e to the Ellwangen Basilika at 9:00 this morning to sing at the 9:30 church service. They sang BEAUTIFULLY! They pleasantly surprised the priest—he was smiling at the altar as he was preparing for communion. In fact, the boys even received a standing ovation from the congregation DURING the service (that has to be a first)!! It was quite incredible! Following the concert, we had a spaghetti lunch with a blackberry ice cream for dessert. We said our goodbyes to our gracious host and we hit the road!
We made one twenty minute rest stop near the Germany-Austria bor
der. We had authentic Bavarian Pretzels that were given to us by the families in Ellwangen, and let me tell you—they were SO good! We loaded the bus and continued on to St. Florian—we even drove through the city of Salzburg (birthplace of Mozart). We are hoping to have some time on Tuesday to stop in Salzburg to let the boys have some shopping time!
We arrived in St. Florian around 6, and the boys were immediately distributed into host homes. Tomorrow we’ll see more of the Monastery, here, in St. Florian—but for now we’re off for the night.
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