As you might be aware, the Eurovision song contest just took place. I was amoung the "lucky" few who got to go and see it thanks to one of my lovely friends who took me with her. So the performances were good but it was over in two hours. Then we watched the voting and they told us Germany won. I don't know how things go, I thought it would be live but some things are pre-recorded. I have no idea what happened. Perhaps we just saw some part of the voting and not all of it. In any case, it was fun. I am probably one of the very few Americans who has gone to Eurovision. What an honor. I did like a few of the songs even. I liked the entry from Iceland and from Portugal.
The Greek Group:
The French group:
After the concert my friend took me back to her apartment for tea and let me play with her bird. It was a great day!
Then I spent an afternoon in the botanical gardens with two friends but it certainly wasn't what I had expected. First, no flowers. Second, we got a tiny bit lost. And when I say "we", I mean, I wasn't supposed to pay attention, so I didn't and was absolutely useless when trying to get back to the car. I did however pick up on the tracks of a horse that had gone our way. I knew those fake tracking skills I pretended to have would pay off someday! We had a really good time. We answered questions like, if we were lost and had to eat someone, who would it be. You know the important questions of life! It was just good to walk and talk with good company.
The Russian Entry: 