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Yesterday was my birthday, and Michelle got me tickets to see Monty Pythons Spamalot at the palace theatre in London.

I’ve always loved Python humor, and remember watching The holy Grail in my youth.
Spamalot itself is a comedic musical lovingly ripped off from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Just like the film, it is a highly irreverent parody of the legend of King Arthur, but differs from the film in many ways, especially its parodies of Broadway theatre, no shows as show without a Jew, and some smatterings of other Python shows (Life of Brian).
We went round Covent Garden (after a quite geek trip to the Apple Store) and stopped in at the Papegenore Restaurant in wellington street, It’s striking gold façade opens into an interior with colourful stage props, flamboyant artwork, gilt furniture and heavy drapes. Opera music and comfy sofas filled the inside, and it reminded us very much of the inside of the Moulin Rouge.

Given it was my birthday we sat with a glass of champagne each, and did a bit of people watching.

We then went to eat dinner at The Forge restaurant, just off covent garden, and the food was juts amazing. With more champagne and wine we were feeling a little pickled as we left to head to the theatre. That probably explained our slight issue with actually finding the theatre, but we managed to get there with a few minutes to spare!!

The show was great, and we had great seats with a fantastic view of the stage. The Palace theatre itself is quite small, but thats often the best place to see a show. The amazing little things you never see, but when you sit in your seat at the interval and look up, you’ll see the ornate carvings and decorations; the arches hiding the flyloft, and other parts of the theatre normally hidden from view. If you like Holy Grail you will of course love spamalot, and you’ll even get a sing-a-long at the end.
I also love stars, and myself and Michelle have spent hours looking up at the sky, especially when we were in Ireland, and Michelle got me a projector that displays the night sky, the star and their names onto the ceiling. In the dark, it looks amazing, although a bit too difficult to photograph.. Again, an amazing birthday, spent with the woman I love.. Thank you sweetheart.. x