David Kellam

Where have all the vowels gone
Long time passing?
Where have all the vowels gone
Long time ago?
Where have all the vowels gone?
Gone to Denmark every one!
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Out of the consonants and into the vowels, our journey has taken us to Denmark; a land where even the locals tell you not to bother learning their language!

I am billeted with James again, with a lovely couple in a small town just out of Toftlund (something starting with A – I’m such an observant traveller!). Alice speaks excellent English and Deutsch. Her best friend Annie is an English teacher. Adit and Hindzy are staying with her. Yesterday she needed to go to the dentist, so we took a half-day trip to Germany. It is apparently much cheaper there. Whilst there, Jim and I found a giant Chess Set. Unfortunately no transfer chess was had, but we did have a game, which I (probably customarily) lost.

Last night we sang in Toftlund to a familiar audience. Jacob sang 3 pieces (very well) and we finished with the Hammerschmidt Freuet Euch as an encore.

After the concert, we enjoyed the customary Nachspiel (or whatever the Danes call it – ours used the German) at which small group music was performed. It was 2 years beforehand that Fresco first performed, so Kass and Zoe were celebrating that.

We went home quite early – our billets seemed tired and eager to leave. I guess that stopped us consuming too much wine

This morning was spent sleeping in – aaaah, the luxury . Jim went for a ride in the afternoon, whilst I stayed back and spent time talking on the phone, MSN and burning my photos. Very relaxing. There was only one bike and it was too hot to do anything anyway :p

We sing tonight in Ribe; in the oldest cathedral in Denmark. I have visited it and the town previously in 2001, whilst staying with Cindy and Lucy with a lovely elderly couple. I recall the tower’s excellent view over the town, and its numerous stairs. I should climb them again for fitness’ sake (but won’t :p)

People appear to still be getting on well. Hopefully I will be able to upload some photos soon. Unfortunately, I have been stuck with fairly primitive internet connections thus far. I hope Lauingen changes this! (It should also provide excellent beer and sausages!)

Mood: subjunctive (groan)
Music: The wheels on the bus…
Food: apparently I write too much about this – it’s only because I was expecting Polish food to be terrible and it wasn’t. No, I am not obsessed! :p
Business: almost sorted
Looking forward to: signing up for an unlimited GPRS data plan upon my return!

DRK

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