Angel Place

Today the High School choir were performing their adjudicated performance at the Angel Place Concert Hall.  We spent the morning slowly strolling in the general direction. 

First stop was at Paddy's Market which is just a stone's throw away from where we are staying.  There were a ll the usual t-shorts and tacky souvenirs for sale.  However Mary noted that unlike China and hong Kong, there were no pushy sales people.

Further on up the street we got caught up in the teacher's strike.  Mary spoke to a few of the teachers and then a bought a badge that said "No League Tables."

Apparently they have the same grievance as the teachers in NZ.

In a small alley way near the concert hall was a street full of bird cages.  There were no birds in the cages, but there was bird song playing.

We got into the hall in time for the performance.   Alan took one photo of Tane warming up before a grumpy man told everyone to put their phones and cameras away.  Really it was pointless as it was just parents and supporters who were there watching their own kids.  Mary found a spot where she could plant her video camera and managed to video it.

Then it was to the lovely Queen Victoria building for a late lunch and home for a rest!