The Gateway to Europe

Gothenburg, Sweden

Yay for an easy week!  Not only did we have only have seven shows total this week, but we also had three days off!  I can’t remember if we have ever had it this easy and just in the nick of time too.  We are all still trying recuperate after the holidays and it is time to get down to business. 

Self-evaluations were due, contract talks, evaluations, and in-shows are just around the corner.  Not to mention, more times than not we are going to be changing languages now, so almost each week we will have to learn a new sound track for the show.  It’s about to get a little crazy, just like it always does around this part of the year.  Oh, and I forgot to mention, it is also tax season.  Oh the joys…

Anyhow though, we had a few rainy days here that kept us bound up in our hotel room so it was perfect weather to get a handle on these kinds of things.  Honestly, it is hard to believe that not only are we half way through the Western European tour, but also the entire tour in general from Japan to Western Europe to Australia. 

Before we all get worried about what may happen next year, we have to remember the importance of enjoying what we have right now.  We have to be able to live in the moment and live for right now.  And we had the perfect escape this week.

One of the girls on our show was kind enough to invite us all over to her house where we enjoyed Swedish traditions from drinks, to candies, to desserts.  It was so nice to get out of the hotel and actually be in a house and that was filled with warmth, laughter, love, and whole bunch of us.  Haha.  We cannot thank you enough! 

Along with all the delicious food and quality time at her home, we also learned a little about the city and area around as well. 

It is definitely a place that you should visit in the summer.  It is located along ocean therefore, in the winter season, they receive more rainfall than they do snow.  If it does however snow, it only lasts for a few hours and is cleared before the day is over.  So, that explains all the rain we were having while we were here. 

Dodging the rain drops though, we were able to make it out to see what the area was like and to our surprise, the public transportation was all above ground and by about 10PM, the streets were practically deserted.  There was also a magnificent Ferris Wheel that welcomed everyone into the city and they say that during the summer months, it is actually an attraction in the biggest amusement park in Scandinavia, which happens to be located here, in Gothenburg. 

But like many things, it is all about timing and ours was almost up here.  So we must be on our way, off to Malmo we went.