Saturday, January 19, 2013

Day 16 - Nottingham

    Hello to all of the friends and family reading the Listening Live blog!  My name is Braun Oldenkamp and Ill be reporting on todays activities.  I am a sophomore Music major, and I sing tenor in Collegiate Chorale and play cello at Luther as well as other clubs and activities around the college.  It has been an incredible experience to be on this trip and to have the opportunity to see so many wonderful performances.
    It was really quite nice to have a change of scenery this morning as we all woke up and got ready for breakfast.  While it was a great experience at our Earls Court flats, I think many will agree with me when I say it was really nice to shower in a hotel this morning!  We all had a nice breakfast at the hotel and set off on our own adventures for the day!  Im not certain what everyone set off to do when we parted ways after breakfast, but I know a few people went to a Robin Hood museum.  I have heard nothing but good things about that experience!
    I set off with Laura Peterson, Victoria Peters, and Ingrid Wangaard-Tjornehoj to see some of the local life.  We decided to walk through the city center and go to some shops.  We also ended up at the Victoria Centre, which is an indoor mall.  Dont worry mom, I only bought a pair of jeans!  After we explored that area, it was time to find something to eat for lunch.  The four of us stopped at a restaurant called Capocci.  As it turns out, we were the only customers in the whole place (theres a photo below of the empty restaurant).  We all enjoyed a nice meal there, and returned to the hotel to take a short walking tour to the castle with Dr. Joyce and Dr. Reed.
    We had a short break for more exploration before we went to the flat where the Luther students in the Nottingham program live.  Once there, we learned about the Pantomime that wed be seeing later in the evening.  A man named David was the one to talk to us about the pantomime.  He lives next door to the Luther Nottingham students and received the Spirit of Luther award in 2008.  David was a real treat, and we would see him later at the performance.
    When we left the flat the Luther Nottingham students lived in, we went to a place called Taste of Delhi which is an Indian restaurant (Ive included a picture of some of us seated at the tables).  We waited there for over an hour for our food, but we eventually had to leave to get to the pantomime on time.  Dr. Joyce stayed behind to get the food to go so we could feast at the hotel following the performance.  W arrived at the pantomime on time.
    A pantomime is defined by Wikipedia as a form of musical comedy stage production, designed for families, developed in the UK and mostly performed during the Christmas and New Year season.  Tonight we saw a pantomime about Robin Hood.  It was hilarious and entertaining for all of us, especially through the use of all of the popular songs we recognized.  Pantomime is audience responsive and interactive, at one point we were all on our feet dancing to Gangnam Style!  We all left the theatre in high spirits and went back to the hotel to have Pizza together.  Apparently there was some mix ups and issues at Taste of Delhi, so we ended up having Pizza ordered to the hotel.
    Now, as the snow falls lightly on the city of Nottingham, I say good night to you all.  I look forward to tomorrows journey on the trains to Glasgow.







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