Yearly Archives: 2015
I Wasn’t Expecting This
Getting dressed this morning, I picked up my glasses to wash the lenses, and discovered there was only one lens. The right lens had fallen out, somewhere. My husband and I between us have been all over the house, but … Continue reading
Performing in Budapest
On our second full day in Budapest, we had the morning off, then an afternoon rehearsal with orchestra, then 2 hours off for dinner, and then a performance. The rehearsal and the performance were all in Matthias Church, on Buda … Continue reading
Touring Budapest
The tour company (ACFEA, which specializes in tours for performing groups) kindly scheduled us nothing but an optional morning tour of Budapest on June 24, our first full day in Europe after 17 hours in transit. Naturally, we all piled … Continue reading
Nights at the Opera
With the director of the San Francisco Opera retiring, Jim wanted to see a few of the productions in his last season, so we bought a “4 pack.” Trust me, if you want to see opera in San Francisco, a … Continue reading
Back to Budapest
When I left Budapest in 2012, I didn’t expect to return again a few years later, and certainly not to sing there. But the Oakland Symphony Chorus, in which I’ve sung since January 2000, decided as a group to do … Continue reading
The Blue Angels, 2014
Fleet Week 2015 just came and went. Oops – that means I never posted my photos from Fleet Week last year, when on October 12, 2014 I saw the Blue Angels perform from the Golden Gate Yacht Club, courtesy of our host, … Continue reading
About Locks
Locks are how boats go around waterfalls and rapids, and dams. Locks are probably the oldest technology we dealt with on our Viking River Cruise. They still work the way they did in the 14th century (in China, in the … Continue reading
Thoughts on the River Cruise
After 3 years (sigh) I finally finished writing up the Viking River Cruise we took in 2012, from Amsterdam to Budapest. I enjoyed it thoroughly, but I have some comments on the experience that I’d like to share. Walking: Don’t … Continue reading
Last Stop Budapest
We left Bratislava in mid-afternoon, a deliberate choice so we could enter Budapest after sundown. Our first stop was the last of the 79 locks on the trip, at the Gabčíkovo Dam, in Slovakia. This was part of a huge joint flood … Continue reading
Clans
Does anyone enjoy high school? I didn’t have an especially good time in high school. For that matter, I don’t recall enjoying school much at all, although I took pleasure in getting good grades. I grew up in Napa, California … Continue reading
