A Musical Mystery Tour through Eastern Europe with University Singers
In and around Europe
University Singers is the top choir at a major Missouri university, "offer[ing] a proud tradition of excellence in choral singing" (School of Music website.) We toured Prague, Budapest, and Vienna from May 15th-May 26th, singing secular and sacred concerts at various venues.
This is a special trip because it's the first time I'll be in Europe with no family members to guide me. My dad is a seasoned traveler and he usually accompanies me, but it's time for me to stand on my own... with 40 of my closest peers.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Amelia
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First Flight Out
It's 9:27 a.m. and I'm almost ready to board my first flight of my trip! We had a bit of drama this morning when the check-in counter told us we ne... Continue reading »
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Finding Friends in Frankfurt
Mission nearly accomplished- I met up with my fellow choir members with no problem. No delayed flights or anything! I was glad to see tham after a... Continue reading »
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Prague, ahoy!
So much has happened since I got off the plane yesterday! We were SO tired (and everyone, including yours truly was complaining about it) but we pr... Continue reading »
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Brevner Monastery and more
Well, after I sat down to write last night, I was dragged out to a bar with some choir friends. I know it was a good bar because the rest of the pe... Continue reading »
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Brrrrrrrrrrno...
I got my internet to work last night! Suddenly, I had a bunch of friends. Funny how that happens. Casey is checking her email now, but it keeps kic... Continue reading »
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More about Prague from Vienna
I realized that I haven't written a lot about the sites of Prague. The first thing we did was a walking tour, walking by historical buildings, stat... Continue reading »
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Adventures in Vienna
More things to do in Vienna:
Take a Danube River cruise
So to the Staatsoper like EVERY night!
Visit the ancient instrument museu... Continue reading »
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Fanta and Pretty Things
Can I just tell you how much I love Fanta? Don't laugh. It's delicious here. I think I remember my roommate Allison telling me about this strange p... Continue reading »
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Notes from the Austro-Hungarian countryside
Last night we went to the Wiener Mozart Orchester’s Mozart Conzert. The tickets were 19 Euro, but I think it was worth it, because we were in sceni... Continue reading »
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"Dropping G's" in Hungary
Well, apparently making local calls from our hotel room is a lot harder than it looks. After a half an hour of trying (and 3 visits to the friendly... Continue reading »
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Buda Buddies
We’re driving through the Buda part of Budapest. Buda, interestingly enough, used to be an ancient Roman military city, and the ruins are still the... Continue reading »
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The Long and Winding Road
What a fun day yesterday! In the morning we toured and shopped in St. Andrew. This segment of the tour has been very shopping-oriented. I did get s... Continue reading »
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