Alpengeist
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
German villagers have long told stories about a legendary snow beast they call Alpengeist, the Ghost of the Alps. Like any good ghost story, it's what you don't see coming that scares you the most.Читать далее
Stained Glass
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Right next to the Alpengeist gift shop was a great little sweet shop. I loved all the stained glass windows here. It really gave the place a classic old-world feel to it!
Saint Nicholas
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Next to the candy store was a shop that sold all sorts of traditional German goods. There was a lot of Christmas decorations and even these big hand carved wooden figures depicting how Santa ClausЧитать далее
Belsnickel
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Belsnickel is a legendary figure who accompanies Santa Claus in certain regions of Europe, as well in some small Dutch communities in Pennsylvania. The role of the Belsnickel is to be the mainЧитать далее
The Sweet Shop
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
I was feeling in the mood for a snack so I went back into the sweet shop. The chocolates looked very tempting but, since it was a warm day, I went with the jelly fruit slices. I didn't want meltedЧитать далее
Here There Be Dragons
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
The Land of Dragons was the children's area of Busch Gardens. We passed through it but didn't stay here for any length of time. I liked how colorful everything here is. I remember Veronica and BryanЧитать далее
The Carousel
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
The carousel in Busch Gardens was so disappointing! It was very dark and gloomy, with no lighting, and the horses looked very strange, as if they were deformed or something. I love to photographЧитать далее
A Noble Steed
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Looking closer at the carousel horses, I can see why they all look a bit off. There seems to be too much flesh built up on their forehead, between their eyes and their noses. That makes them look likeЧитать далее
Back to Britain
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
By now, it was time for us to get back to England to see the show London Rocks. We knew it was a music show but, other than that, we had no idea what we could expect. At the very least, it would beЧитать далее
London Rocks!
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The show, London Rocks, was much better than we expected. The music was mostly from the '60's and it felt like we were watching a concert from the day of Austin Powers. Groovy, Baby! It gave me aЧитать далее
Groovy, Baby!
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
We knew all the songs that were in the show and the performers did good versions of them. We ended up enjoying this show a lot more than I thought we would.
Rock On!
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
It's always tricky doing photography on shows like this. The bright, dramatic lighting is changing so quickly and shining in all different colors and the performers are all moving around so fast.Читать далее
Duet
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
This show seemed to go by very quickly. I was just really getting into it when it ended. If we have time later, I wouldn't mind seeing London Rocks again.
The Finale
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
We had a great time at this show. The songs were all very good and were performed quite well. We both really enjoyed London Rocks. I haven't had much experience with concert photography so I'mЧитать далее
Diaster Strikes!
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
It was after we came out of the London Rocks show that diaster struck! Kathy had a bottle of water in her purse and, somehow, the cap came off, filling her purse with water! It was a nearly fullЧитать далее
So Call Me Maybe
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
It took Kathy a while to get her purse, and everything in it, dried up. I helped her wherever I could and wandered around the England area while she was busy cleaning her bag. This iconic red phoneЧитать далее
Back to Ireland
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Once we finished in England, it was time to quickly head back over to Ireland to see the Irish Dancing show. We made it here just in time and almost didn't make it into the show because it was soЧитать далее
Let's Dance!
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The seats that worker found for us weren't the greatest but at least we were inside and seeing the show. I was seated behind a tall person with a hat who was blocking a good portion of the stage fromЧитать далее
Ligeann Damhsa! (Let's Dance!)
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The Irish Dancing show was very good, at first, but it quickly became the same sort of thing over and over and, after a while, I started getting bored with it. That guy blocking my view didn't helpЧитать далее
Time for Lunch
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
After the Irish Dancing show, we decided to take a quick break for lunch. We shared one of those giant turkey legs and, when we sat down, we had the entire dining area to ourselves. Being able toЧитать далее
The Escapee
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
On the way to our next show, Predators, we saw this hawk outside the show area. He had escaped from the show and they just caught him. That used a small leather ball with feathers tied to it to catchЧитать далее
The Wise Old Owl
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Lots of birds of prey can be seen in Bush Gardens. This guy is so different from the friendly lorikeets we saw earlier.
Little Owl
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
This little guy looks kind of tired but most of the birds of prey that we saw seemed to be very cold and stern. They look as if they know they are mean and enjoy it.
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The Predators show was very good and features wolves as the stars of their show. They were much bigger than I expected them to be. They look so powerful, too. It's hard to imagine that Yoshi and GizmoЧитать далее
Shedding
22 августа 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
It was a hot and humid day today and I was really feeling the heat. I can only imagine how hot the wolves were with all that heavy fur. You can even see how much he's shedding as the trainer rubs him.Читать далее