Carmen

Last night, Johann and I went to the opera and saw Carmen. This was a dream come true for me and I loved it!

When I was little my Aunt Iris came to live with us for the summer as she was a school teacher and had the summer off. She was single and loved kids so she played with Travis and I all day (and did a lot of teaching too). She loved classical music and opera and played them for us daily. I guess that is why Travis and I love that music to this day. Anyway, Carmen is one that she played quite a bit. I remember her telling me what was happening in the story and how the people were dancing and what was going on. I have some pretty vivid memories of dancing to Carmen with Aunt Iris in the living room.

So, you can see why it was so special to see Carmen last night. We saw it at the Prague National Theater which was gorgeous! I wanted to get there early so we could walk around and look at the theater and take some pictures which you can see below. We were also able to sit on the front row! Opera tickets here are a normal part of life and (unlike other things here) very affordable. But, now I am spoiled and always want to sit on the front row. Johann even had a pretty good time. It was a great show!

I think Aunt Iris was quite happy for me as she looked down from heaven last night:)