http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/apairofpianists/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from apairofpianists en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:00:25 +0000 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:00:25 +0000 I'm writing this here in Geneva in Fabrizio's apartment while Fabrizio is out at the conservatory coaching a string quartet and Michel is right next to me on the grand Kawai in the middle of the flat playing the solo part to Beethoven's third piano concerto with a recorded orchestra blasting from the stereo. That is to say we are really living a fantastic life here and have encountered probab http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Geneva/blog-319283.html By now it's plain to see thatwe're not the best bloggers this travel blog has seen.But to be fair we've been taking a great deal of wonderful photos that should be able to tell you more about the trip than any of my shoddy writing could. Of course we have about 2000 of those to sort out as well.But just wanted to say a quick cheerio to everyone at home and to let you know what we've been up http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/London-City/blog-318410.html Hi everyone We're still around now lounging in Bad Bertrich a beautiful little spa town where we're studying with John Perry. Unfortunately our internet access is VERY limited here so our updates about our little sejours in Geneva GipfOberfrick and our time so far in Bad Bertrich will have to wait until we have some spare time to update. For now we're too busy practicing and bathing in th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Rhineland-Palatinate/Trier/blog-312833.html Alooorrrssss.We're back to tell you about Grenoble because it is vying for first place on our list of favorite cities without a doubt.Wait that's not fair. Michel and I we say everytime that we get to a new city Oui on est trs bien ici ....And we mean it Simply I think travelling is the thrill of variety and constancy of change. Everytime we get off a train we breathe a breath of f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Rh-ne-Alpes/Grenoble/blog-309065.html It's been too long my friends.But with good reason The past week here in Europe has been a major transition. Last I wrote we were nearing the end of our course in VerneuilsurAvre with JeanPaul Sevilla and now one week later we're spending our last hours in France I sit here writing with the sound of Vincent Galland a close friend with whom we're staying in Grenoble tuning his harpsic http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Rh-ne-Alpes/Grenoble/blog-308969.html A couple of hours before we leave for Honfleur and Deauville in the morning all aspects are go since M.Sevilla made sure that both the sea and the tide are still there...While we are enjoying the sun and Satie satiate thou on some of our new photos. Just click here for the third VerneuilsurAvre album bisousCC MR http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Upper-Normandie/blog-306134.html If one thing is in real shortage in France it must be asians. I cannot say how many times we've received strange and astonished looks while traversing the streets of Verneuil which should be the most diverse city yes According to its huge population ... Just the other day we were bronzing in a little park on the outskirts of the city and a man comes along first observing us from a dista http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Upper-Normandie/blog-305044.html Perhaps it's time to put a story to the pictures. Finally. Which by the way have been added to Just check our Photo Gallery .So our life in Verneuil a town small enough that everyone might know each other even if they might choose not to just to keep things interesting consists of three things piano food and sleep. No it's not as mundane as that. It's actually quite the opposite we r http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Upper-Normandie/blog-302378.html And commentsGo check it out httppicasaweb.google.frmichelross We should get to bed soon. Our fourth and last lesson of the week is tomorrow morning at 10 Oh la la What's more everyday M.Sevilla gives us a new piece to learn for the following day's lesson ... and we've barely had time to practice after our lessons this afternoonThe pictures will give you a good idea of the vibe here in V http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Upper-Normandie/blog-301169.html The evening of our second day in charming VerneuilSurAvre a tiny town about an hour by train west of Paris and we're fully convinced of the benefits of life in la campagne . We arrived yesterday greeted at the train station by our maitre JeanPaul Sevilla and some of the other students we're studying alongside for the next three weeks two lovely ladies from Australia. Immediately hustle http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Upper-Normandie/blog-299781.html A couple more pictures are up now from our trips around Paris.After our last post we got stuck in Place St.Michel without a ride home at 3.30 am. Metro and buses out of commission we took a chance on a cab.The next day was Michel's 21st birthday. Along with it came a drastic transformation. See pics for deets. We're getting used to it. Feel free to comment. D If there's enough positive feedback http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Ile-de-France/Paris/blog-298837.html We haven't figured out TravelBlog yet so check this out instead httppicasaweb.google.commichelrossPqris02 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Ile-de-France/Paris/blog-297725.html What I meant to type was PARIS. We've been in this wonderful city for four days and we still haven't mastered the French keyboard. Merde.Claudia and Michel had their first crme brle tonight at Lon. It will be easy to beat in our search for the best. To give you an idea it was so unfresh we had to ask for a rchauffage. Tonight was also our first taste of the typical Parisian hospitality. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Ile-de-France/Paris/blog-297699.html