Yesterday I drove onto the Odde-Aarhus ferry in the pouring rain. Ferries are a treat for me, most of the islands are connected by bridges but since I have been driving up and down Denmark for the last two weeks and it was good to sit down for a couple of hours and stare out…Read more Touring in Denmark
2014 Tours
Goodbye Austria and Switzerland
On my way home today after a great tour, courtesy of Hasi and Weltenklang. It has been my first package tour and it was lovely getting to know Lorraine, Mairearad, Anna and their music. Today is promising to be a blazing hot day and I just went for a sublime early morning run along the…Read more Goodbye Austria and Switzerland
Vienna, it means something to me..
We got to Vienna late on Sunday night so there was the whole day to explore. It's a hard life, wandering round this old imperial capital, eating apple strudels and drinking coffee in the old Konditorei. The first coffee came with Kirche and cream. I wonder if that's what Mozart had for breakfast? Probably, I…Read more Vienna, it means something to me..
Gutenbrunn, Austria and Eurovision
This was the scene when we arrived at the sleepy Austrian town of Gutenbrunn yesterday. It didn't stay quiet for long. The show was sold out in advance and we had a very nice crowd. After the concert and the audience had left, we all went into the bar to drink some of the excellent…Read more Gutenbrunn, Austria and Eurovision