Yes, we're back

Hi Rick. Yes, we're home.

My former really good friend, Rick, tweaked me in his blog about not posting that we actually arrived in the U S of A, following my post that we were on our way. Well, we did get back just fine and dandy and suffered few ill jet lag effects. Thanks for asking.

I actually procrastinated the announcement of our return, hoping that I could put up a Flickr slideshow of my pictures. However the culling of the pictures hasn't yet been finished and the immediate opportunity to blog about getting back slipped out of reach. The slideshow is still coming so stay tuned. If you want to see all 1000 plus pictures (and those are only mine, not including the kids') you can drop on by the house and plan for staying for a few ... days.

(By the way, does anyone know of a way to force Flickr to order pictures in the way you prefer?)

The trip was all I hoped it would be and more. Best was singing in the old Austrian and Swiss churches with the choir in tip top form. I've never sung in churches with such favorable acoustics and maybe I never will again. Best was getting a Liechtenstein country stamp in my passport. (Okay kids, how big is Liechtenstein?) Best was walking on the shores of Lake Luzern (Lucerne) on a postcard picture perfect day. Best was eating a delicate Swiss pastry and drinking a strong coffee while sitting next to the fountain in the public square. Best was clowning around with the family at the Sound of Music filming locations. Best was the choir singing Let Thy Holy Presence (Tschnesnokov) in the Marble Hall in Mirabell Palace in Salzburg, the same place Mozart and his children performed. You get the idea.