As mentioned last week, I wanted to devote this post to pictures I took in Europe and some concluding thoughts about the tour. So without further ado, here are some pictures to help you get a visual of things I saw and experienced. (Click on each for a larger version). And I just want to express, again, how grateful I was for the opportunity to go and share the light of Christ, through music, with so many people in Europe.
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| Getting off the plane during a layover in Amsterdam |
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| Our hotel at our first stop, Berlin |
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| The Brandenberg Gate in Berlin |
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| Reichstag building in Berlin--historic government building |
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| A uniquely designed holocaust memorial |
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| A fun souvenir shop and a currywurst shop (Berlin) |
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| One view of the Berlin Wall - the wall and below it |
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| People just chillin' in the evening hours by the river (Berlin) |
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| Another view of the Wall |
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| A giant modern spire on top of the Reichstag (Berlin) |
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| Our first performance at the Berlin Philharmonie |
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| Inside the Philharmonie starting a sound check |
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| Another view of the Philharmonie |
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| Before our concert. Siope, Dennis (my great roommate), and me |
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| Going to the restroom costs money! |
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| One of the MANY outdoor restaurants/cafes (Munich) |
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| A plate someone ELSE ordered. Ick! |
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| A friend, Ryan Withers |
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| Our second concert, at the Meistersingerhalle (Munich) |
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| Dennis, Ben, and I enjoying the very yummy Magnum bar |
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| Outside a Nazi indoctrinization building (Nuremberg) |
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| A church member's unique bike (look close)! |
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| Exit of a parking lot--trying to get one of those perspective shots |
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| Site of a Nazi base camp. This shows THEN... |
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| ...and this shows TODAY (Nuremberg) |
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| Another view of the Meistersingerhalle |
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| Dennis and I took a run through an old cemetery (Munich) |
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| The famed Glockenspiel on the Marienplaz (Munich) |
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| Not sure you'd see a row of these sold in the US :) |
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| A view of the Marienplatz (central shopping area) |
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| Some guys dressing up in traditional clothing |
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| The Graggenauer Viertel (mansion for the once elite royalty) |
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| Beautiful gardens within Vienna |
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| Votive Church seen from the center of Freud Park (Austria) |
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| Hmmm, what's that poster in the background? |
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| Where we ate dinner in Vienna. Yes, we were spoiled |
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| The Musikverein - famous concert hall we performed at in Vienna |
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| Some musicians in a restaurant (Munich) |
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| Good friend Ryan Bateman and I having dinner (Munich) |
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| Site of the Munich Olympic park |
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| Olympic swimming venue |
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| Some locals we met at the concert in Vienna |
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| Gorgeous lake near Nueschwanstein Castle (outside Munich) |
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| Valley near Nueschwanstein Castle |
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| Nueschwanstein Castle |
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| Nueschwanstein Castle in the background |
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| Another valley near the castle. Pretty country! |
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| Where we performed our 3rd concert - the Hallenstadion (Zurich) |
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| Outside the Hallenstadion in Zurich |
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| A side street in Zurich |
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| Another view within the Hallenstadion (famous hockey arena) |
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| A Hallenstadion employee helping with the concert |
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| We found the filming site of one of the scenes from Willy Wonka! (in Munich) |
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| Our concert venue in Frankfurt - the Jahrhunderthalle |
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| Inside the Jahrhunderthalle |
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| Closer view of the Jahrhunderthalle |
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| Just returned from seeing off-the-beaten-path areas next to this hall |
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| Click to zoom in and see who's performed at this famous hall |
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| A photo before the concert at the Jahrhunderthalle |
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| The Heildelberg Castle in the distance (outside Frankfurt) |
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| Part of the Heildelberg Castle |
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| A view of Heidelberg from the top of the castle |
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| Our tour guide for the castle. A very sweet lady. |
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| Dennis and I had fun almost being devoured at the German Film Museum (Frankfurt) |
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| Our performance hall in Brussels |
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| Our performance hall in Brussels |
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| A poster in the lobby of the hall |
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| The Grand Palace (I think) in the main square in Brussels |
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| Had to try a Belgian waffle in Belgium! Yummm |
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| Some canal boats in Amsterdam |
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| A canal in Amsterdam |
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| Locating one of the oldest homes in Amsterdam |
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| Ah! A yummy crepe dinner. |
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| Had to try McDonalds to see how it compared to back home |
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| One of the oldest windmills near Amsterdam |
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| The "Oude Kerk" or "Old Church" - founded in the year 1213! |
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| Some stained glass in the Old Church |
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| Outside the performance hall in Rotterdam |
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| The De Doelen where we performed. The acoustics were incredible. |
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| In some main city plaza in Rotterdam. Not quite sure about the baby structure. |
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| Our sound check at the De Doelen. |
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| Lining up to go on stage |
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| Outside view of the De Doelen |
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| Welcome to France! |
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| A group of us having dinner at the Paris hotel |
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| Notre-Dame Cathedral. Incredible. |
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| Another view of the Notre-Dame Cathedral |
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| One of several Eiffel Tower shots |
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| This was taken after a group shot of the choir and orchestra |
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| We did some filming for the Paris Temple open house, forthcoming |
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| Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur |
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| Sainte-Chapelle. Incredible stained glass detail. |
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