Josh Departs For Europe

This afternoon Josh departed on a fifteen day European adventure. The photos include Josh with some of his high school friends. As his school has one of the strongest music programs in the northern Virginia and with broad parental means, their high school has one of the strongest contingents...they will almost be filling one bus in Europe.

The one young lady on Josh’s right is Stephanie who is his travel mate. She is a fellow trombonist (an excellent one too) and the co-section leader of the Trombone section of Oakton's marching band.

The aircraft is Josh’s flight. We were in the area when his plane was about to leave so we waited in the park by the airport to see him depart and to get this shot. When his flight passed overhead I found myself muttering with teary eyes, “goodbye Josh, have a great time." Our baby is off on an adventure that will be cherished not only because of where they are going, but that he is doing it with his friends and no parents at hand...clearly an "aha moment" that I speak about with my students.



Following is Josh' itenerary.

Sunday 16th – London, arrive and shopping in Windsor

Monday – London, concert, Trafalgar, changing of the guards, Whitehall

Tuesday – London, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s, Buckingham Palace, Parliament and Big Ben

Wednesday – 5:00 AM breakfast before trip to Dover and channel crossing to France

Thursday 20th – Paris, two concerts, Notre Dame, Seine River trip, Eiffel Tower

Friday – French village of Montmartre, Louvre

Saturday – travel to Switzerland

Sunday 23rd – Switzerland, swimming in Lake Geneva, Castle of Chillon, Rhone Valley, concert

Monday – Zermatt Switzerland and the Matterhorn

Tuesday - Austria, concert

Wednesday 26th - Innsbruck, concert

Thursday – 4:30 wake-up for day trip to Venice Italy before returning to Austria at 11 PM

Friday – Germany, Dachau, Rottenburg

Saturday 29th – Rottenburg Germany, concert

Sunday – 3:45 AM wake-up for return flights home