http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/lizbird44/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from lizbird44 en-us Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:09:30 +0000 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:09:30 +0000 Day 13 Scotland 7th day of tour First full day of the Fringe FestivalAnother nice thing about being in the dorms was that we had access to a lounge area where we could all come togehter and talk. So in the morning we met and talked about the show that everyone saw the night before. We made a plan that everyone had to see at least 2 theatre performances a day and 1 performance of their choice http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-313279.html Day 12 Travel to Scotland 6th day of study tourYet again another early morning. We met for breakfast and made sure everyone was ready before taking the bus to the train station. Once there we waited for our train. We got on the train and I fell alseep for until an announcement came on that said there was complimentary WiFi Really I was so excited I woke up and got out my computer. That http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-313247.html Day 11 National Theatre Tour and King Lear at the Globe 5th day of study tourAfter group breakfast we headed to the National Theatre for our tour. It was a great tour. We got backstage of the three spaces and got to see the scene shop and prop shop. It is amazing the elements and space that that theatre has. The Olivier theatre the largest of them all was beautiful with itrsquos purpl http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-313238.html Day 10 StratfordUponAvon 4th day of study tourSo we woke up early I think we were at breakfast at 630 and on the bus by 7am for the two hour ride to Stratford. Most of us slept on the bus. Once we arrived we looked at the map to figure out where we had to meet our tour guide for the day. I am quite proud to say that I was able to figure it out Usually I donrsquot even bother loo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Stratford/blog-313216.html Day 9 London 3rd day of study tour Globe Tour and AfterLife at the NationalWe had group breakfast again with the students and heard all about their lovely ventures of the evening. We headed out to the Globe Theatre for our tour. The tour guide was fantastic. We went in and sat and she gave the students the history of the Globe and talked a lot about the current shows in rep. I love that th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-313208.html Day 8 London 2nd day of study tour Royal Haymarket TheatreThis day was a great day. We met with the students for group breakfast and then headed off to our first Master Class of the trip. We went to the Royal Haymarket Theatre in the West End for a physical workshop. Yea to odd physical stuff Right up both Adam and my alleys We love the weird movement stuff. The people at this theat http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-313206.html Day 7 London 1st day of study tourIn the morning we unfortunately had to check out of our lovely upgraded room and recheckin for a new room. As we were in line we saw the first of our students Yannis had arrived. We quickly saw another student Allison who actually arrived in London the same time as Adam and I and later we learned that our rooms were next to each other but somehow we neve http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-313199.html Day 6 London Super SightseeingSo we decided we had to do all of the touristy things because the students arrived the next day and we wouldnrsquot be able to do a lot of them once they were there. We had a bit of a late start because we decided to sleep in. We began our journey on foot and walked passed St. James Park which was beautiful and ended up a Buckingham Palace. It was a beautiful http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-313180.html Day 5 Leaving Paris for LondonSo this morning we got up packed and made our way to the train station to leave Paris. I could stay another dayhellip or twohellip but onto London Yea We get to the train station and it was a bit confusing trying to figure out where to go. All the signs obviously were in French and it was hard to figure out but we found our track for the Euro Star. The E http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-313169.html Day 4 Paris VersaillesWe slept late again and went for breakfast at a caf. The coffee was so good Then we took the metro to Versailles. Versailles. Versailles. Ahhellip Versailles. So beautiful. We ditched the big line by getting tickets from a side company that gave us a guided tour which was good since we learned a lot. The inside of the Palace is most gorgeous. I canrsquot reall http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Ile-de-France/Paris/blog-309687.html Day 3 ParisLouvreWellhellip we planned on waking up early but we were tired from the day before so we got up around 9 and decided to have breakfast at a caf. Strong coffeemdashbut good. After the walking from the day beforehellip We decided to take the metro to the Lourve both of our feet were killing us We spent about 2 hours there We saw the Mona Lisahellip I feel like I should http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Ile-de-France/Paris/blog-309686.html Day 2 ParisEffiel Tower Part 1We must have walked at least 10 miles and climbed over 50 flights of steps Day 2 we became Adam and Carrie on Tour who love to see and do as much as they can in one day We started out walking walking walking and I really didnrsquot know where we were going. Adam in amazingly good at directions. He looked at the map once and the hotel and began walking. Th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Ile-de-France/Paris/blog-309666.html Day 1 Travel Day Monday July 2728The Flighthellip..Yes thatrsquos right It took us exactly 24 hours to arrive in Paris much longer than we had expected. All was well as we arrived at the Miami Airport. Our flight was on time we boarded and were ready to go to Paris Just after we got on the plane we taxied out and then were told that there was a bad storm in the Philadelphia area a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/blog-309663.html Chicago... Chicago... was not at all what any of us expected. For one the city seems so clean It is so shinny and city like yet there are so many trees and parks and I know we didn't find every area there was to find... but we did a pretty good job at seeing as much as we could. When we first landed we did a river boat tour which was really interesting to learn about the architecture and just http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Illinois/Chicago/blog-301226.html Yippie How we both love NYC I know... it's chessy... but it's true. Adam and I went together this year for a part work part pleasure two night stint. We took the train from Harrisburg to the city which by the way is the way to go. We checked out the theatre that we will be performing in January. We have named the trip our Searching for Famous People. We went to where they film the m http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-301213.html Well Hello Our trip to Harrisburg New york and Chicago is over. We had an excellent time in all the places. I have broken down the trip into three sections It's always cool to go the burg and see what is new what has changed and what still remains the same. Not too many pictures of the burg but the day we arrived we went to a winery in Lancaster called Moon something.. I think... There w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Pennsylvania/Dauphin-County/Harrisburg/blog-301206.html Well... first off... I am not in Delray Beach but I can't quite figure out how to change that. So here is my second attempt at creating a travel log. The purpose of this is to document our summer excursion to Europe Adam and I will be going to Paris to celebrate our fifth year anniversary. Then we will meet students and Stephanie and Anthony possibly in London where we will study Shakespear http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Delray-Beach/blog-277649.html