This weeks blog post will be, yet again, all about Cinderella. Well, also a bit about Downton Abbey and Notting Hill x)
Saturday 28th March I saw Cinderella for the first time. This week I also I discovered Downton Abbey and I went to the Cinderella Exhibition on Leicester Square.
Saturday 28th March: Cinderella
Okay, D-day might be a bit too strong, but hell I was excited. The weird thing is, I never really was a die hard Disney princess fan. Sure, I'd dress up as a princess when I was little and yes, I loved watching Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, etc. But come to think of it, if I have to choose between, let's say: Snow White and Lady and the Tramp. I will choose Lady and the Tramp. Or Beauty and the Beast and Pocahontas. You bet I'd choose Pocahontas. So why am I so head over heels for this live action Cinderella story? And no, it's not Richard Madden as prince Charming.
I think it might be the combination between a Disney fairytale that takes me right back to my childhood, Kenneth Branagh who works his magic and a world I can completely lose myself in. It's just magical with a hint of reality. Which makes it twice as hard to return to reality.
So, on Saturday morning, I got out of bed. Safe to say I was still sleeping, because I thought it was Sunday and the clocks had changed. Confused as I was, I changed all my clocks and got ready to leave the house. Upon my arrival in Croydon, I bought myself a hot chocolat at Costa and made my way to Vue Croydon. Whilst walking towards the theatre, it hit me that it was only Saturday and that it was only 9.10am and not 10.10am... Well that gave me an hour and 15min to kill... Always dangerous when there is an HMV in a 1mile radius! After finishing my cup of hot cocoa and my Ben's cookie for breakfast I delved in the wonderful world of movies and DVD's.
An hour later, I emerged again with 3 new purchases. I told you it was dangerous.
Whilst sitting in the theatres I couldn't help but smile. I knew my expectations were sky high, but I had all the faith in Sir Kenneth Branagh. Thank god it was Saturday morning and the theatres was as good as empty, because I could not help myself to blink away a few tears :) I can't wait for the movie to be released on DVD so I can watch it again and again and again.
Once I was back home, I had to take my mind of the movie and what better way to do that then to start a new tv series? That's right, I discovered Downton Abbey x) Let's just say it's been one week and I'm already half way season 3 x)
Sunday was just a Downton Abbey marathon x)
Good Friday is a day off!
In UK Good Friday and Easter Monday are two bank holidays. So we'd have an extra long weekend :) Last week ended, and this Easter weekend started off splendid :)
Thanks to one of my colleagues, Phil, I was able to get a VIP ticket to see the Cinderella exhibition on Leicester Square. Now, that VIP ticket didn't entail any perks besides the fact that they let you pass all the people who are waiting in line.
Friday morning, I arrived at Leicester Square around 9.45am. 15min left to eat breakfast. The exhibition opened at 10am and there was already a line to get in! But thanks to my ticket I was the first in line to enter the exhibition ^^
And it was beautiful! Unfortunatly I didn't check my camera before I left the house and of course it was out of battery. So I had to take pictures with my phone and that quality just isn't the best... Ah well.
The sets are a replica of what they used in the film, but all the props and costumes are the ones they used and wore in the film :) That massive blue dress looks as impressive in person as it does on the big screen.
In each 'room' stood someone to give some explanations and facts about that particular room. What I noticed was that every single one of these staff members were male. And they were amazing with all the little girls who wanted to see the real Cinderella dress. My faith in humanity is restored :)
After the exhibition I saw the movie and I went to Notting Hill. I meant to go for quite some time now, but I never found the right moment. Well, until Friday :) I wanted to go to Portobello Road to find a teapot. I always think it is such a shame to only use a teabag once. So when using a teapot you'll have at least 3 lovely cups of tea out of one bag. Very efficient :) It was not an easy decision, but I could not help but admit to the fact that I fell in love with this particular model and I would have regretted it not buying it in the first place and ending up going back at a less suitable time...
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| Mrs. Potts, is that you? |
And as I was in the neighbourhood, I thought I'd find the Notting Hill bookshop. The one they used as an inspiration for the bookshop in the movie. Besides the fact that this is a movie location, it's also a lovely book store. I've found some very beautiful editions of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Jane Eyre, Sherlock Holmes,... And not too expensive. I think I'll be going back to have a proper look :)
After Notting Hill I went back home and watched the Princess Diaries 1 and 2, just because :)
And that is where I'll end this weeks blog post as Saturday will be the beginning of next weeks blog post. If that makes any sense. And it was fun! I went to Oxford again :)
Thanks for reading!
xo - Sara
New words: snazzy= to be well dressed; taciturn= silent
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