And I'm Spent

After a total of 13 hours flying [plus 2 hours waiting] the SFSU Chamber Singers returned home from their 13 day spring tour of Germany and Prague.

I was hoping to have easier access of computer and internet but that wasn't so much the case. But anyway, I would just like to give you a little taste of what I was able to be a part of for the last three days of my trip.

Charles Bridge, Prague

This is one of the main stopping points for all visitors to Prague. This bridge, which served at one point in the city's history as the only bridge in and out of the city, connects new and old town Prague. It's easy to tell new town by looking at the Hapsburg Castle on the upper right of the picture. At night, the castle dominates the horizon as it is the only thing lit on that side.

We walked over the bridge Monday morning as part of a guided tour. Monday was our first free day of the tour. We went all over and had substantial amounts of free time. After the afternoon tour I sat back in the main market square of old town for two hours and just watched from a side cafe/restaurant. There's a national Czech law which says that beer must be made affordable to all levels of people, which of course is great news to my ears. I had three big glasses as I sat waiting for the sun to go down.

As dusk approached, I made the 8 minute walk back to the bridge and slowly waited as the sky turned dark. Being so tired I crashed in my hotel room at 930 that evening. But I woke up at 530 am fully refreshed. With the sky still dark I decided that I would be back at the Bridge to see daybreak. What a thrill! There were virtually no people at the bridge. The sun is not visible because it's behind the buildings but it is still cool to be there as the sky slowly lights back up. It's like someone turned the chandelier on in the dining room.

My last night in Prague was spend walking around and then getting a free massage lesson from one of my choir members. We met the bus at 6 and boarded at 715 and sadly were on our way back home. But on the Bridge I rubbed the statue of St. Jan, which means that I am making my promist to return there. Plus I seconded that by yelling into the night air "I SHALL RETURN SOMEDAY!" much to the embarassment of my friends.

My voice is gone, I've spent money and had no more clean clothes. It was time to go home but again if I had missed the plane I wouldn't have minded either.

Makin' and Made Mine Music in Europe

~ No Tations ~

P.S. Here's a night shot of the same bridge.