Opera: The Nine Jewelled Deer, trip to Avignon, & Concert: Jonas Kaufmann
We didn't initially have anything booked for Wednesday - my companion had a look at the festival programme, and saw cheap tickets available for The Nine Jewelled Deer , at the Théatre du Jeu de Paume - so I said OK, and we booked that. It being on in the evening, we had time to eat beforehand, and as Le Darius was no longer an option, we decided to head back to La Rotonde . Where we sat inside of course, for the aircon: We had a fun waiter, with an enormous beard and a habit of saying "nice!" to everything we ordered. I'm glad he was pleased! Anyway, I knew not to have the calamari, which aren't good here - but I had the most gorgeous bavette of Aberdeen Angus - perfectly cooked, unlike the day before in Le Darius. And a colonel to finish (ice cream with vodka). Wine as well, and I was well-satisfied. The walk to the theatre that evening was, of course, unpleasantly hot.. and we would be in the top level, with no lift. We were also to discover there was no air...