The Concert

Went to an organ and choir concert in Albi this evening.  Before we went we tried to eat at a nice little pizza place Tim knew of, but when we went to enter the owner came running at us and emphatically said a bunch of things in French.  I thought he was mad at me or something.  What he was saying was that there would be no tables until about hour.  A lot of drama for such a little announcement.

We ended up eating at the same cafe as last time.  As we started to relax Batman, Superman, Wonder Women, the Hulk and the Flash came walking by.  It seems that there was a marathon race and college students often dressed up to run in it.  We watched as many more normal racers went by and, of course, a few more "theme" oriented runners.  One group all wore toga type clothing and one group had white capes.  Quite strange.  The other strange thing was that the marathon started at 8:30 pm.  A bit late, of course it would only be 2:30 in the states, so maybe I just time disoriented.

We ordered pizza for each of us, Deb had a Coca light and Tim and I had a beer.  The bill came to 55 euro, around $75.  A bit steep, but it was good.  My daughter Caitlin would have loved the thin crust.

The concert was really good, although the organ player seemed to miss some notes.  The choir and two soloist were very good.  The organ was not as impressive to listen to as I hoped, but the acoustics in the church were great for the choir.  It was a nice night out.