Saturday, August 27, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Best Places to Visit in Europe!
I recently visited Europe and had a blast! The first place I visited and would highly recommend anyone else traveling to Europe visit is Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Amsterdam is so full of life, both during the day and at night! There is so much to do and see including visit the Red Light District, see the Ann Frank House, or take a ride on a bicycle. Amsterdam is a big party town and can't possibly see all of this in just a few short days! If I ever go back I want to stay in Amsterdam longer.
The Next place we went to on our road trip through Europe was to Germany! We stopped in Heidelberg and visited the Heidelberg Castle. We followed the steps all the way up to the top which finally led us to the entrance of the castle. After we were done seeing the beautiful castle we went and looked through the "old town" and enjoyed a lunch at a restaurant called Vetter. This place had the best tasting beer I have ever had, oh! and the drinking age is only 18 over in Europe.
We then made our way to Munich the next day and had a tour of the city which included seeing the beer gardens that were famous for Germany! Later that night while in Munich a few of the girls from our group decided to go into a place called the Hofbrauhaus and order some beers because our tour guide told us we at least had to check it out! This place had some really good lemonade beer that I thought was so delicious and we all decided to order another mug of it:)
After spending two days in Germany we left for Switzerland and stayed in a city called Lucerne. Here we had a tour of the city and walked through the Chapel Bridge which was a very pretty wooden bridge first built in the 14th century. Another famous spot we visited was the Lion Monument found in a small park which was a huge carving of a dying lion which represented all the Swiss Guards who were massacred during the French Revolution. Before we left Switzerland we took a boat ride to the bottom of Mt. Pilatus and rode the railway all the way to the top! There we learned about the dragon story and how in the mideval times people thought a dragon lived on the Mountain.
Next came Italy!!! We made a three hour stop in Verona a little town known for the story of Romeo and Juliet. We enjoyed a lunch outside which was very relaxing and then toured the city. We stopped at one of the most popular places in Verona the balcony said to be Juliet's. There is a bronze statue of Juliet which is said to bring you a good love life if you go and grab the breast of the statue. We then got back on the bus and headed for Venice... After arriving in Venice we went on a guided tour through the small walkways of the city and saw Saint Marks square, Doge's Palace, and the Rialto Bridge. We then went on a gondola ride and cruised along the main canal.
Of coarse while in Europe you have to see the Eiffel Tower in Paris. We stood in the line and rode the lift to the second level and then the final lift all the way to the tip top of the Tower. This way an amazing view of France and am so glad and lucky I got the opportunity to do this. After we rode back down to the bottom the lights on the Eiffel Tower started going off and it was very nice to watch this for the few minutes it lasted. Later in the evening we took the metro to a French dinner where we enjoyed some wine and decided to take a night stroll of the streets in Paris! We got to see Moulin Rouge in the dark all lit up which was very beautiful and actually bought crepes on the corner of where the Moulin Rouge was!!
In the morning we rode our bus to the train station and purchased our tickets to London. This was a couple hour train ride! In London we took the famous red bus tours and also a walking tour. They had lots of free museums to look at! They had the Harry Potter Museum and the Beatles Walking Tour. I thought London was awsome and wished I could have stayed longer in each of the cities I visited while in Europe!!
The Next place we went to on our road trip through Europe was to Germany! We stopped in Heidelberg and visited the Heidelberg Castle. We followed the steps all the way up to the top which finally led us to the entrance of the castle. After we were done seeing the beautiful castle we went and looked through the "old town" and enjoyed a lunch at a restaurant called Vetter. This place had the best tasting beer I have ever had, oh! and the drinking age is only 18 over in Europe.
We then made our way to Munich the next day and had a tour of the city which included seeing the beer gardens that were famous for Germany! Later that night while in Munich a few of the girls from our group decided to go into a place called the Hofbrauhaus and order some beers because our tour guide told us we at least had to check it out! This place had some really good lemonade beer that I thought was so delicious and we all decided to order another mug of it:)
After spending two days in Germany we left for Switzerland and stayed in a city called Lucerne. Here we had a tour of the city and walked through the Chapel Bridge which was a very pretty wooden bridge first built in the 14th century. Another famous spot we visited was the Lion Monument found in a small park which was a huge carving of a dying lion which represented all the Swiss Guards who were massacred during the French Revolution. Before we left Switzerland we took a boat ride to the bottom of Mt. Pilatus and rode the railway all the way to the top! There we learned about the dragon story and how in the mideval times people thought a dragon lived on the Mountain.
Next came Italy!!! We made a three hour stop in Verona a little town known for the story of Romeo and Juliet. We enjoyed a lunch outside which was very relaxing and then toured the city. We stopped at one of the most popular places in Verona the balcony said to be Juliet's. There is a bronze statue of Juliet which is said to bring you a good love life if you go and grab the breast of the statue. We then got back on the bus and headed for Venice... After arriving in Venice we went on a guided tour through the small walkways of the city and saw Saint Marks square, Doge's Palace, and the Rialto Bridge. We then went on a gondola ride and cruised along the main canal.
Of coarse while in Europe you have to see the Eiffel Tower in Paris. We stood in the line and rode the lift to the second level and then the final lift all the way to the tip top of the Tower. This way an amazing view of France and am so glad and lucky I got the opportunity to do this. After we rode back down to the bottom the lights on the Eiffel Tower started going off and it was very nice to watch this for the few minutes it lasted. Later in the evening we took the metro to a French dinner where we enjoyed some wine and decided to take a night stroll of the streets in Paris! We got to see Moulin Rouge in the dark all lit up which was very beautiful and actually bought crepes on the corner of where the Moulin Rouge was!!
In the morning we rode our bus to the train station and purchased our tickets to London. This was a couple hour train ride! In London we took the famous red bus tours and also a walking tour. They had lots of free museums to look at! They had the Harry Potter Museum and the Beatles Walking Tour. I thought London was awsome and wished I could have stayed longer in each of the cities I visited while in Europe!!
Friday, July 15, 2011
My Bucket List
I am currently putting together a list of things I want to do with my life!!! I am hoping by putting them down on a list just might help make accomplishing these goals a little bit easier:) I will be adding more ideas as I think of them.
1. go on a cruise
2. learn to cook
3. read more books
4. swim with dolphins
5. zip line
6. sky dive
7. visit Hawaii
8. find my soulmate
9. learn scuba diving
10. get a tattoo
11. learn to surf
12. live in another country
13. go fishing
14. learn to juggle
15. change the world for the better
16. bungee jumping
17. learn a second language
18. own a house
19. have a career doing what I love
20. donate blood
http://www.43things.com/person/melzzer527#team_15958085_15954277
1. go on a cruise
2. learn to cook
3. read more books
4. swim with dolphins
5. zip line
6. sky dive
7. visit Hawaii
8. find my soulmate
9. learn scuba diving
10. get a tattoo
11. learn to surf
12. live in another country
13. go fishing
14. learn to juggle
15. change the world for the better
16. bungee jumping
17. learn a second language
18. own a house
19. have a career doing what I love
20. donate blood
http://www.43things.com/person/melzzer527#team_15958085_15954277
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Easy Yummy Recipe
One of my favorite dishes to make is Taco Soup!! I like making it because its super easy and it feeds at least 10 or more happy people:)) Its so delicious and usually we have leftovers so we can have it again for lunch the next day!
Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 (16 ounce) can chili beans, with liquid
- 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans with liquid
- 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, with liquid
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 cups water
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans peeled and diced tomatoes
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers
- 1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
Directions
- Cook the ground beef until browned over medium heat. Drain, and set aside.
- Place the ground beef, onion, chili beans, kidney beans, corn, tomato sauce, water, diced tomatoes, green chile peppers and taco seasoning into a stockpot and let it cook while mixing it for about 15 minutes.
Moving and Living in Apartments
Moving sucks period! but moving from one apartment to the next sucks even more because of all the stairs:( Then comes the packing... I hate having to organize and pack up everything I own into boxes and getting them ready for a moving truck. It takes forever because first of all you don't want to loose anything so you try and keep all of YOUR things in the same boxes. If your stuff gets put in with other people's stuff you have the chance of never finding it again! Second of all you have to make sure you don't pack the boxes too heavy so your looking around trying to find a few heavy things that you can pack with light items so the boxes will be somewhat light without the chance that the heavy things won't break anything.
Then after getting everything packed its time to move it out!!! With being on the 2nd floor of an apartment complex comes A LOT of stairs to be going up and down while getting everything out. So...We got a little creative and used our dolly to move out several (six or seven) boxes at a time instead of one box at a time which actually saved some time:)) Then you have to worry about organizing all the items in the moving truck so nothing gets broken or ruined. Plus getting everything to fit is a key goal!! I really hate moving and we get to move again next year because we already don't like living on the 1st floor due to all the many many types of bugs we have been seeing.
We thought living on the first floor would be so much better because the major issue with living on the 2nd and 3rd levels is the carrying up of all the groceries. But little did we think about all the bugs you have to deal with being so close to the ground. We have all types of spiders crawling around, ants, moths, dragonflys, beetles, you name it. EWWW gross! I woke up with about 12 bug bites and always feel like bugs are crawling on me! We are going to see if this bug spray works but I doubt it will work all that well.. We'll just have to wait and see!!
Then after getting everything packed its time to move it out!!! With being on the 2nd floor of an apartment complex comes A LOT of stairs to be going up and down while getting everything out. So...We got a little creative and used our dolly to move out several (six or seven) boxes at a time instead of one box at a time which actually saved some time:)) Then you have to worry about organizing all the items in the moving truck so nothing gets broken or ruined. Plus getting everything to fit is a key goal!! I really hate moving and we get to move again next year because we already don't like living on the 1st floor due to all the many many types of bugs we have been seeing.
We thought living on the first floor would be so much better because the major issue with living on the 2nd and 3rd levels is the carrying up of all the groceries. But little did we think about all the bugs you have to deal with being so close to the ground. We have all types of spiders crawling around, ants, moths, dragonflys, beetles, you name it. EWWW gross! I woke up with about 12 bug bites and always feel like bugs are crawling on me! We are going to see if this bug spray works but I doubt it will work all that well.. We'll just have to wait and see!!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Utah Reggae Festival
Utah Reggae Festival - Saturday Pass
Saturday | 7/16/11 | 1:00pm
TICKET CAKE INVENTORY SOLD OUT - CHECK SMITHSTIX FOR AVAILABLITY
Saturday July 16th 2011
Utah Reggae Festival
LINEUP
The Dirty Heads
The Supervillains
The Codi Jordan Band
Sober Down
Ivy League
Funk & Gonzo
Click here for a discounted 2 day pass.
Click here for tickets to Sundays show.
This is an all ages event. Free parking & children under 12 are free.
BUY EARLY AND SAVE: TICKETS $20.00 | Day of the Event
---------------- $30 VIP Ticket Includes ---------------
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Access to the VIP tent
Close to stage Access
*Special discount for groups of 10 or more. (Call 855-321-CAKE)
Monday, July 11, 2011
Pole Dancing!
Ever wanted to try pole dancing but not wanted to be perceived as a stripper? This was what I first thought when I heard about a dance studio down the street from my house that offered pole dancing. I decided to check it out online and it actually looked pretty legit because the studio also offered other classes such as aerial silks, hip-hop, yoga, belly dancing, and many others plus the website came across very friendly. I had been wanting to get involved with dance but had a hard time finding any classes offered just for adults, and I didn't want to be put in a class with a bunch of kids. So after a couple days of thinking about it I decided to buy a membership!!
I was so excited I signed up for my first class that week:) The very first class I took was intro to pole which was an hour long class. When I got to the studio all the girls were very friendly and I made my first friend within five minutes of being there! The instructer's name was Shayli and she was very upbeat and friendly! I thought the class was so fun and the moves seemed pretty easy once they were shown and explained how to do them.
The next day after ONLY taking the one pole class I was actually sore! I couldn't believe it because I was having so much fun I didn't really consider it working out... normally at the gym I would have had to do squats, lunges, and lift in reps until I would get that sore. I loved intro to pole so much I couldn't wait to go back I was already planning which class I wanted to take next.
I know the majority of people still think that pole dancing is for strippers only but these dancers need recognition for how hard and strenuous of a workout it really is!!! Pole dancing is evolving to pole fitness and is the fastest growing workout trend in the world. Now more than ever people are getting involved with pole. Groups from around the world such as International Sports Federation and many others are putting forth efforts to get pole fitness into the Olympics... Yeah thats right the OLYMPICS.
So next time you hear of someone pole dancing do not immediately think they are a stripper, there are some really great pole dancers out there that do not strip or take any clothes off.
http://www.badkittyexoticwear.com/shop/
I was so excited I signed up for my first class that week:) The very first class I took was intro to pole which was an hour long class. When I got to the studio all the girls were very friendly and I made my first friend within five minutes of being there! The instructer's name was Shayli and she was very upbeat and friendly! I thought the class was so fun and the moves seemed pretty easy once they were shown and explained how to do them.
The next day after ONLY taking the one pole class I was actually sore! I couldn't believe it because I was having so much fun I didn't really consider it working out... normally at the gym I would have had to do squats, lunges, and lift in reps until I would get that sore. I loved intro to pole so much I couldn't wait to go back I was already planning which class I wanted to take next.
I know the majority of people still think that pole dancing is for strippers only but these dancers need recognition for how hard and strenuous of a workout it really is!!! Pole dancing is evolving to pole fitness and is the fastest growing workout trend in the world. Now more than ever people are getting involved with pole. Groups from around the world such as International Sports Federation and many others are putting forth efforts to get pole fitness into the Olympics... Yeah thats right the OLYMPICS.
So next time you hear of someone pole dancing do not immediately think they are a stripper, there are some really great pole dancers out there that do not strip or take any clothes off.
http://www.badkittyexoticwear.com/shop/
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