Lucille and I were recently invited to join a group
from the stellar Verbier Festival on board of the ultra-luxurious MSEuropa cruise ship. The cruise went from Dubai to Istanbul, but we had to
get off at Sharm-el-Sheik because of prior commitments. It was our first cruise
ever. Being extremely prone to sea-sickness I never dreamed to go on a cruise,
but this opportunity seemed just too good to pass.
We joined a fantastic team of musicians on board, pianists
Yevgeny Sudbin, and his wife Sally Wei, violinist Sayaka Shoji,
violist David Aaron Carpenter and cellist Adrian Brendel. Verbier Festival
director, Martin Engstroem and his lovely wife, violinist Blythe Teh joined us
at the beginning of the cruise. The relationships you can create when stuck in
a place for a long time are nothing short of exceptional and we made some
wonderful friends.
The ship was fantastic, the sights stunning, but at the end
of the day, as it usually happens, it came down to friendship, playing
wonderful music together and simply just having a good old time.
For a link to my cruise pictures click here
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My goodness. Allessio, should you ever give up playing the piano, I'll bet there's a top flight job at the National Geographic waiting for you. The photos are exceptionally good.
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Looks like you really had fun with your friends. As always the photo was amazing..
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