Today, the only time the musicians and the shadow tour group were together was at the Old Town shopping area. There we all browsed the shops for souvenirs and trinkets. Lots of us found our way to KFC for a semi americanized lunch.
Musicians left to rehearse for tonight's concert while the shadows toured the silk carpet factory. We saw how carpets are designed, woven, trimmed and sculpted for texture. A couple of us even broke down and bought rugs to take home. Note the shot of Natalie atop a pile of round carpets... looks like a birthday cake topper... The students will see the silk factory tomorrow.
Watch for the fashion shot on Saturday... three of us got fitted this afternoon for custom tailored suits.
Students had dinner near the concert hall while the shadows had dinner at the hotel... Boring, you say? It was an unbelievable spread that at home would have been $40 or more per person. Crab, Sushi, and exquisite selections of salads, vegetables, fruits, main courses, dessert crepes, white chocolate fondue... no way to list it all. We'll be back tomorrow for dinner again.... oh darn.
The concert this evening was at the Lycentium Theater, an old French style theater that is decorated beautifully. The kids played to a sold-out crowd and performed beautifully. Only glitch was the two tuxes left in a hotel closet back in Beijing.... Cross your fingers that we get them back before crossing the pond. (a couple of well-placed prayers may help as well...)
Note the cool poster that was used to attract the crowd.
Off to bed for another busy day tomorrow....
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