Last weekend was the chosen weekend for the annual, legendary Christmas at Luther. This was the first time I had attended and it was so amazing! But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. I’ll start at the beginning with the ride up.
From where I live to Decorah it’s about a 2 hour ride, but the road conditions unfortunately weren’t the in the best shape so it took a little longer. When we finally arrived we checked into the hotel we were going to stay in that night so we wouldn’t have to get home around 1 in the morning. We then immediately went to the Luther campus where we picked up my brother who directed us to a restaurant called T-bock’s. I have no idea how they got their name, nor did my brother so were all at a loss on that subject. T-bock’s is kind of like a bar and grill place. They’re pretty good. After that we shopped around a little bit in downtown Decorah. Finally it was time for Christmas at Luther!
The whole thing was absolutely outstanding. The choirs were amazing as usual. If you don’t know much about Luther, they are known for their music program. Many people go there to get the best music education they can so it only makes sense they always sound amazing; even the freshman groups. I recognized a few of the songs that were performed throughout the concert but of course they were performed with more finesse. There was a point in the show where all the singers were on stage and some in the aisles and everyone was holding a candle. One guy, front and center, started with his candle burning. While they sang/ the orchestra played a song, they passed the light throughout all of the singers. The lights weren’t very dim so it didn’t quite have the effect it could have, but it was still really cool.
After the concert we went to a restaurant called Mabe’s. It’s an incredibly delicious pizza restaurant. You can get other things such as a burger or salad, but they are most well known by the locals as having really good pizza. I’d have to agree with the locals and say they had amazing pizza. We got taco and pepperoni. If you ever go to Decorah I would recommend it.
Our drive home the next day went much more smoothly. We got home in the two hours it usually takes us and everyone was safe and sound.
From where I live to Decorah it’s about a 2 hour ride, but the road conditions unfortunately weren’t the in the best shape so it took a little longer. When we finally arrived we checked into the hotel we were going to stay in that night so we wouldn’t have to get home around 1 in the morning. We then immediately went to the Luther campus where we picked up my brother who directed us to a restaurant called T-bock’s. I have no idea how they got their name, nor did my brother so were all at a loss on that subject. T-bock’s is kind of like a bar and grill place. They’re pretty good. After that we shopped around a little bit in downtown Decorah. Finally it was time for Christmas at Luther!
The whole thing was absolutely outstanding. The choirs were amazing as usual. If you don’t know much about Luther, they are known for their music program. Many people go there to get the best music education they can so it only makes sense they always sound amazing; even the freshman groups. I recognized a few of the songs that were performed throughout the concert but of course they were performed with more finesse. There was a point in the show where all the singers were on stage and some in the aisles and everyone was holding a candle. One guy, front and center, started with his candle burning. While they sang/ the orchestra played a song, they passed the light throughout all of the singers. The lights weren’t very dim so it didn’t quite have the effect it could have, but it was still really cool.
After the concert we went to a restaurant called Mabe’s. It’s an incredibly delicious pizza restaurant. You can get other things such as a burger or salad, but they are most well known by the locals as having really good pizza. I’d have to agree with the locals and say they had amazing pizza. We got taco and pepperoni. If you ever go to Decorah I would recommend it.
Our drive home the next day went much more smoothly. We got home in the two hours it usually takes us and everyone was safe and sound.
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