Italy Part II Pisa: A City of Music, Dining, Harp Guitars, and A Once Leaning Tower!

Posted on July 2, 2013 by John Doan

I’ve been taking you on a journal tour of European Tour 2013. So far we’ve revisited our arrival and adventures in Paris, played with fast cars and harp guitars in Le Mans, and exploring more of the french countryside with castles, toys, and of course more harp guitars. After having our fun in France entertaining all with story and song, we moved on to Florence, Italy. The next part of this journal tour of Europe revisits Pisa, Italy, for more concerts, great food, and harp guitars – oh, and a once leaning tower.

After performing in Florence I took a train to Pisa. It is the local custom to not look at each other on the train.

International guitarist and rising star Andrea Valeri invited me to come and record with him on his latest CD project (he is very proud of the monument that was erected as a tribute to his first initial).
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Italy Part 1: Florence: The City of Passion for Life and Harp Guitars

Posted on June 30, 2013 by John Doan

Once in Venice we took a Ferrari looking high speed train to Florence. The city is simply eye popping and a photographer’s paradise.

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John Doan Tour in France Part III: An Ancient Castle, A Toy Museum, and Harp Guitars

Posted on June 28, 2013 by John Doan

So far in this journal of my European Tour 2013, we’ve revisited our adventures in Paris and played with fast cars and harp guitars in Le Mans. Now we’re visiting an ancient castle, toy museum, and more playing with harp guitars.

The next leg of the tour brought me to the northeast of France into the Alsace region on the border or Germany and Switzerland. This is a lush green expanse of mountains and rivers littered with scores of small rustic villages. It is here where Yaouen lives with his family in the shadow of ancient castles and winding rivers.

He invited me to the small village of Ribeauvillé where some of the people still dress as they did one thousand years ago.
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John Doan Tour in France Part Two: Paris – Le Mans – Fast Cars and Harp Guitars

Posted on June 24, 2013 by John Doan

After Paris we drove to Le Mans, a city known for car racing, ancient buildings and doors, obscure building regulations, and now for hosting the first International Festival for the Harp Guitar.