Paris ~ Day One

Now departing. . . for Paris!

On my first day in Paris, I decided I was going to walk from my hotel to the Eiffel Tower. On the way I saw these interesting buildings:


I walked around a corner, and I spotted it for the very first time!

Protest! The Eiffel Tower is closed down due to a China vs Tibet protest. So I walked around the base, and took a few more shots.

Gaudi's Batllo House

In Barcelona, you can see many buildings designed by Antoni Gaudi. He was a leadeer in the Spainish Art Nouveau movement. On this day, I went to Gaudi's Batllo House which was buildt between 1905 and 1907.

There I am at the bottom of the stairs.

One last shot of the outside.

No trip to Barcelona would be complete without a trip the l'Ovella Negra, aka The Black Sheep. It's one of my favorite bars in the whole world. They serve three things, Sangria, Beer, and popcorn.

Oslo, Norway

When we were in Oslo, Norway we were very busy. Not to mention that it snowed a lot and it was bitterly cold. Also, when we thought things were expensive in Bergen, in the big city things got even more expensive. I only spent one day doing a little bit of sightseeing.

Here I am posing in front of the Henrik Ibsen statue. I was so annoyed that the muesum was closed because it was "season." Henrik Ibsen wrote one of my favorite plays, A Dolly's House. Here's the picture of the Nobel Peace Center. It's a museum about past winners and the man Alfred Nobel. It had really werid operating hours, and I didn't get a chance to go in. But I thought the building was nice.

Norway Bus Ride

When we moved from Bergen to Oslo we took an nine hour bus trip. Here's some photos of the views from the bus:

Here I am eating a hot dog in the snow at the bus stop.

Finally! Internet Strong enough! Pictures from Bergen, Norway

Now that I'm in Linkoping, Sweden I have a strong Internet signal. So to start, here's pictures from Bergen, Norway.

Here is the city square. Either side has lots of shopping on it. Here is historic Bryggen. These buildings date back to the 14th and 15th century. They are apart of the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. They are all made of wood and are located on the waterfront. Due to that, the buildings have a tendency to lean to the right. Check out that door frame!

Here's a few random shots around town:

After I take a nap, I'll get on posting more pictures!

Sitges,Spain; Paris, France and bad Internet

I have tried now for over an hour to post pictures from Norway. The Internet here just isn't strong enough to upload pictures.

After our three expensive weeks in Norway, we were put on a three week "break" in Sitges, Spain. It's a little beach town outside of Barcelona. We had a city in Norway cancelled, then something else happened. . . anyways it was cheaper for the company to put us up in Spain then to send us home.

Last week I took a mini-vacation for myself. I went to Paris, France by myself. I've always wanted to go to Paris, and I finally got to go. I had three sightseeing packed days all to myself, I took over 500 photos. I really want to post photos to show you what I've seen instead of just writing about it, but every time it starts to upload, it just times out. It's really quite annoying.

My first day in Paris I went to the Eiffel Tower, the Arch of Triumph, walked and shopped the Champs-Elysees, and strolled the grounds of the Louvre. On the second day, I went out to Versailles, then came back into the city and went to the Museum d'Orsay, plus a stop at the Eiffel Tower for a crepe. My last day in Paris was very busy. I started the morning by going up Eiffel Tower, then went over to Notre-Dame, then finished my day out by touring the many many rooms of the Louvre.

This upcoming week, which will be our last week in Spain before we go to Sweden, I plan on going into Barcelona to do some sightseeing. When the show was in Barcelona last year I had the flu and didn't get to see much. I hope to do some of the things I missed last year.

Let's hope for some good internet soon!

Freezing in Norway

I have spent the last few weeks here in Norway. Our first stop was a smaller town by the name of Bergen. It was really lovely. I have tons of pictures, but the Internet is so very slow right now that they will just have to wait for another day.

The highest temperature I have experienced since I got to Norway has probably been somewhere in the 20s, and we've seen plenty of snow.

Norway is SUPER expensive! The exchange rate is $1 American to $5 Norwegian. A value meal at McDonald's will run you about $20 American. A six-inch sub at Subway will run you about $11. Forget going to a bar to get a beer after work. . . . a single beer on tap is about $14. A 20 oz bottle of soda at 7-11 is about $5. A large two topping pizza. . . . $40.

We took a nine hour bus trip from Bergen to Oslo. It was a pretty drive, and I did take some pictures of the mountains. Our trucks with our stuff in it had a rougher drive. It took them 3 days to get here from Bergen. (In Europe, drivers are only allowed by law to drive 10 hours a day.) It was slow going for them through the mountains and snow.

Since our stuff was in trucking containers for 3 days, when I opened up some of my containers today at work. . . there were things that were frozen! I had to thaw the laundry detergent before I could wash anything today!

Here's another thing to giggle about. The hotel here in Oslo won't let us use the mini-bars. Normally we open up the mini-bars and take everything out and put our own stuff in it. . . but this one has them on lock down. So we are all hanging bags of groceries out the window! Standing outside the hotel, you can definitely tell which floor the Disney folk are on!

That's all for now, hopefully the Internet will speed up so I can upload some photos.

Old Town, Warsaw

Last Friday morning, I took some time to see Warsaw's Old Town.

Here I am posing in front of the Market Square:

Look the door to this Pub is as big as I am:
I love my long coat, it keeps me warm!

Snow Flurries in Warsaw

I've been back on tour for a little over a week now and things have been super crazy. . . and cold! Last week we were in Wroclaw, Poland. . . but things so were hectic trying to get the show back up and running that I didn't get to see Wroclaw.

We've been in Warsaw two days, and it started to snow during load-in!

That picture was taken without a flash, the next is with a flash!

Not very exciting for most of you, but I haven't gotten to play with snow since I was about 10 years old.

In other news, my ex-boyfriend Paul (the Dutch truck driver) is here. That has added a whole other level of stress to my life, because I honestly didn't think I would be seeing him again this European tour.

That's it for now, I hope to sight-see on Friday morning!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I got to spend another year at Hallmark on Valentine's day. . . and it wasn't that bad. While all the college aged girls were sad or upset because they were either working and couldn't be with their boyfriends, or didn't have one at all. . . . I was all smiles.

Today I came home to a package from best friend Sandy. She sent me a variety of Hello Kitty Las Vegas items, and a Minnie Mouse crown from her show. Mom made dinner, manicotti, yummmy! My parents bought me the Precious Moment I had been eyeing. It has a little girl helping Eeyore put his tail back on. . . . so cute! So me! (Since that's what I do!)

I'll be leaving again very soon, Saturday, February 23rd. So far, the schedule includes Poland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulagia, and Slovakia. I should return home at the end of June, just in time for my 10 year high school reunion!