Fear not, your trusty blogger has not vanished! It has taken us a little while to fix up our internet connection; we arrived a little too late in Spital to do it last night. As I write, the joyful strains of Thank you for the Music drift across the room. But I must not be distracted from my task of keeping you all posted on our progress.
So to catch you up on Sunday’s activities first of all – after a leisurely breakfast, we set off for Salzburg again on the now familiar number 3 trolley bus. We stopped outside Mozart’s Wohnhaus, where Mozart lived with his family just opposite the house where Doppler ( of the effect) was born. (clip 1). We crossed the river by the footbridge ( clip 2.)
Led by the intrepid Mrs Roberts we threaded our way through the old town towards the Salzburg fortress, perched high up above the town. We couldn’t resist the Mozart statue (clip 3). The castle was built by the Prince Archbishops of Salzburg as a sign of their power and wealth. We took clip 4 from the ramparts of the Salzburg, looking down over the river.
Of course there was a little (!!!) time to explore the winding streets and markets and catch a bit of lunch before heading back to the hotel, collecting our suitcases and returning to the station to meet the Austrian party- all 54 of them- to take or almost take over the train to Spital, our mountain retreat.
A delicious breakfast buffet fortified the songsters for a demanding morning rehearsal schedule – clip 7 gives you a sneak preview of the work going on. My word, are they working hard!
As I finish this post, it is Mrs Morgan’s turn to conduct and she has led them brilliantly through the Rhythm of Life and now we are California dreamin’- Mr Beirne is busy turning pages for the pianist. In my next post, I’ll include some clips from this session and a few clips from the folk dancing session this evening.
Tschüs, bis später!
