One of the highlights of staying at home for the summer holidays must surely be the open air cinema. This year was no exception, the programme plopped through our letter box and many minutes were spent browsing. The first week was out of the question because I was on ‘call out’, and as it turned out I didn’t miss anything because the weather was somewhat inclement.
So that was settled, it had to be this week because next week is fairly booked up..
Not speaking either of the languages, it’s interesting that we are often tempted to watch either French or Italian films. Somehow they seem to fit in to the general holiday feeling. We therefore decided to watch a French film last night, sort of a comedy.
Despite the summer months, we’re usually pleased to have a blanket around the old knees, but our biggest enemy is, of course, rain. We stood pondering quite a while last night, because some very large clouds were menacing overhead. Thinking they would amount to nothing we ventured forth, paid the man and in we went. I’ve never seen so many vacant seats, the place was not just half empty, it was almost completely void of human life whatsoever! At half past nine! Usually the place is full at eight o’clock!
Being completely spoilt for choice we considered at great length where to sit, but our minds were made up for us. Large drops of refreshing rain fell suddenly earthward and wife and I scuttled quickly for cover. Luckily there were even seats to spare in the covered bits at the very back, so we made ourselves comfortable and enjoyed the film in the dry. After about fifteen minutes the rain stopped and the small group of film goers were treated to a very entertaining night out.
