A bit of a different summer post for day seven of vacation, because we actually did something we haven't done for a very long time - we went to a concert. I think the last concert we went to together was Ed Sheeran in 2019, but there hasn't been much opportunity since. However, for my birthday my wife got us tickets to pretty much the only thing that was available at the time.
Bryan Adams.
I am not a fan. Nor is my wife.
But I gotta say, it really was a pretty decent gig and even though he is mid-sixties, his voice is amazingly good. Some artists can't hold up under live audience, nor age, but he has managed to do both.
I even knew most of the songs.
And my wife was looking good as normal.
I picked the dress and bought it yesterday.
And the shoes. They had to be ordered internationally because of her foot size though. And while they look smashing, they also smashed her feet. But hey, they looked great.
So, after dinner (Smallsteps is at her grandparent's for the night) we went to the local stadium with 12,000 other people and watched Bryan Adams. Finns are pretty reserved at concerts all in all, and this was mostly seated, but it was a nice night out.
The only disappointment was the dinner however, because despite the exorbitant cost to eat somewhere we have been told is awesome, it was bland and rather tasteless, from the starter all the way through to dessert.
Still...
It is nice to try a place that now we know never to go back to again for anything other than a cocktail, as they were good.
I was pretty skeptical before going as to whether I would enjoy it, but by setting the bar very low, I was pleasantly surprised and I think that my wife quite enjoyed the evening too. It is rare that we go out like this, though we have been trying to get out together more often. This was also the start of my wife's vacation, so I think that it is a pretty good kickoff for her.
Now to eat some noodles to fill the hole in my belly.
Taraz
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