Tour--Day 2

So today was our first non-travel day, which made it a ton better. We got up around 7:15 AM and I managed to get the shower to be a shower, which was nice. And I got to use my penguin soap, which automatically made it an absolutely superb morning. We then took a walking tour of Leipzig and saw some of the gorgeous architecture.

This was about 2 minutes from our hotel. The building at the far right was the place all royalty and super special people stayed when visiting Leipzig. The yellow building still hasn't been restored (Leipzig in is East Germany) while the white one has.

This is where Nipunn should stay while in Leipzig (I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with smart people, but I could be wrong)

This is inside of St. Thomas Church, known as the Thomaskirche, where Bach did a lot of his work. The boys choir is celebrating its 800th birthday soon.

There are so many more pictures I took, but I have dialup, so time is money. I felt bad for Heather because she's been so tired that she's sick and couldn't come on the tour. For lunch, we went to the railway station/shopping mall across the street from the hotel and got fruit bowls for 2,95 euro. They were mad good. And then we walked and shopped which was okay, but I always feel awkward shopping in big groups. So then the horns left for their masterclass and Katie and I shopped a bit longer. When we left it was pouring, but we had to get back. So I sprinted and she used the umbrella. I was drenched which felt surprisingly good. And who did I run into at the hotel? LES PARENTS! So I hugged them and all, which made them wet so it was completely worth it. 'Twas great fun. I don't plan on doing it again.
So then we went to rehearsal in this little town outside Leipzig, known as Pegau. It was funny because a lot of the locals came and watched the rehearsal. There was much screaming, fussing, and crying-- wait, no, that was just Fed. And Ben left his mouthpiece in the hotel room so Molly covered and BEASTED his parts. Granted, the rest of the rehearsal other than Cosi was horrible. However, after Cosi, Fed said, "See, when you play like that, I love you" whcih made me feel warm and happy inside.

Then we went for dinner at the Auerbachskeller, which is apparently world famous. The food was good, but I now fully understand why Europeans are so skinny. They only eat fruit for dessert. Continuing with Marissa's food theme:

Yes, it says BSO. Not BYS or BYSO, but BSO. Clearly, this trip has made me be in the Boston Symphony Orchestra. YESSSSSSS.

So to compensate for the only-fruit dessert, we went out for gelato, but the gelateria was closed, so we ended up going to the bistro downstairs. I got the most amazing chocolate ravioli. I love Europe. And then... sleep.