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Random thoughts from random tourists about what is good and what is not:

Good
  • Patting a pony or two

  • Red Phone boxes
  • From the trebles - not having to sing Evensong, which was because the Lay Clerks sang it
  • From the Lay Clerks - singing Evensong
  • Squirrels
  • Interesting doors
  • Being in Chichester Cathedral 
  • The music
  • Marc Chagall window



Not

  • A flickering lamp in the treble row of the Choir Stalls
  • Being super tired
  • Long plane flights
  • Wrangling trebles who need to stay up so they can overcome their jet lag
More later...

Cxx


Comments

  1. UnknownDecember 29, 2019 at 10:52 PM

    I appreciated the random thoughts. Jet lag ... ugh! Plays havoc with your physical well being, with your emotion and with your relationships with others. Blessed sleep! I'd be interested in random thoughts from Canterbury - the acoustic, the ambience of the Cathedral, any reactions from congregation members. Also, random thoughts from any of the non-choir people on tour. (Stuart L)

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