This morning we had to have our bags down for the coach at 7:40. It's 19:52 and we are back on the bus continuing our journey to Dresden.
In between we have had a unique day. First, this is the one day on tour that we haven't played at all. Our instruments have been locked under the coach all day.
It took us two hours to drive from Copenhagen, Denmark to Gedser, Denmark. Upon arriving in Gedser our excellent bus driver, Bosse, checked us in for the ferry ride to Rostock, Germany.
We had to wait about an hour for the ferry which pulled in, unloaded quickly and then loaded us back just as quickly. After the coach was parked we had to go upstairs on the ferry for the hour and forty-five minute crossing. During the crossing we had a chance to relax, have lunch, shop and enjoy the out of doors.
At the appointed time we all returned to the bus and the ferry unloaded in Germany just as quickly as it had in Denmark.
Because we lost our equipment truck all of our instruments were packed under the bus. Our personal luggage was packed in the back seats of the bus. That meant we lost quite a few seats.
To remedy that our German hosts sent a mini van to meet us in Rostock. We were able to put all of our suitcases into the mini van and they have gone directly to Dresden while we proceeded to Berlin.
We arrived in Berlin around 16:45 and were met by the DCs wife and the corps officer. The corps officer acted as our tour guide taking us to see the Brandenberg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, the balcony JFK spoke his famous line and the Reichstag. These were many places I never imagined being able to visit prior to the ending of the Cold War in 1989.
Following the tour we went to the Army where we had a really nice dinner.
Now we are back on the bus again heading another 2.5 hours down the road to Dresden where we will be on duty tomorrow. It just happens that our visit coincides with a visit by President Obama. Could be interesting.
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