ITEC 2025 in Spain
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I’m now at the end of my 10 day trip to València, Spain to attend the
2025 International Tuba Euphonium Conference.
It has been a spectacular event. I have had a smile on face all week!
Below is my memoir of that event.
I left a week ago Sunday, in the evening on Iberia Airlines. It was an 11 hour, overnight direct flight to Madrid. I always have trouble sleeping on a plane but this on was especially aggravated by a (nice) little girl next to me who moved constantly in her sleep, kicking me every time. The Madrid Airport was one of the worst I nave ever experienced. Huge crowds and long lines everywhere, confusing signs and going through customs. My commuter line connection was what seems miles on the end of the airport. Even my boarding pass had the wrong gate...