I'm reading
I have made some progress in my reading this week, but not enough to finish anything. I should be able to finish My Father's House this week and maybe even finish listening to Around the World in 80 Days hopefully.
I'm watching
We finished watching Cunk on Earth this week. We loved and thought it was very funny.
I did also watch Hacksaw Ridge over the weekend. Originally I thought I was on the History Channel and was watching a documentary. I was thinking gee that actor looks like Andrew Garfield. And then I saw Hugo Weaving and realised it was a movie.
Life
What a weekend we had! We spent lots of time with thousands of people and lots of time in the car not going very far but it was worth every minute.
First off we went to see Ed Sheeran in concert at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday night, along with another 109000 people. You read that correctly. More than 109000 people. It's the biggest ticketed concern in Australian history and Ed Sheeran's biggest concert ever. It took us an our to get out of the stadium and walk to the car park, and then it took us around 45 minutes to just get out of the car park. Was it worth it? Absolutely!
On Sunday we went to the Avalon International Air Show. It took us 2 hours to get there and then an hour to get 10km getting out of car park. Was it worth it? Absolutely! So much fun seeing, feeling and hearing the roar of the big jets, and appreciating the skill of the pilots. It was, however, very warm!
Originally we were supposed to go to the air show on Friday night, but I had double booked us for Ed and the air show on the same night. I have, however, already put the next air show dates in the diary so hopefully I won't make the same mistake again!
On the down side, I realised that I have lost a stone from my wedding ring which is a bit upsetting.
Here's a taster from the Air Show.
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Wow! That Ed Sheeran concert had 20,000 more in attendance than the city I live in. I can understand the traffic jams. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteIsn't that amazing Kathy!
DeleteThe concert sounds fun, but so crowded. I can imagine why it took so long to get out after it was over. Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteIt's all part of the experience right Yvonne!
DeleteI love a good air show. and wow that concert!
ReplyDeleteThis one is a good air show Greg! We have already put the next one in the diary for two years time!
DeleteOh wow! That's awesome that you got to see Ed Sheeran in concert! I think I would lose my mind in a crowd that size but I'm glad you had a good time.
ReplyDeleteWe went to an air show several years ago and had a blast! Neither of us gets very excited about planes or trains or military history or anything that seems like it would make us a good fit for an airshow. But a friend mentioned it to us and we had a free weekend, so we drove down and had a great time! The skill those people have is amazing!
I hope you find your stone! I lost a stone from a tennis bracelet one time and lucked out and found it. Same with a ring but at least the ring was just costume jewelry. Your wedding ring though--that's special. Fingers crossed!
Enjoy your week!
My husband loves the planes and he also loves sailing, so anything like that is on our radar!
DeleteEd Sheeran and an air show. That sounds like fun. So sorry to hear you lost a stone out of your wedding ring.
ReplyDeleteNot much reading for me last week either. Hope you have a nice week.
It was a big weekend Cheryl!
DeleteMy niece flew down from the Gold Coast to go to the Ed Sheeran in Melbourne and was joined by her sister in law from here in NZ. He had big numbers here but not as many as that! Cunk on Earth does sound entertaining.
ReplyDeleteI hope that your niece enjoyed the concert Kathryn!
DeleteGreat theme and it immediately made me think of a music book I loved - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan about a harmonica and its journey of ownership through 5 different people. I listened to the book and it's excellent because the harmonica is played here and there in appropriate passages. So good! Another one I just finished is The Violin Conspiracy about a stolen violin, but really about a passion for music. Hope you get a chance to try one of these. :)
ReplyDeleteTerrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
https://www.bookshelfjourneys.com/post/ttt-bookish-people-i-want-to-meet
Echo sounds really interesting! I have read a similar book about a piece of art but never about a musical instrument.
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