Another busy day in Salzburg. Our morning concert was the last concert on our own in Austria and for many of us our last concert as members of the MCC. Shopping and touring rounded out the day.
This will be our last blog from Austria as Sunday is a very busy day with the Haydn Mass at the Salzburg Cathedral in the morning, visiting the salt mine in the afternoon and the festival farewell party in the evening. Monday morning will come quickly as we make our way back to Vienna for the flight home. We will see you soon!
Now, for our Favourite Things.....
Janet: Can't believe how amazing the tour was. I will never forget the unique beauty of each city.
Kasia: Amazing mountains and landscapes, all the new friends and the whole experience will be unforgettable.
Charlotte S: All the practice and the work...it all pays off. In that 20 minutes of performance we where the music brings everyone together. I'll miss the sound of our voices. I love Austria!
Charlotte Mc: Mad love for Fritz!
Paulina: The beautiful scenery, the beautiful music and the beautiful friendships we have made will stay with us forever! The history accompanying our every move is mind boggling! An unforgetable experience of a life time. Whoot Fritz!
Lindsay: Music, scenery, history, the fact that we have travelled overseas but most inportantly the new friendships we have made and the fact that we have become an excellent choir. I'll miss you all.
Holly: Beautiful churches, beautiful cities, beautiful mountain scenery, sexy boys. Amazing memories that will last forever.
Megan: I loved touring Austria with all my friends and also meeting new people. This experience is one we will remember forever and I will miss all of you so much.
Rachel: This has been an experience of a life time. The memory will stay with us forever. We came together as a choir and as friends.
Marta: These past two weeks have been the best days of my life. Touring a beautiful country with the best choristers, chaperones, conductor and people is the best experience anyone can ask for. If I had to chose, the competition at the Musikverein was the most enjoyable experience ever.
Brittany H: Singing in spectacular halls with amazing, awesome, supercrazy, wonderful friends.
Lydia: Being in such an amazing city with such amazing people and such amazing European boys....like Fritz.
Gillian: most awesome time at the charity concert for the Summa Cum Laude...so much fun.
Brittany P: I loved watching different choirs perform at the closing ceremonies.
Alisha: I really enjoyed the extremely amazing views of nature throughout the whole trip and singing in the most spectacular concert halls.
Marika: I loved meeting all of the different choirs and seeing all the amazing concert halls.
Lauren: I loved meeting choirs from around the world especially the Chinese choir. I love Austria.
Elena: I loved all the views of the alps and mountains, etc, and the new culture and people.
Natalia: What can I say....it was a kickbum end to seven years!
Adaoma: I enjoyed spectacular singing from all the different choirs especially in the Mozarteum. An amazing trip overall.
Melissa: chicken, pasta, chicken, pasta, Austria Trip 2009.
Claire: There have been so many great moments, however, I must say my fav moment was the feeling you get on the Hauly when you get too close to the end and you dig you fingers into your friends arm and then relief rushes over you when you realize you are still alive. This trip has been the most amazing experience of my life. Thank-you.
Eleni: The most memorable experience of this entire trip was Fritz!
Meaghan: I loved my room mates, our tour guide, the cute European guys, and going to MacDonalds.
Alison: We got to go to the most musically inspiring place in the world, travel with our most terrific friends, we sang our BEST (and looked it too) made new friends and thoroughly enjoyed each other.
Katherine: I'd have to say that the one thing I will never forget is our best performance ever at the Musikverein. Best choir moment of all five years.
Hyacinth: # 1 The concert at the church in the country side. It was just wonderful and created lots of happiness. The best performance I have been in. #2 Tripping down the stairs three times in four days.
Emma: Such a great experience. DNA changing! This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and we definitely made the best of it. Thanks so much to everyone for making this possible. We needed every ounce of effort...and we got it! Everyone contributed equally and it was all worth it.
Emily: This was an amazing trip. One of my favourite ever. There were too many amazing moments to write but something that definitely stands out is the friendships that have grown and the musical experience I will never forget. I love you MCC!
Mallory: This trip was fantabulous! I never been to Europe before so this trip was really awesome. I have to say that I love the pictures, laugh and love and Austrialian choirs (definite highlights). I love you guys. PS Fritz said and did a lot for us too.
Ross: The laughs, the love and the group. PS all we had was chicken, pasta and what seemed to be pasta fed chicken.
David: Unbelievable! From the scenery to the music (and not to mention the Polish orchestra).
Alanna: Great music, lots of laughs, amazing scenery. WOW! Could it get any better?!
Kiera: This has been an amazing two weeks. It was filled with music and beautiful surroundings. I will never forget it. Everyone has gotten closer and made new friends and that will last forever. I'll never forget this trip!
Nicola: This trip has been so much fun. And guess what my new favourite thing to eat is....schnitzel. It is amazing. The scenery is soooo cool and the people are soooo polite.
Allison: Trading pins for cool Chinese decorations and the whole gala dinner. I'll miss those of you who are leaving and to the rest I will see you next year. I hope we will have just as much fun as we did on this trip.
Konrad: Amazing sites, fantastic music, and fun times have made this trip awesome!
