Tour wrap-up!

Hi all! To everyone still reading the blog, thank you for your patience! I got back to the US and the jet lag got to me.  The last two days of the trip were just for us, and we were able to get a little more leisure time underway before leaving this beautiful country! 

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THE SKOCJAN CAVES

Our day started early, with a bus trip to Slovenia. Just over Italy's border sits the Skocjan caves, one of the largest known underground cave systems in the world. The Reka River (known as the Timavo River on Italy's side) has carved away this cave for millenia and has been inhabited by various life forms since prehistoric times. The explored length of the caves is 6,200 meters (20,300 feet), and in some areas it spans as wide as 700 meters (2296 feet). ​

For safety reasons, we were not allowed to take any photos in the cave. But we were allowed to sing, and Nic became the 15th student conductor of the trip when he conducted "Fall" with the full choir. ​

Exploring trieste

After that, we traveled to the town of Trieste for a guided walking tour. It started in the Cattedrale di San Giusto Martire, or the Trieste Cathedral, completed in 1320.

After an overview of the art in the cathedral, the students were allowed to sing here too! Check out this video of Chamber Choir singing Adoramus Te in the space!

After the church, our guide led us from landmark to landmark on our way to our destination for dinner. The lightning storm that ensued on the bus ride home was WILD. And Ethan decided that the natural thing to do would be to blast AC/DC's 'Thunderstruck'.
Check out his video of the event here.

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Beach day, and the trip home

Our last day was spent at the beach town of Grado, thirty minutes out from Gorizia. We bought last-minute souvenirs, and lounged at the beach for a good six hours before heading back to the hotel for the final round of senior speeches. Final goodbyes were had, and we boarded our plane. Some of us did, at least! A good amount of our singers hung back to spend additional time overseas. 

Thank you to everyone who has followed along on this adventure! It has been a joy reading your comments and messages, and sharing this adventure with you.

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