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Day 11: Prague
On Sunday we had the pleasure of singing another Mass at a local church which gave an English service. The priest gave a very current, meaningful and relevant sermon in his Bronx accent. Janet even took notes. Rob napped… the pleasures of being in the back row… We gave a good performance that would have […]
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Day 10: To Prague
Today was both Julie and Henri’s anniversary as well as Sascha’s birthday. Commemorating the anniversary, Sascha decorated another cake at the front of the bus while the service girls brought him a lovely candle lit desert and card from the choir. This was a travel day to Prague and the bus stopped in a non-descript […]
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Day 9: Rothenburg ob der Tauber
From the big city of Nürnberg to the tourist attraction of Rothenburg o.d. Tauber, this town is not nearly as big, but perhaps just as busy. (P.S., Ramona would want you to know that it’s ROW-tin-burg, not Rotten Burg though there was an aroma throughout the city on the first night that would make one […]
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Day 8: Nürnberg
Hello from Nürnberg, the mini-Bratwurst (sausage) capital of Germany and probably the largest city we’ve visited so far. Nürnberg is a walled city that was rebuilt after the war. It has all the amenities of a large metropolitan centre: not only McDonald’s, but our first Starbucks, North Face, and Nike stores. Chris was the first […]
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Day 7: Speyer
Today brought with it opportunities to shop, rehearse and perform – in fact, Julie was the first to fall… purchasing a stylish pair of red shoes. Unfortunately, the Dom – our original concert venue – was under construction. Another church offered their building before we left Vancouver. The less-prominent location, though, meant that we needed […]
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Day 6: Speyer
Yesterday, when we were loading the bus for Bernkastel, we woke a dear old lady from her sleep in her home on the road where the bus was parked. As a result, our driver told her we would sing for her and we did – a rousing version of “I Can Tell the World” from […]
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Day 5: Bernkastel
After two performances on Sunday we had a free day to spend in a quaint if not a bit touristy little town called Bernkastel. The choir split into many groups, some strolling the town, others shopping (shoes seem to be very popular with the non-male members of the group…). Some went cycling and others – […]
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Day 4: Trier – Treis Karden
Sunday morning, we sang at the Trier Dom cathedral. This massive space had the perfect acoustic for the von Bingen chant, with a sound that descended from the high arched ceiling down on the congregation to great effect. The congregation applauded our service music at the close of the mass; we were told later that […]
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Day 3: Trier
July 21st was a travel and rehearsal day. We left Koster Eberbach at 9:15 AM for a beautiful retreat, Robert Schuman Haus, in Trier. Unfortunately, the final climb to Schuman Haus was under construction, forcing our ever-vigilant coach driver, Sascha, to improvise. We barely squeezed past the barriers on day one; but not having any […]
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