Tag: Essen
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Spending Time With Family
Read more: Spending Time With FamilyWhile spending time in Essen with our family we did many fun things with our cousin Sophia who speaks German. Some of the activities we did were going to “Tree 2 Tree”, mini golf and hanging out at home. Tree 2 Tree Tree 2 Tree is an obstacle course high up in the trees where…
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A Night At The Opera!
Read more: A Night At The Opera!Having gone on the backstage tour at the Essen Opera House, we were really excited to see a performance there. We saw the opera “Cosi fan Tutte” by Mozart with Uncle Soto, Tante Gisela, and my cousin Sophia. I had never heard of this opera before and I was excited to see it. Since the…
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The Essen Opera House-Behind the Scenes
Read more: The Essen Opera House-Behind the ScenesWe were given the chance to go on a behind the scenes tour of the Essen Opera House with our Tante Gisela, Uncle Soto and our cousin Sophia. It is a beautiful building designed by Alvar Aalto. The Lobby In the lobby we learned that Alvar Aalto designed the building to represent waves and nature. It…
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An Artist’s Dream University
Read more: An Artist’s Dream UniversityWhile we were staying with our Uncle Soto and Tante Gisela, they took us to Folkwang University in Essen, Germany, where Uncle Soto worked as a music professor, specializing in opera, for 25 years. It was really special to see it with him so he could give us the inside scoop on the things that…
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Concert Night at the Papoulkas House!
Read more: Concert Night at the Papoulkas House!What a night! After my aunt prepared a fabulous dinner and dessert, uncle Soto’s music student, Dimitri, said he would play and sing a few songs for us. It wasn’t long before we heard beautiful piano music and singing coming from the living room. We all made our way to listen to him play, and for…