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bellaloona · 5 years

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Neo City in San Jose Day 2 recap pt. 1/2

heyyo it’s the day after the concert i’m still trying to take in the fact that that experience really happened....it was a fantastic show, everyone looked awesome, and I was singing along to every song with the rest of the crowd bc it was a full house and we were HYPE AF!!!

I’m thinking i’ll just note my favorite parts of the show by going through the setlist and noting everything that stood out, with a few fancams, and then talk about the individual members

Got to the concert site at like 6pm and got banners for the fan project, which i’ll talk about again later

the bus was there and the squad really wanted to take a pic but there was a local news station there filming something and they didn’t let us stand in front of it >:(

we were let in really quickly which was really neat, great staff

there’s merch stands when you first walk in and tbh everything was really pricey (tote bag-$30, lightstick-$50, t-shirts-$50, hoodie-$70), BUT each item came with the upcoming album (i think they gave you a postcard with a code so you’ll have to order and get it sent to you but you won’t have to pay again)

the auditorium was City National Civic in San Jose which has a really annoying ticketing website but other than that, it’s a really good auditorium. My friends and I were split into P3 and P5 on the balcony but all the seats up there are angled so that you can see the stage anywhere

we sat next to a a mom and her daughter! The fact that the mom bought tickets for her daughter and stayed and had a good time was really cute

someone had a watermelon-shaped sign asking Mark to prom and idk if he saw it but sis I hope it all worked out sdkjfghkd

they played mvs as people came in and we all screamed really loudly when winwin showed up :(

concert started at 8pm!!

I didn’t know they’d do cherry bomb in english but in retrospect i should have expected this lol, it was lit regardless and we all sang a lot! I loved the member’s dance solos!!

limitless was performed third and i kind of wish it was fully live instead of that half live, half screen thing they did but only because limitless is my favorite title track hehe

they popped off during chain!!

at think at this point doyoung was doing A Lot and I said something like “oh my god. he’s doing too much. I’m so mad. This is so upsetting” and someone in front of me turned around and gave me a look so I want to put out there that Doyoung is my bias wrecker and I’m not trying to be offensive when I talk about how mad he makes me, it’s just that I’m trying really hard to stay loyal to my bias and Doyoung is always testing my patience. It doesn’t mean I hate him when I say those things, it’s just. Stress.

They did their first ments and they all said things in english and it was obvious that it was scripted but i thought it was cute, thet all worked hard and had good pronunciation

I really like the choreo to fly away with me :( I’ve never seen it before but it’s really pretty and graceful

BACK 2 U THEIR BEST SONG I was truly blessed to hear Taeil’s high notes live even if the sound system wasn’t the most clear

The City 127/Angel/Jet Lag section was really nice, I liked their clear vocals and how cute they were interacting with each other (DoYu was cute!!)

Vocal unit songs, amazing, stellar, no wrong notes, magical!!!

Piano king Johnny doing Interlude. Yes

They all dramatically put on their jackets during Interlude too and I thought it was kind of funny but THEN

they did regular english version and everyone sang every word wow I can’t wait for nctzens to debut!!

The jungle gym thingy is so unique but also it made me kind of scared bc i was worried that they would fall or something but they pulled it off well

Baby Don’t Like It...It was a lot to take in. indeed.....i liked it

MAD CITY WHEN MARK AND TAEYONG PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER WOOOOOO

the 90s VCR followed by haechan/yuta/jungwoo dance break was quality entertaining content. I’m really happy these three got dance solos bc i always thought they were amazing dancers that didn’t get all the credit for it that i always felt they deserved

We raised our banners during good thing!!! and they saw, it was nice :)

Touch was another fun crowd-singing song

I liked the lightstick choreo that was going on with Replay (and later for 0 mile)! It was cool and interactive

They did ments after Simon Says and Johnny made us all do the wave and hit the whoa lol

Fire Truck was lit as always and I was kind of shook by jungwoo taking over winwin’s part, he did really well!!!

The encore section started with the MV for Highway to Heaven and listen....I’m getting this song as soon as it drops. superhuman slaps too but highway to heaven is EXACTLY my style and the vocals are amazing

They did more ments and DoTae said they went to Pier 39 in SF together and it made me kind of emo San Francisco is my hometown and I’m really glad they enjoyed it. :’)

somehow mark got our banner for the fan project and clowned us for the directions that said “hold this up during welcome to my playground” BRO YOU GUYS CUT IT OFF THE SETLIST and there wasn’t time to change it!!!

concert ended with 0 mile and more lightstick choreo! I didn’t have a lightstick but i played along anyway and it was fun!!!

concert ended at like...11pm and I got home at 1am and slept at 3 and woke up at noon therefore i’m still kind of dead but i don’t regret anything, that was one of the most fun nights of my life :’)

#partial fancams and stuff about the members soon!!!#nct #nct127 #neo city in san jose day 2

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theelectricfilmdiary · 7 years

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We had two beautiful days in London city, staying in yet another air BnB on Ladbrokes Grove which is apparently a ponsy area of the city.

The trip to London had us arriving at Gatwick airport at about 7pm, an express train to the city centre and a 25 minute uber through traffic and we finally got to our accommodation at around 8pm. If we thought any of the past accommodation had been small, this was a real wake up call. Our room – though clean and tidy – smelt like damp shoes and was literally big enough for the double bed and one dresser… what can I say, at $100AUD a night, we were impressed! haha Our host was lovely though – a gorgeous DJ/hippy called Honey. Across the road was a corner store and we ran over and stocked up on two-minute noodles, mandarins (scurvy preventative when your travelling) and maybe an obligatory snickers bar. Money is getting tight in the last few weeks of our trip so our meals are becoming more filler than nourishment, but it’s pretty fun.

The next morning, 8th Jan, we strolled into the city by way of Portobello Road Markets. Knick knacks, antiques and “hand-made” bits and pieces everywhere – after walking through most of the stalls it became apparent that who ever was “hand making” half of the trinkets was supplying most of the vendors that lined the street. Can you say sweat shop? Before we got to the markets though there was this amazing bakery/cafe Fabrique that sold great coffee and pastries. We had a cardamom breakfast scroll to split while we sipped our espresso – epic flavour combo!

From the markets we headed through Notting Hill to Paddington Station where we met up with some of our long-lost kiwi friends, Francis & Tarryn – they took us to Hyde Park, and we saw Squirrels – real live cute little bastards – they made my day. After that we stopped by Kensington Palace where Will and Kate supposedly live. Not as grand and “palacy” as I would have liked but the gardens were beautiful. Another cafe stop near the Royal Albert Hall and then on to the Albert Memorial that Queen Victoria built for Prince Albert. Pretty grand gesture – it was really ornate and had four surrounding statues representing each of the major continents. Francis pointed out that each of said statues were romanesque, and they all had “white people facial features”despite the fact they were supposed to represent different races of people. True!

The next tourist destination was slightly off kilter. Jim and I are massive Black Books fans ( if you haven’t watched it you should – dry British humour a go) so we caught the Metro Underground (5 pound each!) across the city to see the shop front where it was filmed. It’s actually a book shop too but for some reason it was closed… on a weekend too… it’s okay, I’m not disappointed or anything. We then bid our lovely friends goodbye and walked back through the city to our temporary home. The walk was excruciating and by the end of the day our steps were just shy of 30,000. The most done in previous cities hadn’t capped 20,000 so our feet and legs were super sore and we felt extremely sorry for ourselves by the time we got home. Noodle dinner and a movie before bed and we were out to the world.

Day two: 9th Jan. We caught the bus into London city this time and got off at Piccadilly Circus. With only coffee for breakfast we decided it was high time for some food (about 12pm by this stage). We saw Nandos and headed straight into the warm restaurant, where about 30 minutes after ordering our order seemed forgotten… after complaining, being refunded and leaving, we found a place just up the road called Carbon. Its a charcoal grill place that do wraps and kebabs of meat just like nandos but way fucking better. Cheaper too. Kinda glad Nandos forgot us because the this place was amazing!

We ate and then walked back out into the cold drizzle and visited the The National Gallery, Big Ben, and the London Eye (which wasn’t in operation). The gallery was great, we checked out some Da Vinci, Van Gogh and Cezanne among others. Jim got told off, again. Cant remember what for, but you can almost guarantee he will be asked NOT to do something in every gallery or museum we visit. We continued our explorations and walked around some more – don’t ask me where haha, then found a cute little hat shop/ Milner called Laird Hatters where I found the perfect hat for my little head, and we chatted with the guy that worked there about London and hats and music – he had some great music on (Muddy Waters, Blind Willie Johnson etc). I couldn’t afford the hat at £205 so will have to order one when we get back.

From there it was back on home. The underground was on strike for a couple of days so the buses were packed like sardines. People started jumping on through the back door when it stopped because the driver wouldn’t open the front to let people on. A copper caught them and pulled them off, and then the driver got up and was yelling out down our end of the bus. Everyone silent. He continued to yell down toward us until Jim replied “Who, me?”, to which the driver confirmed “YES, YOU! GET OFF!”. Jim then explained to him “Nah man, the cop got the guy, see” – The angry driver saw the situation outside and hastily apologised, with the bus breaking into laughter hahaha. Jim does look like a freeloader at the moment tbh! The bus kept moving and eventually we got home (just after a torrential downpour of rain soaked us to the bone). That night we packed up our tiny polly pocket room and got ready for the early bus ride to Paris. Bon!

Albert Memorial details

London city

Albert Memorial details

Portobello Road Markets

London, near Paddington Station

London Eye

The sardines

London street details

London City

The National Gallery

Portobello Road

Monument in front of The National Gallery

My new mate

Inside Fabrique

Fabrique Cafe

Inside The National Gallery

Albert Memorial details

Temptation

Van Gogh in The National Gallery

London alleyway

The National Gallery

Inside The National Gallery

London streets

Hyde Park squirrel

Black Books shop front

The National Gallery – cant remember the artists name sorry

Da Vinci in The National Gallery

Piccadilly Circus

London street details

London city

Florence Nightingale

Fountain in front of The National Gallery

Kensington Palace gardens

Albert Memorial details

China Town

Cardamom breakfast scroll

Albert Memorial details

London We had two beautiful days in London city, staying in yet another air BnB on Ladbrokes Grove which is apparently a ponsy area of the city.

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