We're landed in Bristol

After an interesting day of travel for many people, we have finally anchored ourselves in Bristol.  I don't think any one's flight was actually on time!  But we finally all met up at Heathrow around 9:45 and set off for Stonehenge.  It was, perhaps, one of their busiest days.  But the monument was still an astonishing thing to behold in the midst of an incredibly peaceful countryside.  We enjoyed a slow-paced audio tour on a day where the weather was pretty much perfect (sorry, Clevelanders!).  We had a quick lunch at Stonehenge while enjoying the local sheep grazing in the field and headed towards Bristol. 

Gorgeous views of the countryside rolled by our windows as we wound through a few small towns before driving through the huge town of Bath, where we'll sing our first concert on Wednesday.  Our wonderful tour guide, John, gave us a few teasers about the history of the town to whet our appetites for later this week - very interesting architecture, indeed. 

We finally arrived in Bristol, and after some virtuosic maneuvering by our excellent driver, Alan, we checked into our hotel  - The Grand by Thistle.  Very comfortable, very European style rooms.  That is code for small, but lovely.  After dinner we have the evening to ourselves.  I see a few pubs in our future!  Tomorrow, we take a walking tour of Bath and enjoy some free time before our true work begins on Wednesday - music, music, music!