Today many girls checked something off their bucket lists: visit la Sagrada Familia. Famous for being seemingly forever under construction, it’s really something to experience in person. The immense detail is almost overwhelming to digest and the explanation behind the details was too much to take in with only 90 minutes to spend. Whatever religion the girls celebrate or don’t celebrate, I think we all agreed this was even more impressive than we expected.
After lunch on their own, we walked to la Palau de la Musica, an exquisitely elaborate concert hall where we got to do a pop-up concert! A great way to practice our Catalan in front of those who know it best. We were told a choir owned the 2,100 seat venue and I think we have some ideas to bring back for Mr. Fisher 😉
A bit of free time was followed by dinner where many girls tried new things and all the chaperones and staff were thrilled to find out this dinner was a big hit with almost everyone- still a few pizza die-hards in there (don’t worry parents- we’re working on it!). Of course, when served such a great dinner, if the wait staff asks for us to sing for them we have to oblige. Another round of “El Rossinyol” was received to “piel de gallina” or “goosebumps.” No higher praise than that!
Tomorrow we sing with the Tremolo Ensemble so we took a short bus ride to meet them a do a little rehearsing and sharing. They were so gracious and thrilled to meet us. We’re excited for our concert together tomorrow night!
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