We're here!

Writing this after 12 and a half hours' sleep after umpteen hours on a plane and various other modes of transport, I feel quite transformed. Travelling like this and being nearly 28 weeks pregnant has proved challenging to say the least. Patience is not something I possess much of at this point, so one can imagine how gracious I was feeling at the tail end of the trip... Anyway, with that behind us sleep was high on the list of priorities. And decent food of course. Last night most of the Orchestra found the restaurant with perhaps the only English- speaking waittress and enjoyed various tapas dishes, and for the less adventurous of us, steak and chips...

We have our free day today in Castellon, which is basically quite industrial, though with a quite typically European centre with tapas bars/cafes and cobbled streets containing very narrow stores full of fashion, lots of baby clothes (!) and designer sunglasses. Unfortunately with today being Sunday, absolutely nothing is open (just like Melbourne in the good old days) so we are forced to either take it easy or to hop on a train to Valencia.

I´m looking forward to tomorrow's rehearsal to get this tour really happening, and to give our first concert here in Castellon. It´s always exciting to play a new venue and to see how our sound is transformed in various ways, to enjoy it and to experience new challenges with shortcomings and also to luxuriate in the advantages of older halls.

Until next time,
Sylvia (double bass)