WEDNESDAY, SEPT 24 - THURSDAY SEPT 25, 2008

We are combining two days into one entry because the days are very similar. On Wednesday, Alexandria spent most of the afternoon at the hair dresser, and on Thursday, Erwin had his hair cut. They were two totally different experiences. Erwin went with Alexandria because the hair dresser who was recommended did not speak English, so he ended up trying to explain how she wanted her hair done. We think he had a little independent nature because it didn't exactly come out as she would have liked, but Erwin thought that it looked very good. You can judge for yourself.

The old Alexandria.

The new Alexandria.

On the way to the hairdressers, we went passed a shop on our block that, we think, deals with modern art. Notice the display on the window. What do you think?

On the way back, we passed a store that sells furniture. In the window they have the store name, " Do Ra Me So Fa". Do you see the play on words with the solfegge?

Thursday evening we went to yet another concert. There are dozens any given day and at least one choral concert, which is what we usually do. This was sung by the Les Petits Chanteurs de Lyon. It was a group of all males, the young boys were sopranos and altos, and the older (8 in number) were the tenors and the basses. They gave an excellent program of 14 motets, including two of my favorites by Bruckner. They also sang about a half a dozen more modern works, including "Les trois cloches" which some of you may recall being called The Jimmy Brown Song. The concert was given at the Foundation Eugene Napoleon chapel. If you are interested in an interesting story about the school, the web site can be obtained by clicking the link above. If you don't understand the French, at least look at the beautiful photos.