http://www.houstonchoral.org Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:20:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The tour bus dropped us off in the middle of the city once again, but this time we had no need for rushing. The day was ours to enjoy at our own pace. Because it was Sunday, some attended mass in a few of the most remarkable cathedrals in Vienna. ... http://www.houstonchoral.org/archive/2007/free-time-in-vienna.php As we made our way through the magnificent city of Vienna on our tour bus, we all noticed immediately how well-manicured and immaculate the city seemed to be. We learned quite a lot of history from our tour guide, Barbara, on our way to tour the summer palace which once ... http://www.houstonchoral.org/archive/2007/the-sights-of-austria.php Following a short trip back into the town center in Praha, we boarded our luxurious tour bus and headed off to Austria. The travel time was quite lengthy (about 5 hours), but the scenery was pleasant. Did you know that there are no highways on which to drive between Prague ... http://www.houstonchoral.org/archive/2007/off-to-austria.php Twelve hours after we settled into our hotel in Prague, we were in the center of town at St. Nicholas Cathedral. Our original concert was scheduled for Wednesday at 3:00 in the afternoon, but guess what? For some reason we couldn't make that--I think we were over the ocean at ... http://www.houstonchoral.org/archive/2007/concert-day.php After hours and hours and hours and hours of flying the "friendly skies" (Oops, wrong airline), our group of bleary-eyed singers arrived in Prague. We were joyfully greeted by our "Magnificent Seven" (or 8 or 9) who luckily flew Lufthansa rather than Air France. We tried to freshen up (some ... http://www.houstonchoral.org/archive/2007/welcome-to-praha.php We finally got off the ground at 11:00 pm on June 5. The plane we were originally supposed to fly in was repaired by 3 French mechanics (who had to fly in from France along with the part for the plane) during the day on Tuesday. We all became very ... http://www.houstonchoral.org/archive/2007/departure-day-finally.php What a time we had on the first day of our trip, June 4! Instead of boarding an Air France plane and flying to Paris, we ended up in the Marriott Hotel attached to Houston's Intercontinental Airport!! Our plane had an engine problem that was discovered before we boarded---thank goodness! ... http://www.houstonchoral.org/archive/2007/stay-tuned-for-updates.php