Bus Tourist - Photogallery Carthage Womens Ensemble European Tour

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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.