DE PALMAS EN CONCERT!

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Phew, well I don't even know where to begin. It's vacation at the CIDEF, with the first day falling on Armistice Day Nov 11. I took advantage of this break and as I'm typing this, I'm in Lyon on the east side of France. The city is incredible, but I'll get to all of that later with pictures..etc.. First I'll try to tell you a little about last night...

The day started at 6:15 as I woke up, got ready, and heading to the train station. I took a train around 8 am and got into Lyon around noon. Once here, I went to the hotel, checked in, and got settled. After that, I made my way over to the concert thanks to a recommendation from a fan of De Palmas who I had been in touch with through a fan group online. She wasn't lying. I got to the place around 3 pm, knowing that the doors wouldn't open until around 7. So with 8 people in front of me, all I could do was wait and talk to others outside of the place. Waiting 4 hours outside of a concert hall in the US is something I've never done, not even for my favorite artists. But this was general admission and I really wanted a spot in the front row.

After an endless amount of waiting, we finally got it, and I had secured my spot: dead center, with only one person (luckily shorter than me) between me and the barrier, incredible!! This lead to more waiting, as the concert didn't actually start until 8:30, and De Palmas didn't play until around 9:15.

So after traveling to Lyon, waiting outside and inside for hours, the concert began. Funny enough, the opener (know as the "premiere partie" in French) introduced her songs in French, but sang them in English! She also had a notebook with the lyrics, what the heck is that?!?!? It was clear that noone was there for the opener, she played for 20-25 mins and quickly cleared the way for the French pop icon. De Palmas came on and played an incredible 2 hour show, I don't really know how to describe everything right now besides saying that it was incredible to finally see this artist who I have been listening to since I started studying this language, and there I was singing along just like the rest of the crowd was, what an amazing experience. I hope I have the chance to see him on a future trip, because it was just a great experience going through the whole process and finally getting rewarded with an amazing concert. Check out the photos, I've got to find a place for dinner!