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July 05, 2008
International Raspberry
So here we find ourselves in London on the 4th of July. We arrived here safely after saying goodbye to all our new friends in Durham. Upon arrival we spent an hour or so at the British Museum before heading out for a group dinner.
Although we had no scheduled performances in London, we broke into an impromptu concert of The Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America in the Italian restaurant in which we had dinner. A couple other Americans in the restaurant approached us afterwards and said they thought it was fantastic to see us celebrating. We weren't the only ones celebrating however. After dinner we went back to the British Museum for a 4th of July celebration complete with both a jazz and a swing band. A number of the kids (and even a few of the adults) got into the action and did a bit of swing dancing themselves before retiring for the evening.
We have a full day of sightseeing tomorrow and so we bid you goodnight from London Town.
Posted by webmaster at July 5, 2008 12:12 AM
Comments
Wow! So very cool to hear the range of responses. Thanks to ALL of you "young ones" for showing the world how open we all can be to one another when we are wiling to share. I wish I'd been there for every concert, planned and impromptu! We who stayed behind are SO VERY proud of you all, TOO!!!! What great memories you all have.......
See you soon!
Elizabeth Carnes
Posted by: Elizabeth Carnes at July 5, 2008 04:09 AM
Quite a wonderful experience...for all, but especially for the young members of the choir.
Both John's and my hats are off to the leaders for being able to keep such a rigorous schedule.
Dick, Margaret Elam mentioned how interesting your history talks were...
Best, Amelia
Posted by: Amelia Matthews at July 11, 2008 04:00 PM