Greece 2007


Our trip to attend the 2007
 
Our journey to Kalavrita took us through...
 
The workshop was billed as taking place at...
 
Some of the rehearsals also took place at...
 
The dorm was located in a very picturesque...
 
Unfortunately, the rooms themselves were...
 
Worse yet, there was no hot water in the...
 
After our first night and morning in the...
 
The room was clean, the water was hot, and...
 
As the festival got underway, keeping me...
 
That evening, the MSU Graduate Brass...
 
Most meals during the conference were...
 
Some of the MSU contingent enjoying...
 
After a few days of music, I was ready for...
 
We had been told that the trip was pretty...
 
About a block from the train station in...
 
It turns out that Epiphany is celebrated...
 
During the ceremony, this priest chanted...
 
While the priest was working over the...
 
When the cross hit the water, they all...
 
After the ceremonies were over, we stopped...
 
After lunch we still had time to explore a...
 
Looking in the window of another church...
 
After a very pleasant afternoon of...
 
That evening, another performance by the...
 
We also joined forces with the quintet...
 
Sunday, January 7. We were supposed to...
 
The monument is situated on the hill above...
 
I had some fun with the "sports" setting...
 
We ran into Clint McCanless, the tubist...
 
Based on our experiences in restaurants in...
 
Monday, January 8. The final day of the...
 
Richard Jorgensen, trumpet professor at...
 
From left, Millenium Brass hornist Lisa...
 
Our home in Athens:
 
Our room at the Byron was on the 3rd...
 
I enjoyed the tiny elevator with manual...
 
About a block from the hotel we found the...
 
In the evening we boarded the buses one...
 
The inevitable concert photo.
 
After the concert there was an excellent...
 
Back at the hotel we found this amazing...
 
Tuesday, January 9: We began our day with...
 
I'll leave you to draw your own...
 
We had lunch in a little cafe in...
 
We then headed to the Roman Agora area,...
 
Hadrian's Library (well, what's left of...
 
From the Roman Agora we headed up to the...
 
Since it was getting close to closing...
 
Wednesday, January 10. After walking...
 
Just below the main Acropolis area stands...
 
Finally, the picture all who visit Athens...
 
Around the back of the Acropolis is a...
 
This side of the Parthenon was somewhat...
 
Look, we were here!
 
The famous porch of the maidens at the
 
And again, from the other side.
 
I'm quite pleased with this shot, as it...
 
From the Parthenon and Acropolis, we...
 
The
 
I was amazed to see so much of the roof...
 
After visiting the Ancient Agora, we...
 
It's really hard to capture the enormity...
 
Thursday, January 11: Our final day in...
 
These little Smart Cars were everywhere in...
 
One last look up before calling it a night.
 
On the way home, we had a long layover in...
 
We had brunch at the Victoria Hotel, just...
 
The Dom. A must-see building if you're...
 
mmmmmmmmm... herring (It was actually...
 
Hmmm.... I wonder what's in
 
The famous red light district. On Friday...
 
Back to the train station, then the...
 

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