american in paris

boujour !!
Well the weather was much better this time than the last. even though it was still cool. i did the day and night tour of paris, sat at the tullierills gardens for lunch. i rode my bike , on my own, down the sine river, . Also a boat ride too.
i ate as much chocolate as possible. i went window shoppping, climbed the arc de tripmpphant. my time is running out... more later. im in dublin ireland now. the gig is up lol

Post Trip comments: I didn't have time to add everything I did in Paris. I took the Daytime and evening time bike tours through Paris. I highly recommend those. On the night tour we rode around through the Louve museum (outside) and there was a single chello player playing .. it was just haunting.. ooooo. I also got to go to the Rodin Museum (remember the statue of the Thinker). That was lovely

Pic captions: The Eiffel Tower at night and during the day. The mona lisa and a pic of the grand gallery at the Louve

Paris or bust

After spending some time in Germany. I drove through the countryside to Paris. So much fun.

Salzburg music festival

Greetings,
I got a last minute ticket to THE Salzburg music festival concert. She is a world renowned piano played from Japan... and i'll have to write her name in on here later. So I had to go shopping really fast for something to wear because.. this was a ancy concert. After shopping in the afternoon I did Bob's sound of music tours. We drove all over the counntryside where they filmed the movie and the Mirabelle gardens ( which would be a great spot for portraits :) And we went to a restrurant that overlooked the valley that the helicopter flew through to film the opening scene.
The next day I just took a break and walked around salzburg. I was going to do a bike ride but just didn't have the energy. I got another concert ticket that afternoon at the Mirabelle gardens for flute and piano. He was amazing. He played a wood lute that sounded well amazing. What else can i say. I also went to the Catholic Mass that moring ( only because they don't let you in other wise). Where mozart played on the pipe organ. I walked up to the front ( but stood to the side) to listen to the choir and the organ. The acoustics were great !!!!.
I then finished off the evening at Mozart's birthplace. It's now a coffeee wine bar.

Than off to Germany... and back to work. I need to train up Mallorie for portraits in
Europe. =) hard life... lol
Tricia

** pic captions: Tricia at the backside of the house used in the Sound of Music, Tricia dancing in front of the glass gazebo for Sound of Music, Tricia along the tree lined road in sound of music, Mozart statue, Tricia taking the summer luge ride. Mirebelle gardens were they filmed " do re me"

** Post trip comments: The I went to at the Festival was Mitsuko Uchida. She played
a modern piece by Werke von Schonberg and Beethoven sonatas.

Lake District in Austria

Greetings !
After I danced on the Danube I headed over to the Lake District close to Halstatt. It was so amazingly gorgous. It was getting dark so I found a place near a a pristine alpine lake. So I took a lovely walk the next morning and then went down to Halstatt.

I spent the next night at Halstatt. It looked like town from a movie set. Great shopping and a quiet lake. They had great hiking and the salt mines.

Then the next day I drove through small mountain towns to Salzburg. It was raining so I didn't stop. I got a hotel room near the alpine lift. The rain stopped so I walked around Salzburg and found the jack pot store. A sheet music store that had a whole shelf of sheet music.

Pic captions: the lake photo is from the Lake Distict a couple of hours driving time from Salzburg. The other one is the B&B I stayed at in Halstatt
Tricia

walttz on danube

well after i got back on the autobhan. i turned off at tulln. it was amazing. then i drove down the river danbue through the towns. the weather was perfect for pics. blue skies and white clouds. lots of people out biking. i decided to keep moving since i knew a storm front was coming.

i drove down toards halstead. but it was getting dark so i stopped at an alpine lake hotel. again, words cant describe. i got up early and im in halstead today. i got a room at a place the overlooks the lake here and theres a coffee icecream shop below it. i was going to go on the luge ride but it just started sprinkling. i may have to do that tomorrow. i think ill go shopping and have lunch by the lake.

diekshin, tricia

Driving on the autobhan ... in circles

hey, well i got a nice upgrade on the rental... from a vw to an audi a4 v8 standard. vroomm... but at first i couldnät get it out of the parking lot. i asked the parking attendant , at least he was cuute, how to reverse it. u have to push the shift down then over. ok, well i did fine till i drove through vienna... and i missed the turn and ended up in some city on the outskirts... i was then wondering if this was such a good idea. i was going around in circles till i stopped at the international place for directions... the GAS station. smile. he got me back on the autobhan.

vroom , Tricia

coffee in vienna

hello ! i made it to vienna late yesterday afternoon. ive been siteseeing this morning. and then had lunch on the terrace overlooking mozarts park. it was beautiful. another day of perfect weather. it was great. i had an herb salad and glass of rose wine topped with fruit icecream... the high life. im on my way to a concert and then finish the evening at the coffee house.

off to salzburg tomorrow.
tricia

Post Trip ! I didn't make it to the coffee house as planned. I couldn't find the right street.

** pic captions: those street musicans in Vienna were excellent.. they were probably trying to earn money for lessons at the conservatory =). Everything in Vienna was also " mostly Mozart"

chow rome

well i am off to vienna in a few hours. i must say this rick steves guide book is great. the hotel im at now is a great location for everything. buses, trains, tours, etc. this hotel alder is great too. i think a few american places could take notes. i had a cappicano this morning... and i never drink coffee. but with two packets of sugar is was really good. as they same when in rome do as the romans do... drink a cappicano .

i think next time i will take a walking tour though. then that way i can hear about the historical significance of each area.

i have been showing off my travel book to everyone. mallorie designed a book for me of my photos of florida and hawaii. then i can show the people i meet where im from and what it looks like. ... a bit of international marketing for our area.

chow tricia

** The fountains were the famous Trivolli fountains. They were my favorite.
I wish all clothing stores were as honest as " expensive" lol
And the street that started it all in Rome " propaganda" lol

chow rome

boujourno, by the way this is in lower case because this is an itlian keyboard and i cant figure out how to work it...

today was beautiful . perfect picture day. blue skies and white puffy clouds. and it was hot... i loved it. so i took the big camera and the video and got some great shots.

i also made it to pzza navona. i walked in circle for awhile before i found it but once i was there i had a great lunch and watched people. i also went to the pantheon i think it was the original rotunda. very beautiful

tricias travel tip 3 tt3 for short smile.
when your feet hurt that means you need to stop for gelato icecream. i just wanted to make sure that all the shops were serving their very best. i highly recommend valentinos on the way to the trevso fountains... the pineapple flavor rivaled the ice cream at the dole plantation in hawaii .. now thats saying something.

off to Vienna tomorrow
chow tricia

** pics, the building ruins they said were while Cesar was killed on the Ids of March. And the other one... we'll I was just trying to figure out how I could have taken a wrong turn and ended up in Miami !!

hello rome

boujourno from Rome,
Had a great day siteseeing around town. i took the tour bus .hop on hop off. it was great. i got a good orientation of the city before walking around. mets lots of people. a couple from atlanta, a lady from pitsburg, and some british ladies... quite a few american families over here on vacation. thats a good sign... i am working on taking the company international for portrait sessions in europe...so i liked seeing that. i had lunch at a sidewalk cafe near the vadican. had a smooth glass of red wine and then off for some shopping. i m about done with christmas shopping... but i cant tell you what i bought. i did make it to the trivoli fountains. they were amazing... better than i thought they would be. and around to the spanish steps... one more night ride on the bus and then back to the hotel. ive been eating lots of gelato which has been off set by all the walking lol. the people are very friendly and its pretty easy to get around. there was a wedding at the church near the trivoli fountain and then they had photos made through the city. what a great backdrop for photo op. The national museum was very nice too. very quiet, not too many people. that would be a great place for pics too. sorry if im rambling but if i make notes now i can print them back home.

Tricias travel tip 1 order a veggie meal even if your not a vegatrain ... sorry cant spell its late im tired... because you get your meal before everyone else on the plane and they are usually better. they were jealous of me because i had fruit and bagel... they had cold cereal. lol

ttt 2 take the hop on hop off tours they are great.

Chow for now Tricia

pics: Tricia enjoying some Gelato and the wine I had for lunch

landed in Rome !!!

hey everyone, i got to rome a couple of hours ago. Great flight and i found the hotel easy. i had some good italian food and ready to go explore. its a bit chilly 80 degrees... gotta find a light jacket. lol
more tomorrow, Tricia

pics ! The founation is from the pzza Republic
the other one is the Vatican

Leaving tomorrow !!!

Hey ya'll !
I will be leaving for ATL tomorrow at 1pm and then for Rome at 7pm. I will arrive in Rome at the local time at 11am. Friday. Some of you may know that I am planning on setting up business in Paris and Germany for tourist portraits. =) If you want to visit me next summer I'll put up a sign up sheet next spring for the sofa... it's free... but it's small. =)

Ariverdic ! Tricia