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VII. Special-Interest Trips, Visits and Expeditions

The 1992 rotel expedition to Italy. The group
in the Piazza Santa Croce, Florence.

A visit to the distillery at Dalwhinnie, Scotland
(the 1997 expedition).

Two participants in the 1997 expedition on a foggy top of Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain.

Bustle on board a rotel = rolling hotel (the 1997 expedition).

Members od the Society often negotiate the summit of Lovoš Hill in the Bohemian Mid-Mountains, Czech Republic.
One foreign colleague once called the Czech Handel Society a 'Handel Travel Agency'. Though said with a pinch of salt, these words were not far from the truth - the group travel activities go far beyond anything expected by such a special-interest association.

The most interesting local trips included: 1st Concert at Náměšť nad Oslavou Stately Home (14.-16. 6. 1991); 'Johann Rudolf Chotek (1748-1824) and his Relations to the Works by George Frideric Handel' (12. 10. 1991); 'Easter with Handel 1992', Malá Skála, near Turnov (17.-20. 4.); 'The South-West Moravian Castles and Stately Homes, and their Music History' (11.-13. 9. 1992); celebrating the 308th anniversary of Handel's birth, Zákupy stately home (19.-21. 2. 1993); 'Touring the Spring-Time Bohemian Mid-Mountains with the Czech Handel Society' (13.-15. 5. 1994); celebrating the 311th anniversary of Handel's birth, Zákupy stately home (23.-25. 2. 1996); 'Rodrigo' & 'The South-West Moravian Castles and Stately Homes, and their Music History' (18.-19. 5. 1996 ); 'Masters of European Music at Brtnice' (29. 6. 2002).

Of special importance are the foreign rotel expeditions: 'Touring Handel Locations in Italy' (3.-16. 11. 1992); 'Touring Handel Sites in England and Ireland' (2.-20. 9. 1994); the Venice Carnival (24.-27. 2. 1995); 'Mainland Greece and Crete - Mythology, Arts and History' (27. 10.-17. 11. 1995); 'Spain and Portugal - History, Arts and Nature' (12.-29. 10. 1996); 'Northern England and Scotland - Nature, People and History' (19. 8.-3. 9. 1997).

Short-time work and rest stays are always popular at the village cottage in Ohařice, close to Jičín, East Bohemia, which since 1985 has served as a reliable base for frequent meetings of the Society's members and guests.