Day 11 Departure
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »A normal breakfast was followed by the Herculean challenge of closing suitcases. 'You sit on mine and I'll sit on yours' was a commonly heard phrase along with some earthier Shakespearean language as zips refused to move, clothing became trapped and lock ...
Day 10 Salzburg and Hellbrunn Palace
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »'The rain in Spain falls mainly on Salzburg'. To state that it is 'persisting' down is an understatement - I got wetter going to the coach than I did in the bathroom shower - not a good omen for a ...
Day 9 The Ice Caves and Bad Ischl Concert
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »The forecast was for rain but we were lucky as we boarded the buses for the short journey to the ice caves. Some of the girls were worried how far underground they were going to be. For them the word ...
Day 8 Melk Abbey and Salzburg
Sunday, July 13th, 2008 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »Like a line of Matabele soldier ants the girls process nose to tail out of the hotel dragging ever expanding suitcases - the British Airways flight will be the first to have a trailer and a roof rack! Look out ...
Day 7 The Spanish Riding School and Votivkirche Concert
Sunday, July 13th, 2008 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »6.30 a.m. and it is already hot. Today is meant to be 32 degrees - fortunately the programme consists of being inside at the Spanish Riding School, a quick lunch at the hotel, some retail therapy, followed by a concert ...
Day 6 St Stephen’s Cathedral Concert
Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »Most of the morning was spent rehearsing. Firstly at the hotel in the not very conducive dining room and then in the Kurhaus of the cathedral. The tension mounted and could almost be cut with a knife. Around the cathedral ...
Day 5 Pukersdorp am See
Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »Pukersdorp is a windsurfers paradise. The leaning trees bear testament to the strength and direction of the prevailing wind. As we arrive over a hundred windsurfers, sail boards and para sailers are scudding across the lake at incredible speeds. And ...
Day 4 Concert at Schonbrunn Palace
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »As we crest the top of a hill in Vienna the sweeping boulevard ahead of us ends in a magnificent 1441 room palace. Originally built as a summer residence for Maria Theresa it was meant to rival Versailles - and ...
Day 3 Vienna and the Danube
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »6 a.m. in the morning sitting in the hotel garden, laptop on knee, birds singing the morning chorus and not a girl in sight - bliss. 90 minutes left to be creative and communicative before the myriad of questions start ...
Day 1+2 Departure (of sorts) and arrival
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »Day 1 All aboard The 'packing' day was a combination of hunting down errant socks, throwing clothes in the case, checking the paperwork for the 100th time and keeping abreast of the progress in the tennis, the tri-nations rugby and the final ...