Viking Today... 6/22

Looking at the itinerary, it looks like the boys will be spending their day in Sarreguemines. Maybe a good thing because from the official updates from Roger, it sounds like the boys are getting pretty worn out. Since I've already posted a bunch of links about Sarreguemines, I'll put a few other things up.

There's no pictures of the boys, but here's a listing of pictures that have been posted from Fête de la Musique all over France from yesterday.
Fête de la Musique

From the 19th, the American Women's Club of Luxembourg was advertising for the choir:
American Women's Club of Luxembourg

Also, here's the edited video from the TV performance they did. If anyone would like a copy of the video, I can email it to you, it's about 1.5mb and should fit in email just fine. Just drop a note in the comments and I'll make sure to get you a copy. Make sure to leave your email address in the comment so I know where to send it.


Tomorrow they change locations so, there should be more new links and info.

As an interesting aside... This blog has seen hits from 13 states and even hits from Australia (Hi Frank & Lindsay!)

Viking Today... 6/21

Today is National Music Day (Fête de la Musique) in France. It began in France in 1982 and has since spread to all sorts of other European countries. New York celebrated it for the first time in 2007. It emphasizes free music to be created and performed wherever possible. Here's an English description on the official homepage:
About Fête de la Musique

The boys will be visiting the town hall in Sarreguemines and then participating in the music festival by singing a small concert at a podium downtown.
Sarreguemines satellite photo with Pictures

The itinerary says they'll be visiting "pays de Bitche" Roughly translated that means, "countries Bitche" So, taking a little bit of a leap from there, I found a scenic town/area nearby Bitche, France. I'll assume it's something like saying "Lake Country" in Minnesota.

It's a short drive from Sarreguemines
Sarreguemines to Bitche

Here's the site of the official tourist office. It's in English with the oddly translated title, "Let you allure!"
Bitche Regional Tourist Office

Bitche view

One of the most stunning things in the Bitche region that I found from quick searching was The citadel of Bitche.
Aerial view of the citadel
This one really shows how it towers above the town
Elevated citadel

More of the citadel

Aside from the citadel, the hilly country and offers plenty of scenery itself.
Lonely bridge

The itinerary also says they'll be swimming in Bitche. There's a lake to the southeast of town. Maybe they'll be swimming there?
Bitche Satellite View

If anyone has anything to add, go ahead and post it in the comments area below.