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![Large group photo in front of an ornate door in Prague]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750963345/grotonorg/nix6wmvdchotpzidvbjd/orig_news1339260_1367297.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750963345/grotonorg/nix6wmvdchotpzidvbjd/orig_news1339260_1367297.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750963345/grotonorg/nix6wmvdchotpzidvbjd/orig_news1339260_1367297.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1750963345/grotonorg/nix6wmvdchotpzidvbjd/orig_news1339260_1367297.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750963345/grotonorg/nix6wmvdchotpzidvbjd/orig_news1339260_1367297.jpg","width":1280}])
After a very successful concert we made a late night trek to Prague–allegedly the most beautiful city in Europe (but this remained to be seen).
![A poster advertising the Groton concert written in Czech]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750961874/grotonorg/dlasx1sx2hidbavf9xj5/large_news1339167_1367306.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750961874/grotonorg/dlasx1sx2hidbavf9xj5/large_news1339167_1367306.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750961874/grotonorg/dlasx1sx2hidbavf9xj5/large_news1339167_1367306.jpg","width":687}])
Halfway through our drive to Jindrichuv Hradec, we decided to leave Salzburg with a parting gift: DO RE MI acapella!
![A large group photo standing in a plaza in Salzburg with a caste on the hill behind]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750960570/grotonorg/l0g6qvjy3ku9ozykkeav/orig_news1339166_1367288.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750960570/grotonorg/l0g6qvjy3ku9ozykkeav/orig_news1339166_1367288.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750960570/grotonorg/l0g6qvjy3ku9ozykkeav/orig_news1339166_1367288.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1750960570/grotonorg/l0g6qvjy3ku9ozykkeav/orig_news1339166_1367288.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750960570/grotonorg/l0g6qvjy3ku9ozykkeav/orig_news1339166_1367288.jpg","width":1280}])
We watched as the hills became mountains and the urban Ljubljana disappeared into green.
![Students pose for a photo near an overlook of a lake and mountains]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750959281/grotonorg/ocmhjgq4zyxoidfwfbpa/orig_news1339164_1367279.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750959281/grotonorg/ocmhjgq4zyxoidfwfbpa/orig_news1339164_1367279.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750959281/grotonorg/ocmhjgq4zyxoidfwfbpa/orig_news1339164_1367279.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1750959281/grotonorg/ocmhjgq4zyxoidfwfbpa/orig_news1339164_1367279.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750959281/grotonorg/ocmhjgq4zyxoidfwfbpa/orig_news1339164_1367279.jpg","width":1280}])
One day to explore Bled was certainly not enough…
![Students pose for a picture in the Galleria Vittorio in Milan with it's tall, sloped glass ceilings]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750957404/grotonorg/gbuuwhye2wf1cnm0qphh/orig_news1339163_1367277.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750957404/grotonorg/gbuuwhye2wf1cnm0qphh/orig_news1339163_1367277.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750957404/grotonorg/gbuuwhye2wf1cnm0qphh/orig_news1339163_1367277.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1750957404/grotonorg/gbuuwhye2wf1cnm0qphh/orig_news1339163_1367277.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750957404/grotonorg/gbuuwhye2wf1cnm0qphh/orig_news1339163_1367277.jpg","width":1280}])
Admittedly, by the time we had all arrived at Ljubljana we were all EXHAUSTED. Fortunately for us, our tour guide had many dad jokes up his sleeve so that kept us on our toes as we explored the city of Ljubljana.
![Stalactites and stalagmites protruding from the walls of a cave]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750956641/grotonorg/p30bi44ouorgixp2y6ng/orig_news1339150_1367260.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750956641/grotonorg/p30bi44ouorgixp2y6ng/orig_news1339150_1367260.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750956641/grotonorg/p30bi44ouorgixp2y6ng/orig_news1339150_1367260.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1750956641/grotonorg/p30bi44ouorgixp2y6ng/orig_news1339150_1367260.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750956641/grotonorg/p30bi44ouorgixp2y6ng/orig_news1339150_1367260.jpg","width":1280}])
Somber, we bid Venice farewell and watched the city turn to tall trees and mountains.
![A gondolier standing on the front of a gondola]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750951075/grotonorg/e8c0fdhnyxn0pzfdxmpv/large_news1339145_1367252.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750951075/grotonorg/e8c0fdhnyxn0pzfdxmpv/large_news1339145_1367252.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750951075/grotonorg/e8c0fdhnyxn0pzfdxmpv/large_news1339145_1367252.jpg","width":720}])
Our excursion in Cremona came to an end and one long bus ride later we arrived at a hotel just outside of Venice.
![An Italian waiter teaches a student how to properly cut a pizza]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750950200/grotonorg/x0p4qkqq0yhyxfqdudif/large_news1339143_1367249.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750950200/grotonorg/x0p4qkqq0yhyxfqdudif/large_news1339143_1367249.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750950200/grotonorg/x0p4qkqq0yhyxfqdudif/large_news1339143_1367249.jpg","width":720}])
Cremona, home of Guarneri, Stradivari, and Amati.
![The student orchestra from behind performing in a venue in Milan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750947895/grotonorg/pxuiksekvpfeq6noxrha/orig_news1339137_1367236.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750947895/grotonorg/pxuiksekvpfeq6noxrha/orig_news1339137_1367236.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750947895/grotonorg/pxuiksekvpfeq6noxrha/orig_news1339137_1367236.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1750947895/grotonorg/pxuiksekvpfeq6noxrha/orig_news1339137_1367236.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750947895/grotonorg/pxuiksekvpfeq6noxrha/orig_news1339137_1367236.jpg","width":1280}])
Mr. T raised his hands. Each member of Groton’s orchestra looked up, poised and ready to play the first note…