2007 Country of Living: England

An interesting year. Did not end terribly well and began with my continuing to work on the arrangements for the Japan/China trip in August (really, it did occupy a LOT of my time). The first time by myself for Christmas for quite some number of years – It is difficult being away from family.

Not a lot of travel, but did do a bit…Tended to be bigger distances…

• March - France - Mother and myself managed to go skiing for a week in La Plagne in France. We took the train from London which was absolutely fantastic and stayed in a self-catered apartment. See my La Plagne page for more information.
• August/September - Japan/China - One of the goals of my life has been to visit Japan and China. I did get there this year with my mother. See the Personal Journal I created of my visit.
• November - Canada - I was called back to Canada as my grandfather passed away. Not the best reason to visit though I did manage to see many people I have not seen in many years.

There were quite a number of interesting events throughout the year that I attended, including:

• 1st - Winnipeg (Manitoba Legislative Building) - New Year Levee
• 21st - London (Science Museum) - Game On (Exhibit)
• 21st - London (Barbican) - Sherlock Jr (with live piano accompaniment) (Movie)

• 16th - London (Adelphi Theatre) - Evita (Musical)
• 18th - London (Leicester Square) - Chinese New Year
• 23rd - London (Royal Academy of Arts) - China: The Three Emperors

• 13th - Cambridge - Restaurant 22
• 15th - London (Adelphi Theatre) - Evita (Musical)

• 14th - London (Duke of York's Theatre) - Little Shop of Horrors (Musical)

• 5th - London (Apollo West End) - Anime All Nighter: Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society, Paprika, Le Chevalier D'Eon, Highlander: Search for Vengence, Full Metal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (Movies) - Part of the London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Fun
• 22nd - London (Apollo Victoria) - Wicked (Musical)
• 31st - London (Odeon Leicester Square) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Movie)

• 2nd - London (Noel Coward) - Avenue Q (Musical)
• 9th - Cambridge (Parker's Piece) - Summer in the City
• 14th - Cambridge (ADC) - Cambridge Footlights - Wham Bam (Comedy)
• 16th - Peterborough (East of England Showground) - East of England Country Show (Agricultural Show)
• 23rd - London (Regents Park) - Taste of London
• 23rd - London (Leicester Square) - West End Live
• 23rd - London (Novello Theatre) - The Drowsy Chaperone (Musical)
• 26th - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - Bamako (Movie)
• 30th - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - Alien All-Nighter (Alien/Aliens/Alien 3) (Movie)

• 7th - London (Wembly Stadium) - Live Earth (Concert)
• 8th - Cambridge (Parker's Piece) - Dracula (Movie) (part of the Cambridge Film Festival)
• 9th - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - Digital Shorts (Movie) (part of the Cambridge Film Festival)
• 10th - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - Tales from Earthsea UK Premiere (Movie) (part of the Cambridge Film Festival)
• 12th - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - The Freshman (Movie) (part of the Cambridge Film Festival)
• 12th - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - The Seventh Seal (Movie) (part of the Cambridge Film Festival)
• 13th - Cambridge (Vue) - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Movie)
• 13th - Cambridge (Vue) - Die Hard 4 (Movie)
• 14th - Cambridge (Kings College Chapel) - Elgar: Dream of Gerontius (Concert)
• 15th - Cambridge (Cineworld) - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Movie)
• 21st - London (Excel) - JapanEx (Convention)
• 22nd - Cambridge (Cineworld) - Transformers (Movie)
• 28th - London (Royal Albert Hall) - Proms 20/21: Brass Day (Concert)
• 31st - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - The Simpson's Movie (Movie)

• 7th - Cambridge (Cineworld) - Transformers (Movie)
• 7th - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - Tales from Earthsea (Movie)
• 12th - London (County Hall) - Star Wars: The Exhibition (Exhibition)
• 12th - London (Royal Albert Hall) - Proms 39: Wagner - Götterdämmerung (Opera)
• 16th - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - Bourne Ultimatum (Movie)
• 18th - London - Rhodes W1 (Restaurant)
• 18th - London (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) - The Lord of the Rings (Musical)

• 29th - Cambridge (Kings College Chapel) - Organ Recital - Emanuele Cardi
• 29th - Cambridge (Corpus Christi Playroom) - Four Nights in Knaresborough (Play)

• 9th - Cambridge (Cineworld) - Day Watch (Movie)
• 11th - Cambridge (Midsummer's Common) - Billy Smart's Circus
• 12th - Cambridge (Border's) - Terry Pratchett Signing
• 14th - Duxford Imperial War Museum - Autumn Air Show 2007
• 20th - London (Excel) - Movie Comic Media (MCM) Expo
• 20th - London (Wyndhams Theatre) - Shadowlands (Staring Charles Dance) (Play)
• 23rd - Cambridge (Cineworld) - Stardust (Movie)
• 26th - London (Gielgud Theatre) - Macbeth (Starring Partrick Stewart) (Play)
• 27th - Cambridge (Kings College Chapel) - Organ Recital

• 2nd - Cambridge (Arts Theatre) - The History Boys (Play)
• 3rd - London (Olympia) - The Language Show
• 22nd - Cambridge (ADC) - Cambridge Footlights - Once Upon A Time…The Panto
• 23rd - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Movie)
• 23rd - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - Future Shorts (Movie)
• 25th - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - Magic Flute (Movie) - Preview with the director Kenneth Branaugh (including Q&A)
• 27th - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Movie)
• 29th - London (Odeon Covent Garden) - Giulio Cesare (Opera) - Digital movie presentation

• 1st - Cambridge (Mill Road) - Mill Road Winter Fair
• 6th - London (St. Martin's in the Fields) - VSO Christmas Concert
• 7th - Cambridge (Arts Picturehouse) - The Golden Compass
• 13th - London (Barbican) - The Sixteen - Messiah
• 22nd - London (02) - War of the Worlds (Concert)

I am thinking a lot about my future here in England. We shall see…

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