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Tuesday, December 29, 1998

What we did more of than anything else in the first 36 hours is sit and wait. Flight groups 1 and 2 received an added bonus excursion at no charge Monday. Yes, we got to visit beautiful Saginaw, Michigan last night! Well, so all we did was sit on the plane while it was refueled after being diverted to Saginaw because of bad weather in Detroit. We eventually connected with our flight to London and were actually only an hour or so late in landing.

Wednesday, December 30

This morning was free time free for students and chaperones to do some sight-seeing. After lunch, we rehearsed at St. Paul’s Church. We returned to the hotel for dinner, changed clothes, and returned to St. Paul’s to perform. We had an extremely proud group of chaperones and a band director who was more than proud. The students performed magnificently and were the hit of the program.

Thursday, December 31

This morning we boarded our buses for a bus tour of London. Along the way, we saw all of London’s favorite attractions and learned quite a bit about the city’s history. At the end of the tour we continued on to the village of Windsor for a tour of the village and of Windsor Castle, which is the week-end country home of the Queen. The level of luxury and the element of history that we experienced on this tour was simply beyond belief. In an hour, we’re off to another hotel for a giant New Year’s Eve party. The morning starts early tomorrow as we move to the line-up area for the beginning of the world’s largest street parade.

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The band woke up at six thirty this morning to get ready to march in the London New Year's Day Parade. We had a wonderful time at the parade, and our performance Wednesday night is the talk of the town. Below, you can find links to some pictures taken of the band in the parade.

Pictures!!!

Sights:

Big Ben	Big Ben 2	Saint Paul's Cathedral
Westminister Abbey	Tower Bridge and River Thames	Tower Bridge and River Thames, as seen from the base of the Tower of London
Saint Paul's Church at Hammersmith; the concert venue	Saint Paul's Church-- again	Outside the gate of Windsor Castle, the summer home of the queen
A tower at Windsor Castle	More of Windsor Castle	The beautiful English weather, as seen from the base of Windsor Castle
Stonehenge-- the most famous pile of rocks in the world.	Stonehenge 2	Stonehenge 3
Stonehenge 4	Buckingham Palace	People lining the streets outside Buckingham Palace, in order to see the Changing of the Guard
Changing of the Guard	Changing of the Guard 2	Changing of the Guard 3
Changing of the Guard 4	Changing of the Guard 5	Changing of the Guard 6
Changing of the Guard 7	Tower of London	Inside the Tower of London
Tower of London	Ancient city of Bath	Bath2

Us being tourists:

Cheers	Jacob Bagley with "Flat Stanley"	Carrie Hale and Kim Young, on a tour bus	One of our tour buses-- the one that worked.
Outside Windsor Castle	Riding the "Tube"	Outside Buckingham Palace	Beside the guard at Saint James Palace
More people beside the guard at Saint James	Mr. Cowne	Leaving.... on a jet plane	On the phone
Entertainment while waiting for flight from Hartsfield to Detroit: story time	In back of Saint Paul's Cathedral	Across the street from the tower of London	Waiting for the "tube"
Outside a tube station	The exits are designated by signs that read: "Way Out"	In front of Windsor Castle's Central Tower	Mind the Gap

The Parade:

A parade balloon	A British marching band	A dancer	The front of the Red Regiment
Woodwinds	Clarinets and drums	Drums and trumpets	Trumpets, French Horns, Tubas, and Saxes.
tubas and color guard	color guard	End of the Red Regiment-- more color guard	a bagpipe band
Salem High School Marching Band, from Salem High School, Georgia	Sesame Street's "Snuffy"	A miniature train, running on actual steam	A giant sunflower

Rehearsal inside Saint Paul's Church at Hammersmith:

Rehearsal 1	Rehearsal 2	Rehearsal 3	Rehearsal 4
Rehearsal 5	Rehearsal 6	Rehearsal 7	Rehearsal 8
Rehearsal 9	Rehearsal 10	Rehearsal 11