It was a good day yesterday, nice and sunny, a lovely day to be outside. And I was going to be outside in the evening, attending a birthday party at the open air theatre in the Amsterdamse Bos. So it all looked pretty good. I made a tzatziki, got some Turkish bread and I was all ready for it. I was due to leave my house at 18.30, but about half an hour before, it got a little grey outside. And then a little greyer. And a little greyer. When I left there was a slight drizzle, but nothing to worry about, and I got to my friend's house more or less dry. Then as we were packing everything for the picknick it started to rain. So we waited a few minutes, until it seemed to be getting dry again. We got our bikes and cycled down to the park. Somewhere along the way it started to rain again, and it was pretty wet when we got to the theatre. And so were we.
We had to wait for some other guests so we took shelter under the trees. That is where we ended up having our picknick, standing around, waiting for the rain to stop. We drank our prossecco, had Turkish bread with cheese, egg salad and tzatziki, and enjoyed the salads. It took a bit of juggling at times, but it all tasted great. The rain didn't stop, but people did turn up for the performance. And some people left again.
Then it was time for the play to start, and it was still raining. I was wearing my weather-proof gear, so I didn't mind all that much. At least it wasn't cold. We had our dessert in the rain, tiramusa and coffee from proper cups. The actors were on stage deciding whether or not to get on with the show. In the end they decided to go ahead, and they started in the rain. At one point they had to stop the show for about ten minutes because it was just too wet. After that it got much better though, and towards the end of the performance it was dry. It was a good production, and I'm glad we got to see all of it. We cycled home around midnight, still a little damp, but not too bothered. Marvellous party really.
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