The Circus, the movies and the not so memorable restaurant experience

This was an intense weekend.

We started on Friday night with Hugo. This is a movie for cinema lovers. The story is magical, the images and the music are beautiful and the 3D effects are so well done that you can't imagine seeing the movie in another way. What I thought was fantastic about the movie is that is about the story of the cinema, the really first movies that were made, but seen in 3D with the latest technology. It's just beautifully well done and told.

Saturday was non stop. In the afternoon we went to the Big Apple Circus. It was a fun experience, mainly because of the kids. For their young eyes everything was new and astonishing. For our older and much more blasés eyes nothing was new or impressive. F is absolutely convinced that a doll became a human being in front of his eyes. P, who is only 2, remained concentrated, with his mouth wide opened, for two hours (I couldn't believe it). Seeing their reaction, their enthusiasm and their amazement was priceless.

After the kids were tuckled in bed, we ran to the movies again. This time to see A Dangerous Method. But I didn't like it. I thought it was boring and not a very good description of the characters. I have recently seen a play about Freud, that I found much more interesting (Freud's Last Session). After that disappointing film we went to the recently opened Boulud Sud and that was another disappointment.

We were six at the table, so as appetizers we shared some "small plates" that were good, but not great. Then as a main course I had the Daurade, which was extremely dry (it was suppose to have a "Romesco sauce", but I couldn't find any trace of it). My husband shared with someone else the "Rib Eye" and that was delicious. It says in the menu that is for 2 people but is actually for 4, so at least, I could leave my fish and have some of the meat. Desserts were good. Overall, in my opinion, the restaurant was nothing to write home about (I have however just dedicated a full paragraph to it).

We ended the weekend with a very lazy but fun Sunday, hiding in the most unexpected spots.

P.S: When I wrote the title of this post it made me think of the film The Trip, that I watched a few months ago. Have you seen it? I think it might be the best movie I saw this year. I'm pretty sure is the most hilarious I saw this year. I laughed in the theatre like I hadn't in years.