The Texas Girls Choir - 1999 Long Tour Continues

1999 British Isles Tour

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Day 5 - Monday, July 12, 1999

Leaving London for York, England with a stop in Cambridge

Cambridge, England

Then we began our trip to York. On the way we stopped at Cambridge to do a little shopping. Then Debi got this kid’s address and name and told him if he ever came to America he could give us a call and the choir would take care of him. I thought that was really neat. Amanda Fuentes

On the bus to Cambridge

Quewing for the bathroom!

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The Park in Cambridge

Walking the Streets of Cambridge

We love to shop!
The Texas Girls' Choir shopping, shopping, and shopping...then lunch at McDonald's

Then we had lunch at a local Micky D’s (McDonald’s). After we ate we left Cambridge and headed for York. It was a long ride, and a really good time to write letters in your diary. Catherine Weber

McDonald's at Cambridge

Getting a nap on the bus trip to York
Samantha Lau and Amanda Fuentes

You want to know how long the drive was? Six hours! Kathryn Kuczaj

Plenty of time to sleep and the bus driver, a different Steve played the radio. The bus was singing, including Mrs. Satterfield! Jennifer Mitchell

We met our Homestays in York

This is where we will meet our homestays
British Sugar Parking Lot - our meeting place for our homestays

When we got to York we met our homestay. His name was Douglas. Eight people stayed at our house. And everybody else was in the same neighborhood. Kathryn Kuczaj
Our homestays all belonged to some church. Samantha Sleadd

Ruth Bryant and Winter Vasquez meet their homestay
10 girls stayed in his home

My homestays’ names were Mr. and Mrs. Platt. Tey had 2 adorable daughters. One was 5 and her name was Georgie. She came with Mrs. Platt to pick me up. She was so sweet. Thenthere is a 1 year old. She didn’t talk that much. Sarah Miller
(our homestay) rented us a taxi and Layne went with us to 23 Old Man Court. Her name was Brenda Smith and she was a widow with 2 daughters away from home. Brenda is hosting another girl from Spain named Maria!
Lindsay Power

When we got to their home we found that they had 2 other girls staying in their home. One was Spanish and the other was French.
Laura Hagen
I met my host family Alice Maud, an older lady, a widow. Our home stay baked us cookies and muffins and cake and cupcakes - oh she was so very nice I like her. Alyssa Harrison
We got to her (our homestay) house and she had Lasagna for us. She has a daughter 17 and she also has a son who is 16. On our street there are 4 more girls. We all played twister and hide and seek after dinner. Sara Pitts

Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Baker for letting us stay in your home

Kaitlin Cramer, Megan Starkey and their homestay host

Me and Caitlin’s homestay was Mr. and mrs. Baker. They were keeping 3 other girls . . . 2 from Spain and 1 from France. Mrs. Baker made chicken, peas, and french fries.
Megan Starkey

I loved my homestay a lot - her yard is filled with flowers - it is nice, so I gave her some Texas flowers to put in her yard. Brittany Trobaugh
Our hostess’s name was Joyce. She had 2 adult sons, Dave and Roy. Then we went with other girls that were staying in neighborhood houses. Samantha Lau

We played red rover and talked to a whole bunch of people who lived in that neighborhood and we played lot and lots of cool games. Catherine Weber
Thrisey (Three-sa) was the mom of two young kids - one was 5 years old, the other was 1. They had a dog who really liked me - every time I cam through he would jump on me. Lori Kreger

Stephanie and I were staying together but our homestay dumped us so I stayed with Ruth, Valerie, Kathryn, Winter, Stephanie, Jennifer, Catherine, Abby and Kade. Stephanie Darbo
His name was Douglas. He was very, very nice. He had a lot of rooms in his house and he kept 10 girls. So when it was time to give our family gifts he had a lot. Stephanie Fisher

We heard Valerie, Katherine, Winter, Ruth, Steph, Catherine, Jennifer, Abby, Kade and Stephanie playing red rover so we went outside to play w/them - on the way home we got lost. Anyways when we got home we went to bed. Marissa Reyes
I think a few people didn’t go to bed on time but I don’t know - I wasn’t at their homestay - how would I know???? Rachel Tyler

Day 6 - Tuesday, July 13, 1999

Our first full day in York, England

The Novotel Hotel, York

While we were at our homestays the adults were at a hotel. But Joe Klein and Darrell Kennedy were homestay roommates. Alyssa Harrison

The bus took us to the hotel the adults stayed at . . . after putting our stuff in a chaperone’s room, we took a walking tour by groups of the city. Lindsay Power
And on the bus we had a lot of fun by playing cards and singing songs. Kade Stevens
I found out that the (homestay) wife couldn’t drive so we walked to the parking lot - it was a nice morning to walk - I didn’t mind. Karissa Torrez

On the bus to tour the city of York, England

Our Tour Guide, David

We left with our tour guide David to tour the city of York. Catherine Weber
Our guide had really hairy eyebrows and nostrils and ears. It was nasty but we saw a lot of cool things. Marissa Reyes
It was like an hour and a half tour of York. Stephanie Fisher

I never knew a little town could have so much history. That morning our homestays had packed us a sack lunch and we ate it on the steps of York Minster. then we went shopping and boy did I make deals on all the stuff I bought. Alyssa Harrison
Winter, Ruth, Kathryn and I chased some pigeons. Valerie Burton

Outside the El Piano Shop, York
Joe Klein, Samantha Sleadd, Mr. Gilley, Marissa Reyes,
Mrs. Holland, Megan Starkey, Catherine Weber,
Valerie Burton, Alison Johnson,Stephanie Fisher, Rachel Cleveland, Kathryn Kucjaz, Ruth Bryant, Stephanie Darbo,
Winter Vasquez, and Sara Pitts

St. Peters Church, York

We took a walking tour of york Minster. Inside there was a room that when someone spoke it would echo. It was rather interesting. We shopped awhile and I bought a plate with York Minster on it. Samantha Lau

Top Row: Catherine Weber, Marissa Reyes, Samantha Sleadd Second Row: Kathryn Kuczaj, Megan Starkey, Ruth Bryant, Valerie Burton
Third Row: Stephanie Fisher, Rachel Cleveland, Alison Johnson, Stephanie Darbo
Bottom Row: Winter Vasquez, Sara Pitts

Top Row: Samantha Sleadd, Catherine Weber, Megan Starkey, Valerie Burton, Alison Johnson, Marissa Reyes
Middle Row: Ruth Bryant, Stephanie Darbo, Kathryn Kuczaj, Winter Vasquez
Bottom Row: West Minster Abby Tour Guide, Sara Pitts, Rachel Cleveland, Stephanie Fisher

It (York Minster) was gorgeous! It had so many paintings, pictures, sculptures, & crafts.
Rachel Cleveland
We sang informally at Minster Cathedral. That church is HUGE! Samantha Sleadd

Waiting for lunch

We waited outside of St. Peter's Church, York for our sack lunches

Gathering outside of St. Peters Church

Waiting for lunch on the church steps

We saw Clifford’s tower where, tragically, around 150 Jews were killed, either by suicide or a MOB!!! How sad! Lindsay Power
We saw the old city walls. Sara Pitts
We saw “Mad Alice Street” we all got a picture of it. Stephanie Darbo

Shopping in York

Mrs. Satterfield and Mrs. Gilley leaving a local bar!

Then we went into the city - there was a guy playing a harp-like thing. He played a couple of songs for us, we sang then - it was fun. We also went into a dungeon which was creepy and cool. Amanda Fuentes
He had two dogs that sat by him that were really cute....
Then some of us went to the Dungeon of York. It was disgusting but kind of fun.
Catherine Weber

Concert at St. Columbia's Reform Church

Then we went to the hotel and had dinner, then changed and went to the concert. We sang a full concert, then went home to our host families. Lindsay Power

St. Columba's Church

Joe Klein and Sam Gilley

St. Columba's United Reform Church, York, England

St. Columba's

After the performance Alice Priddy came down and said Mrs. Carter wanted to see me. At first I thought I was in trouble. Actually it was a man who wanted to know if I spoke the Chinese language he knew, but I didn’t so that was simple. What a relief! (I wasn’t in trouble after all!) Samantha Lau

Brittany Trobaugh, Amanda Fuentes, Rachel Tylet, Winter Vasquez

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