France
Romeo and Juliet
May 2005, Paris
Image: Eiffel Tower
Romeo
Juliet
I hope all is well with you. We are currently in Paris performing at the Opera National Paris. We are currently playing one of our favourite ballets, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet was originally written by one of the most famous British writers, William Shakespeare in around 1595. We are rehearsing for 5 hours every day and then performing every other evening. We are playing two of the main parts and so we are very tired!
We have had a little time to wander around Paris, it is a very romantic city. We climbed all the way up the Eiffel tower and because it was such a beautiful day we could see the whole of Paris, it was amazing! Did you know that the Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 and in those days it was the tallest building in the world! Yesterday we visited the Louvre which is an art gallery with one of the finest art collections in the world. It has the very famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci and other works by world famous artists like Michelangelo, Botticelli and Raphael. We will write again soon.
Take care
