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BlogEd has been busy: More photos from Valkenburg are posted (scroll down).
Still to come...
Some more Karaoke photos, some more Downtime photos, some more 3 Countries Corner photos and also some more Maastricht photos. I shall try and fit uploading them in around the Training Band uploads. So, keep watching!
Please also note:
A photographer has given us free access to photos he took at the final concert. Link is here:
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Exploring Valkenburg
After the trip to the Caves, we explored the local town.
Some of the local delights
The Velvet Caves
Underneath the ruins of Valkenburg Castle is a labyrinth of caves and high ceilinged passageways, known as the Velvet Caves. We were surprised to discover that these are entirely man made, first mined by the Romans and then later in the 12th century when marlstone was exploited there. The marlstone was used to build the castle and other buildings. With one end being inside and the other outside the castle, it also has been a good escape route for the knights. It also served as refuge during WWII for locals, Jews and Americans.
Inside there are murals, wall sculptures and in the centre a church used by refugee priests.
The guide had an oil lamp and there were only few lamps in the cave. Our guide left us without light for a few minutes to demonstrate how dark it is. He then scared us with the sad tale of two boys who went in there unguided and without telling anyone....they were found dead weeks later.
Downtime at the Hotel
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They may be back but the Blog can live on ...
Feel free to carry on posting comments. I'll try and put up some more photos during the course of the week (now that I have fewer teenagers to share wifi I might have sufficient bandwidth to post up at a speed exceed 1 photo per 15 minutes).
And when you tire of this Blog, you can browse the County Band Reims Weekend Blog or follow the Training Band as they tour in France and Switzerland.
BlogEd
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They are doing Karaoke now. I will post photos as fast as I can!
I've updated the Thorn posting with more photos (please scroll down the listings)
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Cathi. You've got it. Not Matt, but Jock.
BlogEd very grateful for positive comments. Training band receives same treatment as it is the same Editor!
WiFi getting slower by the minute as ANOTHER band has arrived in the hotel. Some lovely photos to post up from the Roermond concert this afternoon. Will get to it after supper.
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This is just to keep you going before we head off for our last concert....photos from the concert in Thorn yesterday. I will post more as time and WiFi allows (sharing WiFi with 45 other people makes it slow work!). BlogEd
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Who said?:
"I do like caves, followed by cakes. Every tour has had a cave trip."
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Jo - not Isaac.
Nicky - bladder game over. Read back a little and you'll see that her mother guessed!
Kate - not Abigail.
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There was water in the maze....
Stan marks the spot where the 3 countries meet..
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Our tour guide and drivers, patient as ever..
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Here are the first photos. More will follow ..many more, after the childrens' medicine and bed time.
More info on the sights from the river cruise may be found here: http://www.holland.com/us/tourism/article/maastricht-cruise.htm
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