Slovenia with Voice of the People choir

Off to Slovenia with Yvette Staelens' Voice of the People choirs organised by Brian Smedley of Bridgewater International.   There were about 50 of us.  We flew from Bristol to Venice.  Flight was delayed so no time to see a bit of Venice.  It meant we got in earlier to Portoroz, our first stop in Slovenia.

The next day we walked to Piran, an old Roman town before we were on the coach again, this time to Bled where we were going to sing at the concert.

By our hotel

Helen and Robin with Des in the background

Map of our walk

Piran

Reflections

Images from Piran

Enjoying coffee

Rosie and Helen

View from our hotel

Waiting for the coach

View from the room at the hotel in Bled

Walked down to the lake and spotted this wedding party

Lisa

Yvette on the boat going to the island

The other boat with more of our party - we sang on the way

The wedding party went to the island too for their wedding

On Sunday we had the whole day to sightsee.  Most of us followed Brian up to Castle Bled where we had an impromtu rehearsal.  A couple of tourists who heard us met us later in our hostel in Venice.

View of Castle Bled from the room I was in.  I missed most of the mist

Lake Bled

Waiting for us all on the steep climb to the castle

A welcome drink on arrival

Yvette with her new keyboard

Inside the museum

Inside the church by the lake

A wa wa for Rosie

Nina

Images from the manor where we sang with the fabulous Slovenian choir

The social after the concert

Of course there was more singing

Some photos taken by Jill

Lisa and me

Rosie and Robin

Just arrived at Lake Bled

excursion to the island

Lisa

I missed these dragons!!!!

Photos from Lawrence Burr of the choir in concert

The evening before when meeting the Slovenian choir

The audience watching the Slovenian choir

Voice of the People in full flow

Singing with the Slovenian choir

See next post for the trip to Venice