No Rest For The Weary…Part I

Tuesday July 11, 2006 10:34 AM Munich time

I am sitting in the Munich terminal, with no Internet at the moment (which I found surprising considering its size), and while we await our connector flight to Prague, I thought I’d jot down a few notes about the trip thus far.

We had a safe a pleasant flight from Charlotte to Munich. The pilot and stewardesses were very professional and thorough. There was no turbulence and the pilot landed our plane with smooth ease. (YEAH!)

The only small complaints I had was that sleeping was just too difficult to do in the economy seats. Plus, my body was telling me it was only midnight, but it was 6 AM at our destination and we had to get some shuteye if possible. Many tried to snooze or grab a catnap, but those who just could not, watched one of the two movies shown.

We arrived in Munich right at 8 AM Munich time, as scheduled, but that left us a three-hour layover in Munich. Many of us, myself included, took advantage of the uninhabited lobby to stretch out on the seats and snooze.

Now the area is getting busier, so I decided to blog a bit, so I could upload later this evening in my room.

One thing I wanted to do was introduce you to the people traveling with the SFC group. Spartanburg Festival Chorus generally has around 50-60 voices during our concerts. Of our singers, only 24 have made this trip, and the remaining 6 passengers with us are non-singers, either spouses or other family members of singers. Below are the names of all those on this trip.

Spartanburg Festival Chorus Prague Members

Sopranos
Eugenie Bierbrauer
Debbie Brock
Anne Denbow
Eranga Goonetilleke
Heather Jones
Katie McDaniel
Lauren Pope
Leala Shishakly


Altos
Susan Baker
Barbara Barnes
Linda Bilanchone
Renee Hill
Carol Loar
Anna Kathryn Smith
Julie Smith


Tenors
Sheldon Bennett
Robert Mitchell

Basses
Vic Bilanchone
Lee Hagglund
Louis Knoepp
Jack Seitz
Roland Smith
Brennan Szafron

Non-Singers
Jordan Brock
Kitty Hagglund
Lynn Knoepp
Doug McKenzie
Kathy McKenzie
Jimmy Smith

Director and Tenor Soloist
Keith Jones

We will be loading for Prague soon, then there will be a rush to check in, splash our faces, and the load a bus to Zbiroh Castle. Hopefully I will be able to post this soon,

Until then,
Renee Hill