Great day today









We have had a really busy day today starting this morning with a concert at Veres Peter High School in front of more than 300 pupils and teachers. We played really well and were cheered to the rafters by a respectful and enthusiastic audience. They especially loved the pop medley and we gave them an encore of Despacito which went down a storm. We were all asked for autographs at the end which made us feel a bit special! Hopefully, we will be able to post some videos of the performances soon.
After this, we went to some English classes to talk with their students. They surprised us with the high level of their English and we had some really interesting conversations throughout the morning.


After lunch at the school canteen, we took the train to Szentendre which is a beautiful and traditional Hungarian town on the banks of the Danube. We were given a guided tour by Georgie and then went off in groups to explore.


After this, we went back for an evening meal with he families who are all really lovely, friendly and generous.


Tomorrow we have a busy day preparing for the first joint concert with the guitarists over here.



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