The bearded lady wins

Eurovision evening is one of my favourite evenings of the year but this year I have missed most of it because we went to see The Amazing Spider-Man 2. James wanted to go out because he felt cooped up after being in the house all day while I was in town lunching with my school friends. The film was James' and David's choice but they thought it was just average whereas strangely it was me who enjoyed it the most. I think Andtew Garfield is great as Spider-Man and the whole film was fast-paced and interesting; the characters were believable and had a bit of depth. 

We were home in time for the entertainment during the Eurovision voting, including highlights of the performances and a quite amusing sketch about a "Eurovision museum" featuring Johnny Logan as an exhibit! Then it was time for the results. As usual the voting was very political with most countries voting for their neighbours and historical allies. I felt sorry for the seventeen year old Russian twin singers who were loudly booed every time they got some points, after all it wasn't them personally who annexed the Crimea! For a long time it was was neck and neck between the Netherlands and the beautiful bearded lady from Austria. But in the end Austria were the clear winners and an emotional Conchita was led up to the stage where after a moving plea for freedom in the world she performed her song - Rise Like a Phoenix. In Ally's and Cat's opinion (they watched the whole contest) she was a deserving winner, although their favourite was Denmark. Ah Eurovision, so amazing.