Two tickets to Paradise

I am still in a trance. We had a really great time at Cirque du Soleil! In the fine tradition of doing things the "A" way, when C's boss would not let her off till 3:15 for the 4:00 pm show, I gassed up her car and picked her up from the vet's office. She changed out of her scrubs discretely in the passenger seat,while we inched along in rush hour traffic on 101 South. We got stuck in the worst grid-lock right at the site, because it was shift change time and every cop-car in San Jose was either coming or going from the cop-shop right next to the tents. Tents for the Cirque were located down the street from the main jail and the cop-shop and the court buildings.

What a mess; cop-cars making all sort of illegal turns; even gunning it right at us. I think they had had enough of the 10 week run...this was the last week of the show in SJ. Funny stuff really but we had to park at the civic center and hot foot it back to the Cirque.

We got there just after 4:00 but too late...someone had planted themselves in our PRIMO seats. We had to watch from the top of the ramp until the end of the first act so the usher could clear them out. Then we were just four rows back on the isle. So perfect! Right along the main entrance for performers and right where you could look up and see all the wires and mechanisms.

The magic, the physicallty and super athleticism of the acrobats, and the swelling music and hypnotic melodies are enchanting. There is nothing in the universe like Cirque du Soleil. This was Cirque number 4 for me; I'm still in love.