::A Geek in Korea::

My parents bought tickets for Mamma Mia! for my wife as her birthday present. I’m not exactly an ABBA fan like my wife is, so I wasn’t gung-ho about the show, but it would the first time in a legitimate theater for me, so how could I decline? I’m all about the culture on vacation. Plus, it was their treat, and the seats were excellent.

We had problems getting to Leister Square. The subway had delays, which forced us to take three transfers to get around the problem. We ended up at the theater with a few minutes to spare. The place was packed. Really packed. Fire and we all were going to die packed. Oh well, on with the show!

I was surpised that the plot of the musical was actually very nice. It acted as a frame for all the songs, but it was pretty funny anyway. It seemed like the songs FIT the musical, and not that they were crammed into a story that didn’t need them. The actors were very funny too, and had lots of energy through the entire show. The post intermission set up for the final act was a bit of a drag, but that was because I didn’t know most of those songs.

My wife said that since she had been listening to ABBA’s greatest hits for a long time, she knew what all the songs were about and didn’t have any problem following the plot. Yay! She was enraptured by the entire experience. She left the theater positively glowing. It was really wonderful for her. Dream come true.

We got back to the hostel. We played some card and dice games. My father and I made some mixed drinks with various spirits around the room. By midnight we were all ready to sleep off the night. My wife and I slept well enough that my father’s chainsaw like snoring didn’t even wake us up once.

Our plan for catching some live sports seems to be off today. We’re currently thinking of a backup plan. British museum and SPAMalot/Lion King perhaps?