July 12th, Day 6

Submitted by: Paul Caccamo

Don’t you love it when you wake up in the morning with the day free to do whatever you want, stretching ahead of you like an empty five-lane highway? That was today. So, after a leisurely breakfast on the lovely rooftop restaurant of the Titania Hotel, a few singers and I decided to head up to the Parliament building to watch the changing of the guard. The costumes alone made it worth the trip. Check these guys out:

July 11th, Day 5

Submitted by: Leslie Blackie

July 11th, Day 5

Submitted by: Christine d'Allance

July 10th, Day 4

Submitted by: Barb Mentley

July  10th, Day 4

Submitted by: Chris Bennett

July 9th, Day 3

Submitted by: Leslie Blackie

Athena

July 8th, Day 2

Submitted by:  Gail Doering

Monday was a day to get our orientation of Athens, adjust after a long day or more of travel, basically a time for us all to ARRIVE. As I was lying awake in the middle of the night suffering from jet lag induced insomnia, I was musing upon what it actually takes to make a choir tour happen.

Here is a partial list--

July 7th, Day 1

Submitted by: Ofer dal Lal

Dear audience--friends, family and singers who were unable to tour,

On this long trip across two continents and an ocean, I get a strange feeling--I leave some precious parts of myself behind, on hold; and I am going toward other precious parts of myself, with hopes and vision for growth.  Yet despite the apparent separation or segregation of different parts of my life, it feels like the opposite. Am I leading a "holistic life"? What does it mean to be a "well rounded" person?