lair across the river. The stage floor is covered in a layer of mist, large candelabras lit with candles, the phantom and Christine gliding across the 'river' in a little boat. The set is eerily romantic.
I've been listening to the soundtrack for the past few weeks to psyche myself up for the show. I bought the CDs while I was in New York but only just opened it for the first time now. I couldn't resist swaying my head to some of the songs and shedding a few tears. Ooooh, I just love the theatre!!
for a drink and nibblies.
'a unique citrus blend featuring Vanilla infused Vodka, Apple and Peach Mazzenez, combined with Blood Orange Puree and Sparkling Wine'
We also ordered a serve of Turkish bread with dips but I was too busy eating to remember to take a photo. The food was rather ordinary. The serves were much too small to be worth the cost though.
We had a reservation for 8:30pm. We were all hungry though, so went to see if there had been any cancellations so that we could eat earlier. Encouraged by the ladies, I told the floor manager at the desk that I had a reservation for 6:30pm. He looked up my name on the computer and said he had me down for 8:30pm. I replied that when I phoned up earlier to change the booking from six people to five people, the reservation had been recorded for ten people (which was true). Immediately, he shook his head and muttered that the booking receptionists were always making mistakes and he organised a table for us. Yay! We felt bad for lying at first, but there were many empty tables around us while we had dinner so that alleviated our guilt.
yabbies
prawns
oysters
mussels
coleslaw
cocktail onions
baby spinach, parmesan & anchovies
oysters
prawns
beetroot salad
mushroom soup
cauliflower & cream cheese sauce
steamed broccoli
potato bake
creme caramel
mushroom soup
Yes, there's no mistake. I had two bowls of the mushroom soup. It was beautiful! If I wasn't already at near bursting point, I would have gone back for a third. The oysters and prawns were really fresh. Don't worry, I popped an antihistamine between my two helpings of prawns. You know me...*oink*
I couldn't resist taking a photo of this newly renovated restroom near the gift shops in the hotel lobby. I love the design of the sinks.After dinner, we went to the casino to use our coupons for complimentary drinks and $10 on the gaming tables. Teresa suddenly wasn't feeling well so we went to one of the new bars to sit down for drinks. Mesh Bar - the place is starting to resemble Melbourne's casino. I really liked this new bar. Lots of cute guys. I had Smirnoff's Green Apple vodka for the first time - DELICIOUS!
After escaping from a creepy guy who seemed to be following us from the bar to the carpark, we went back to Marissa's place for some tea and sweets. Sylvana and Filomena (I hope I spelt their names right) had brought some macarooms from Baby Cakes.
What an absolutely fantastic night. We had such a great time. I haven't laughed that much for a while. Ginger Nuts.
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