Wilkommen, Bien Venue, Welcome

Another town... another set of show tunes to hum as im wandering round!

Today i arrived in Berlin, setting for Cabaret - I love that film, stunning Kander and Ebb music, Fosse choreography and Liza Minelli's career defining Oscar winning moment.



I havnt quite discovered a Cabaret bar like this one yet, although I believe the Kit Kat club does exist. As of course did Sally Bowles as penned by Christopher Isherwood.

I have managed to have quite a night out though, trolling round a few bars - interesting place! Got soaked walking home. Thanks Laura for the weather tips, keem em coming. Now... a few hours sleep before buffet breakfast... breakfasts are the best, especially paid for ones!

Piazzola Tango

I finally got in some proper Tango on my last night here. They apparently have some huge espectacular espectactular all singing all dancing tourty shows for example 'Senor Tango'! I did some research and found this place, relatively authentic,

Named after the famous tango composer and in a beautiful old theatre, it had a 7 piece band with strings, piano and 3 guys on those squeeze box things, then about 4 sets of dancers and a male and female vocalist. Talk about intimate, there were actually only 15 people in the audience - i counted them, so including the orchestra there were more people on stage - just for us! I felt like a bit of an idiot at first as i was on my own and there was about 45 mins of just sitting there before the show, most of the people were finishing off dinners they had had there. I realised what a great travelling companion a book is when i didnt have one to hide behind and peer over!.

Anyway the show was great, im surprised those guys dont get the occasional stiletto in the nads with all those between the legs kicks though! the girls looked great - the guys could have done with a tad less brill creme and lost the moustaches but perhaps that was part of the period look!

And bonus was a chatty English speaking taxi driver home who ive booked to take me to the airport in...lets see one hour!! yikes....

Oh What a Circus

Its pretty hard to avoid Evita here, particularly as apparently the anniversary of her death was just a few days ago. This is all fine by me as Ive been quietly singing Evita songs to myself the whole time ive been here in anycase!. My mother took me to see the show, probably in the early 80's with Marti Webb or Elaine Paige in the lead. I loved every minute of it. It was always my favourite of old scrunchy faced Lloyd Webbers shows. Apparently my mum actually looked like a young Eva in the 50's and she remembered her coming to Europe on the rainbow tour. Then theres the whole bizzarre story of how her embalmed body was stolen and hidden in a cemetary in Europe for 17years and how shes worshiped as a saint by some and despised by others.

So heres THAT dress..

and this is THAT balcony (hard not to do the appropriate Evita dont cry for me Argentina hand actions from it!). The Casa Rosada in general was very grand.

Le Reve

This ones for all those Flighties over in Vegas at the moment at the Global Gathering..

Le Reve, at the Wynn Hotel is a Cirque Du Soleil spin off production. A massive water based extravaganza with arial feats, gymnastics, diving and plenty of eye candy is possibly the most amazing show I have ever seen. I think I would probably fly to Vegas just to see it again. Spellbinding! The Soundtracks pretty good too.