Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

A new violin!

Right before we left Maryland for our trip to North Carolina, I exchanged my 1/2-sized violin for the next size up, a 3/4. Although the violin costs the same to rent, it is a better quality violin. I love playing it!

violin in hotel

I got to try it out first while practicing in the hotel room. Because it is larger, it is also louder. But nobody in the hotel complained!

Monday, January 11, 2010

Duke

My father's work has brought me to the Duke campus for a meeting.

Papa went to Duke for college.  He also started attending TIP, a summer program at Duke, when he was young and then when he was older, he taught there.  That was where he met my mother.

The campus has a lot of Gothic architecture. The chapel is huge!

duke chapel

Our hotel has a nice pool.  I really want to swim today!