Thank for the music ABBA

Having previously been to most of the places offered on the ship's tours of Copenhagen we struck out on our own this morning.

I told Robert "I had a dream" so he made it happen yesterday. He took me back to the 70s and 80s in Stockholm with a visit to the ABBA Museum, 

We shared a taxi to the museum district with a couple of fellow passengers and found the line for the ABBA Museum. Thankfully I had pre-booked so we didn't have much of a wait to enter. 

These old ABBA fans highly recommend a tour to this site. We are still singing.

On the roof of the museum

We were lucky to get in.  Some fellow cruisers who went later couldn't get in as it was booked out.

Cabin where many songs were written

Recording studio

World tour program

Arrival - Album cover

Costumes

Arrival - Album cover

ABBA Souvenirs

I didn't know that Chess written was by ABBA members

I usually don't buy souvenirs but I purchased this cap to wear to the ABBA night on the ship.

Musicians in the Family

Lovely afternoon watching two grandchildren perform.

Culture at the Cathedral

At Christchurch Cathedral in Newcastle for a spot of culture (and to watch two grandchildren perform).

Awarded

Thrilled to be in the audience to see a granddaughter receive an award at her school's annual speech night at the Civic Theatre.

Both she and her brother played in the school orchestra at the event.

School Orchestra

Our French Horn player on the left

There's an app for that..

I am constantly amazed at the range of apps available for tablets today.

When my granddaughter grabbed her iPad for piano practice I said "Why do you need that?"  She hastily retorted that it helps with her scales ... and it does.

She uses "Awesome Playing" to select scales for practice.

What a day this has been.....

I blogged over on my genealogy blog about my activities until dinner time. It was a fabulous day.

On Sunday I mentioned to Mr Geniaus that I had never visited Royal Albert Hall; he agreed that it would be worth a visit so I had a look on their website to see if they ran any tours. Something else caught my eye, it was a notice of a concert tonight with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. As Mr Geniaus isn't too fond of classical music I thought the program of "Best of Broadway" would appeal to him. When he agreed to attend I didn't waste any time buying tickets.

Not only were we bowled over by the concert tonight but the atmosphere in this stunning building was electric. I took a couple of short videos to illustrate this but, as I am experiencing a few technical difficulties, I'll just post some happy snaps instead.

View from our box

All seated and ready

Ready, Mr Music

Singalong with the orchestra

A handsome organ

Like a fireworks display without the bang