Lesson #4 Learning to read nondigital clocks

After much debate Anna, Erin and I decided to buy 17GBP tickets to Les Miserables. These were the cheapest seats as they were Upper circle K10-12. The show was to start 90 minutes from when we purchased them. We decided to go back to the hostel to freshen up before the show. Eyeing my watch I knew that gave us approximately 45 minutes aside from transport. Upon returning to the Theatre District we walked through Chinatown and decided to stop for drinks.
Wow! How much time it seemed we had! Finally at quarter till 'seven' we meandered over to the Queen's Theatre. The place was empty. Was the show dying out? A very impatient usher demanded to see our tickets and exclaimed, "Why are you coming so late?" I looked at my watch and ... yes, it was nearly 19:49, almost an hour past the opening! With this new information we rushed up the stairs and into our seats. (as if this would make much of a difference!)
We missed Valjean in prison, redeemed by the priest Bishop of Digne, Fantine's death and all that great stuff. I felt so horrible! I had led the girls astray.. paying nearly $32 for a show we miss half of! My only consolation was that it was only a show and not a plane departure.