Just to complete my summer/ fall 2010 European trip I'll post here the concert and theatre experiences and some final thoughts about my trip.

During my trip I have experienced an umber of places and important cities, naturally I have been comparing them . Vienna. Austria for me was the best place I have visited on my trip, mainly because of the environment: it has comparatively many pedestrian only zones and bicycle paths, everything is quite well kept and clean, the public transport is everywhere and runs spot on time, the atmosphere was quite artistic and there was usually something artistic going on, the museums were excellent and the Viennese are kind to visitors.

As I was traveling I of course went out and ate in some of the local restaurants. The best food almost consistently was in Paris. The food tasted excellent and the produce was always fresh. The prices might have been a little higher than other cities I visited, but for example I was in the heart of Paris enjoying a delicious piece of teramisu and a cafe latte.

Below is a list of music events I experienced. My favorite one I was the opera called L'Elisir d' Amore.

This is probably my last posting on this blog until I travel again.


UK (London)

1) Nottinghill Carnival

2 )play - "Welcome to Thebes" by Moira Buffini (The National Theatre)

3) concert - BBC Proms: recreation of their 1910 programme (Royal Albert Hall)

4) concert - Simon Schembri, guitar: G.Sanz, J.S. Bach, L.M. Gottschalk, I. Albeniz, A. Piazzola, A. Barrios (St. James Church, Picadilly)



France (Paris)

5) concert - Guillaume Fichter, viloncello: J.S. Bach (Eglise St. Ephrem)



Austria (Vienna)

6) opera - L'Elisir d'Amore, G.Donizetti : Julia Novikove as Adina & Juan Florez as Nemorino (Wiener Staatsoper)

7) concert - Andreas Woyke, piano & Friedrich Kleinhapl, viloncello : L Von Beethoven sonatos (Musicverine)



Czech Republic (Prague)

8) opera - Madame Butterfly, G. Puccini (Tate Opera House)