The Peninsula Youth Orchestra
European Orchestra Festival Tour!
July, 2005
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The Peninsula Youth Orchestra
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The PYO Tour of Spain and Southern France -- summer of 2005! Photos
by Phil Salsbury, Russ Peery,
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Here is what we did in July, 2005!
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Sunday,
July 10 - PYO Tour "Farewell" concert at Skyline! |
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Wed,
July 13 - Depart for France from SFO on 2 flights 80 of us on Delta,
and 50 on KLM |
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Thurs,
July 14 - Arrive at Nice, France |
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Fri,
July 15 - Museum Tours Museum tours in Nice, followed by a visit to St. Paul de Vence and the wonderful contemporary art museum, the Maeght Foundation. Afternoon departure for Aix-en-Provence. |
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Fri,
July 15 - Aix -en-Provence Arrive in Aix-en-Provence, check in to the hotel. Rehearsal at the hotel (Finally, we get to play music!), followed by dinner as a group. |
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Saturday,
July 16 - Tour of Aix-en-Provence Full day visit of Aix-en-Provence including the open market in the morning, a historic walking tour, and lunch on our own. |
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Saturday,
July 16 - Concert in Aix-en-Provence Rehearsal in the mid-afternoon. Dinner before the 9:00 PM Concert in the lovely Eglise de St. Madeline in Aix-en-Provence. |
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Sunday,
July 17 - Cassis Early morning departure for the coast, destination - the fishing village of Cassis. We caught a boat to the beautiful Calanque, France's version of a Fjord, and had a great voyage. |
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Sunday,
July 17 - Haute Provence, Concert in Forcalquier Rehearsal, dinner, and Concert in the Cathedral of Forcalquier, a village in the heart of the Rue de la Lavande. |
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Monday,
July 18 - travel to Valencia Departure for Valencia this morning with a stop in beautiful Montpellier for lunch. Late evening arrival in Valencia, dinner served. |
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Tuesday
- July 19 - Tour of Valencia |
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Tuesday
- July 19 Concert in Beneguacil |
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Wednesday,
July 20 - More time in Valencia A second opportunity to visit Valencia, and visit Valencia's famous beaches! Then back to the dorms for a late lunch and a rest before departing for Cullera. |
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Wednesday,
July 20 - Concert in Cullera Rehearsal, dinner, and Concert in Cullera. |
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Thursday,
July 21 - Valencia, Peñíscola Time this morning to catch up on some sleep! Shopping in Valencia, or time at the beach. Lunch, and then off to the beautiful seaside village of Peñíscola. Time on your own to visit the medieval city and spend some time on the beach. Rehearsal, concert, and box dinner. |
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Friday,
July 22 - Barcelona Departure for Barcelona! We arrived in time for lunch on our own before our first walking tour of the city. We visited the Ramblas, the Gottica district, and Parc Guell during this tour. Late afternoon check-in to our hotel. After dinner, we had a visit of Barcelona by night. |
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Saturday,
July 23 - Barcelona Full day dedicated to one of the most interesting cities in Spain! We visited some of the fabulous architecture of Antonio Gaudi, including La Pedrera, and the outside of the Sagrada Familia, his final masterpiece. |
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Saturday,
July 23 - Farewell Dinner Including food, skits, speeches, and pictures! |
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Sunday,
July 24 - Home again - time to catch up on sleep! This time the folks on the KLM flight had to get up early. |
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Photos
of People - Very nice close-ups of people on the tour. |
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