Photogallery
2007 - Carthage Womens Ensemble European Tour

After a very long plane ride that included a wonderful chicken dinner and being serenaded
by two gorgeous flight attendance, we arrived in Prague without our conductor. At the airport
we met our two fabulous tourguides, who took us to our hotel. We wand

Safe but tired in Prague – hotel Pyramida lobby

First dinner on the old Continent

Exploring Prague sights

Prague Castle guard – just for us

Prague – on Charles Bridge

Prague - St. Nicholas Church in the Old Town Square

Prague - Old Town Hall Astronomical Clock

Our first concert – Milice z Kromerize Church

Get-together after the concert

Visit to Terezin concentration camp

Terezin - execution grounds

Dresden prior to concert

Getting ready for concert No. 2

Dreikönigskirche - concert performance

The city of Dresden after the concert

On arrival in Wolfenbüttel

Coming to the reception at the Town Hall

Our conductor Peter Dennee and the city representatives

Welcome lunch at the Ratskeller

Concert Nr: 3 at St. Johannis Church

St. Johannis Church (CWE in balconies)

... longing for his left-behind tux ...

... got it !!!

on the bus

Burghaslach - last minutes before the performance

Concert Nr: 4 at St. Ägidius church in Burghaslach

The Wine Market in the town of Bamberg

Bamberg - The Old Town Hall

Bamberg - The Upper Parish of the Church of Our Lady

The Archbishop´s old Court

Bamberg - Inside the court yard

Bamberg - St. Michael´s Monastery

Bamberg - The fishermen´s quarter (Little Venice)

Bamberg - On the bridge to the Old Bishops´ Town

Leaving Burghaslach for Munich early in the morning

Munich - New Townhall

Bavarian beer tastes good !

Munich at night

free internet in the hotel lobby - hurrah !

After a long bus ride, the salt mines was a perfect way to take a break. We took a train that reminded us of a Disneyworld ride to the tour site, where we slid on slides and rode a boat on an interest lake inside the mountain !

Berchtesgaden

Lake Königsee

"A polar bear"

Local folk dress called "dirndl"

Touring a saltmine

What a fast slide...

Whole day devoted to Salzburg
The city of Salzburg was breath-taking, especially when we had a lot of time to shop and explore.
It was really exciting to see Leopold Mozart´s Grave and W.A.Mozart´s birthplace

Salzburg - the grave of Mozart´s parents

Mirabel gardens - Paegas in the front and "DoReMi" stairs at the back

Crossing the river Salzach

Is it really winter ?

What are we are looking at ?

By St. Peter´s church

Inside the Dome

Wonderful acoustics

Mozart square

Salzburg - view from the city museum

Towers, spires and cupolas of Salzburg

Salzburg - Melk - Vienna .
This Monastery was the best interruption from the Sound of Music. It was very cold, but as soon as we reached the cathedral at the end of the tour, it was well worth it.

Visiting Melk monastery

Melk monastery in detail

Overlooking the town of Melk

Inside Melk monastery library

St. Peter and Paul church in Melk monastery

Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna

Dinner at hotel IBIS in Vienna

Concert Nr: 5 at Reformierten Stadtkirche in Vienna

Vienna.
Sometimes it was hard to understand how one city can be so new and so baroque at the same time. The concert in Vienna was very intimate, and made for a great comeback concert from our much needed break.

View from the hotel room in Vienna

One of many Viennese parks

Still in Vienna - skating where... ?

... right in front of the Royal Theatre

The Natural History Museum and the statue of Emperess Maria Teresia

The Hundertwasserhouse

No comment ...

Spending last EURos in Austria

On the way to Cerveny Kamen (Red Stone) Castle

In the castle courtyard

Singing in the knights´ hall

All doors are open for us...

... even to the castle cellars !

Farewell, Red Stone Castle !

Bratislava - the capital of the Slovak Republic

Snowstorm in the streets of Bratislava

Concert Nr 6 at ECAV Bratislava Petrzalka

Happy conductor

Relaxing after the concert at Agape Center in Svaty Jur near Bratislava

Leaving the Agape Center in Svaty Jur

Czech Republic - Austerlitz - The Peace Monument the Battle of Three Emperors in 1805 ...

2007 The battle continues ...

Slavkov Chateau

Concert Nr 7 - the last concert of the tour in Slavkov Chateau Chapel

Wine cellar, dulcimer band and us

The largest wine barrel in the Czech Republic

Yummy, yummy !!!

Exercise does us good

Restaurant "U Radnickych" in Prague

Relaxing before the opera performance

The National Theater in Prague - enjoying Verdi´s "La Traviata"

View of the Prague Castle from the balcony of the National Theater

Rotunda at the Vysehrad castle

Farewell dinner in the "Hell" Restaurant

Closing the tour

Good bye, Prague !