I still have this "happy/sad" feeling (Tim Buckley always comes to mind) from when I got back from five days in London.
Happy, because we had a swell time, my daughter and I - dividing our attention between shopping, culture and good food. Sad, because the concert I was soooo looking forward to for months on end, had been cancelled. Remember that ash cloud?
While we were there, I got several text messages from my son, informing me about The Whale Watching Tour. With great apprehension, I postponed reading every message until I felt up to it (after a very nice meal for instance).
So it was during these peaceful moments that I learned about the start of the greatly anticipated tour in Berlin being cancelled because more than half of the musicians & crew weren't able to fly in. Next day, Ghent was also cancelled but there was still a positive feeling about London. Until Monday morning.
As I said, I love to combine culture with shopping. I love to have a 'goal' set when planning a trip abroad, something to really look forward to, besides the usual treats a foreign city has to offer. With this 'goal' gone, the rest of the trip was different. I felt sad.
On top of that, I felt jealous once I got home and discovered that the tour had finally taken off. I wonder if I will be able to get front row tickets for the rescheduled concert in September... apart from the hassle of getting days off from work again - and the money involved.
I really, really needed that break - and now I feel more exhausted than before.
The things we do for the music we love.
