Sphinx Chamber Orchestra Tour

This is my first tour with the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra and it's certainly been an adventure. Many wouldn't consider Elyria, OH or Bravard, NC to be exciting or exotic places but such small towns in America are what make tours colorful.
For example, the best sushi I've had in my life was at a small town shopping mall in Elyria. So good, in fact, that I went all of three times while there culminating in what was possibly the best hibachi show I could have imagined. Also while in Bravard I visited the Biltmore estate, former residence of the Vanderbilt family. The home was epic in its proportion and the grounds themselves were breathtakingly beautiful.
Possibly the most unexpected aspect of the tour so far has been the hospitality we've encountered while on the road. Being away from home for so long can be very difficult for a lot of people and so it makes all the generosity of the presenters and all those who've hosted us at their homes that much more special.
The tour hasn't been without a few hiccups, however. The Hotel was about as nightmarish to a New Yorker as Jason on Friday the 13th. Dark, dirty, and infested with bedbugs the Hotel was anybody's worst dream, but thanks to Andre and Nick we were out of there and at a new hotel in under an hour. A truly heroic feat considering it was 11:00 pm on a Friday in a college town.
We are now headed back to New York which is home to me and I'm excited to show some of the out of towners a good time and true New York experience. And the band plays on.