GT's love of Mahler provided an excuse for us to go the symphony in Montpellier. We sat in the gods at the Corum, where the temperature was more hellish than heavenly, but we all really enjoyed the concert. It was Mahler's 3rd which has a choral movement, meaning about 200 people were on stage to entertain us. Here's Alex's iPhone picture as proof. Eleven double basses. I like that the Montpellier audience appreciates a good concert or opera and pays the performers a proper tribute with long applause if they've earned it. I guess it's different than London in that way, no rush to catch the last train.
We made a weekend of it. Dinner after the performance. A nighttime stroll through the cobbled streets. Breakfast the next day. A mooch around the Christmas market, followed by lunch at an outdoor cafe, in the sunshine of the Midi, on December 10th.
The boys stayed at the apartment of friends, which couldn't be more centrally located. Here's the scene from their balcony. I'm glad we've ended up near this vibrant city. I feel like we had a real little holiday.
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