Friday, June 8, 2012
We are coming down the home stretch to the final hours of what has been such a wonderful first stop. Everything from the welcome to the continued hospitality, the food and accommodations, the sightseeing, the amazing energy and enthusiasm at our first concert. Perth has really set the bar high and we will definitely be sad to leave these new friends behind.
It was a good thing too, because the Kinnoull Parish had gone all out in their publicizing our event. we woke this morning to find an article in the local paper highlighting "a top American choir that was in town for a concert" and found the sanctuary later that evening full of paying, yes paying guests. It was one of those concerts where you can tell from the reactions, that the audience really enjoyed and appreciated what they were hearing.We even got a full video recording of the performance and a reception following.
Tomorrow we have a date with Nessy and Urquhart Castle before a Ceilidh in Inverness.
Following our tour we rendezvoused with the rest of the group and headed off to traditional stop at Scone Palace. Here we took guided tours of the wonderful estate, scoured the gift shops with the money that is now burning holes in our kilts, tossed the frisbee, wandered the hedge maze, and endlessly chased the peacocks around the grounds. It was the perfect amount of history and structure combined with free time and pleasure topped off with a fruit scone and a mug of coffee.
We spent a few hours in early afternoon wandering the streets of Perth. Sadly, our bus dropped us off right at the entrance to an indoor "shopping mall" and Claire's was the the first thing our kids hit. Eventually they wandered out a little farther and found more useless things to spend their money on. After a short bus ride to the church, it was time for warmups. It was apparent that the tours and the walking had taken their toll as the kids yawned their way through rehearsal, but after a wonderful potluck spread at dinner and 147 meringues the boys especially were alive and well.
It was a good thing too, because the Kinnoull Parish had gone all out in their publicizing our event. we woke this morning to find an article in the local paper highlighting "a top American choir that was in town for a concert" and found the sanctuary later that evening full of paying, yes paying guests. It was one of those concerts where you can tell from the reactions, that the audience really enjoyed and appreciated what they were hearing.We even got a full video recording of the performance and a reception following.
Tomorrow we have a date with Nessy and Urquhart Castle before a Ceilidh in Inverness.
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