Beer at the Movies!

As mentioned elsewhere, I recently moved from Palo Alto, California to Sydney, Australia.  This blog will be primarily dedicated to a chronicle of the ups and downs of my move abroad.  There have been plenty impediments and disappointments, but I thought I’d lead off with a highlight.

Just last night I discovered the “Gold Class” theater at my local cinema at Bondi Junction.  Hands down the best movie-viewing experience of my life!  The move itself (“Knocked Up”) was not so hot, but the theater itself was fantastic!  The movie seating is comprised of pairs of full-on living room recliners anchored around a dining console table that includes its own bottle chiller.  The chairs recline all the way and have foot rests!  That alone would have been enough to sell me, but it gets better.  When you arrive, you check in at the dedicated bar and order whatever food and beverages (read “beer and wine”) you might like to enjoy during the show and instruct the barkeep when you’d like the various items delivered to your seat during the show.  For example, you can have fish and chips and a beer delivered to you at the start of the show, another beer an hour into the movie and dessert and coffee a half hour before the end.  Amazing!  Also, given the availability of alcohol, all patrons must be 18 or older.

This is now officially my happy place.