tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60523076708724774762024-03-13T22:59:05.215-05:00Five Cabin ChecksTo the Flight Attendant, the Five Cabin Checks are a set of rules to live by. To the blog reader, they're just for fun...Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-19458900573796378792009-12-20T01:49:00.005-06:002009-12-31T00:03:37.722-06:00Sushi can't get any more authentic than.... from JAPAN!Konichi-waa!<br /><br />Scheduling was in somewhat of a "pickle" and was in need of some flight attendants to quickly crew a trip they had from Rockford to Anchorage to Japan... ASAP. Philippe and I happened to BOTH be on our off days, so they called on us to help. They needed us to work a trip to Anchorage, Alaska, then onto Japan. Neither one of us had ever been to Japan, so we jumped at the opportunity. The thing is, Crew Scheduling KNOWS that we are willing and able to do any trip they need two flight attendants to do at any time. Why they don't "use" us more together is beyond me. This is a Photo-Journal of our trip to Japan and Alaska... Enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3ZXeYqN5I/AAAAAAAABbw/8pw7ilfJbw4/s1600-h/IMG_3744.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417224924113287058" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3ZXeYqN5I/AAAAAAAABbw/8pw7ilfJbw4/s400/IMG_3744.JPG" /></a> Lunch at an authentic Japanese restaurant... Sapporo Beer in hand!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3ZW9N2yHI/AAAAAAAABbo/rXJ3U2Gb3Zc/s1600-h/IMG_3748.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417224915209603186" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3ZW9N2yHI/AAAAAAAABbo/rXJ3U2Gb3Zc/s400/IMG_3748.JPG" /></a> Tuna Sashimi- delicious!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3ZWgQzxlI/AAAAAAAABbg/aWMo1sLALVU/s1600-h/IMG_3755.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417224907437360722" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3ZWgQzxlI/AAAAAAAABbg/aWMo1sLALVU/s400/IMG_3755.JPG" /></a><br />You can't fool the locals here! We had the best sushi around.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3ZWRa3hNI/AAAAAAAABbY/4Z0qHRZ2wLw/s1600-h/IMG_3758.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417224903453017298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3ZWRa3hNI/AAAAAAAABbY/4Z0qHRZ2wLw/s400/IMG_3758.JPG" /></a> Sushi on a conveyor belt... we have to find a place like this around here!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3ZV4pcXPI/AAAAAAAABbQ/A9p1xmR9aEM/s1600-h/IMG_3761.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417224896803265778" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3ZV4pcXPI/AAAAAAAABbQ/A9p1xmR9aEM/s400/IMG_3761.JPG" /></a> Japanese McDonald's!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3YS8HBGfI/AAAAAAAABbI/v8VVMRhP0n4/s1600-h/IMG_3763.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417223746681379314" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3YS8HBGfI/AAAAAAAABbI/v8VVMRhP0n4/s400/IMG_3763.JPG" /></a><br />Authentic Kimonos... beautiful! And so expensive!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3YSY5p_YI/AAAAAAAABbA/4dbaOCxDBfU/s1600-h/IMG_3765.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417223737230097794" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3YSY5p_YI/AAAAAAAABbA/4dbaOCxDBfU/s400/IMG_3765.JPG" /></a><br />I blend in, don't I? I look like a true Japanese woman. </div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3YSKT4icI/AAAAAAAABa4/LFOegfiaw0M/s1600-h/IMG_3777.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417223733313571266" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sy3YSKT4icI/AAAAAAAABa4/LFOegfiaw0M/s400/IMG_3777.JPG" /></a>Japanese sunset! Beautiful!<br /><div> </div><div><div></div><div>Til Next Time....</div><div></div><div>Cheers!</div><div>-Lisa :-)<br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-87056006427397557382009-11-25T00:02:00.005-06:002009-11-25T00:09:41.041-06:00Update: Thanksgiving plans and a Montana layoverI have pictures from an awesome Japan-Alaska trip I was lucky enough to be on that I can't wait to upload soon. Also- on our coveted days off- I took Philippe to Manhattan to see his Dad for a surprise trip he had no idea about! I can't wait to post pictures. Anyway- I love checking back and seeing that more people are looking at FiveCabinChecks again- makes me want to update more. On an unrelated note- an old friend from years ago, Catherine, is starting with Ryan next week because of what she read of my adventures on my blog. This makes me SO happy. Welcome, Catherine! Her questions about the job really make me realize how lucky I am. This is the most wonderful job in the world. I'm busy getting house ready for Thanksgiving on Thursday- Philippe and I are hosting it for the first time. I've recently become obsessed with 'Rachael Ray' magazines and 'Better Homes and Gardens'... our 2 bedroom River Suite is looking pretty great because of it! I have 2 more days off before I fly out again on Friday morning doing a Marshall flight to Montana. I have a feeling I may be able to update then on my 30 hour layover- unless I find twiddling my thumbs is more exciting. I love you, readers! Thank you for getting me back to writing!<br /><br />CHEERS!<br />-Lisa :-)Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-90153040248509366492009-11-12T23:29:00.006-06:002009-11-13T11:24:38.723-06:00A Lovely Afternoon in LeipzigThe sunset in Leipzig is one of my favorite things to catch on lazy afternoons. On this particular day, I decided to run out and get a shot of me in the beautiful afternoon sun!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzyVj5e-bI/AAAAAAAABZw/fPI_3oZZ2dI/s1600-h/IMG_2968.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403460105165273522" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzyVj5e-bI/AAAAAAAABZw/fPI_3oZZ2dI/s400/IMG_2968.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzv5mcEqjI/AAAAAAAABZg/-GBHvSS5j_0/s1600-h/IMG_2977.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403457425787628082" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzv5mcEqjI/AAAAAAAABZg/-GBHvSS5j_0/s400/IMG_2977.JPG" /></a> And, I of course asked for some help... :-)</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzv5B9xSxI/AAAAAAAABZY/PVnXmZXAqb8/s1600-h/IMG_2972.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403457415996853010" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzv5B9xSxI/AAAAAAAABZY/PVnXmZXAqb8/s400/IMG_2972.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzv4_cvDCI/AAAAAAAABZQ/Yied3y0PDSE/s1600-h/IMG_2971.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403457415321422882" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzv4_cvDCI/AAAAAAAABZQ/Yied3y0PDSE/s400/IMG_2971.JPG" /></a> We have so much fun together!<br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzv4A1GXiI/AAAAAAAABZA/xV943zSe5ak/s1600-h/IMG_2964.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403457398512180770" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzv4A1GXiI/AAAAAAAABZA/xV943zSe5ak/s400/IMG_2964.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Cheers!</div><div>-Lisa :-)</div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-44649798756529924672009-11-12T22:11:00.008-06:002009-11-13T11:53:23.886-06:00Lucky in Love: Traveling Together this summer<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403641497401854610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sv2XT-oyipI/AAAAAAAABZ4/AboJqA2_BvE/s400/IMG_2994.JPG" /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzipvbv75I/AAAAAAAABXw/cFzraMFFnmY/s1600-h/IMG_2131.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403442859673120658" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzipvbv75I/AAAAAAAABXw/cFzraMFFnmY/s400/IMG_2131.JPG" /></a> Sushi + wifi everywhere!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzipBNMa4I/AAAAAAAABXo/kwBct5Nk4Bw/s1600-h/IMG_2124.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403442847264041858" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzipBNMa4I/AAAAAAAABXo/kwBct5Nk4Bw/s400/IMG_2124.JPG" /></a><br />"Spaghetti ice cream" in Ramstein, Germany... just in the SHAPE of spaghetti. Doesn't taste like it at all. :-)</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzio33wA1I/AAAAAAAABXg/SpWohMBeeN4/s1600-h/IMG_2120.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403442844758180690" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzio33wA1I/AAAAAAAABXg/SpWohMBeeN4/s400/IMG_2120.JPG" /></a><br />Crew members out for a treat after a long duty day... Philippe, Angela, Shelly, and Cortney.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvziolFe8ZI/AAAAAAAABXY/N8lJcPmeRhE/s1600-h/IMG_2105.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403442839715508626" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvziolFe8ZI/AAAAAAAABXY/N8lJcPmeRhE/s400/IMG_2105.JPG" /></a> Winding down in our hotel room after a long day.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzh4w9LrnI/AAAAAAAABXQ/DqSFKFH1Upo/s1600-h/IMG_2099.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403442018268196466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzh4w9LrnI/AAAAAAAABXQ/DqSFKFH1Upo/s400/IMG_2099.JPG" /></a><br />The summers are beautiful in Ramstein, Germany!</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzh4eo6a3I/AAAAAAAABXI/EMD8bOGUi3A/s1600-h/IMG_2092.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403442013351340914" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzh4eo6a3I/AAAAAAAABXI/EMD8bOGUi3A/s400/IMG_2092.JPG" /></a> Love these gardens!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzh33fJxHI/AAAAAAAABXA/p1-_9GonFJI/s1600-h/IMG_2090.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403442002841420914" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzh33fJxHI/AAAAAAAABXA/p1-_9GonFJI/s400/IMG_2090.JPG" /></a> Beautiful flowers in Ramstein, Germany.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzh3qndvHI/AAAAAAAABW4/w_cw8OD7NlA/s1600-h/IMG_2089.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403441999386623090" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzh3qndvHI/AAAAAAAABW4/w_cw8OD7NlA/s400/IMG_2089.JPG" /></a> Love our German vacations.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzh3Io-23I/AAAAAAAABWw/dKn7RqHhln4/s1600-h/IMG_2082.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403441990266182514" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzh3Io-23I/AAAAAAAABWw/dKn7RqHhln4/s400/IMG_2082.JPG" /></a><br />Decided to grow my hair out for a flight... you like??? ;-)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzg3QRVC5I/AAAAAAAABWo/LOrkrNLmayU/s1600-h/IMG_2938.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403440892802829202" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzg3QRVC5I/AAAAAAAABWo/LOrkrNLmayU/s400/IMG_2938.JPG" /></a> Our home away from home... shopping at the mall in Leipzig. :-)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzg3MayWPI/AAAAAAAABWg/A_sjne9q6YI/s1600-h/IMG_2629.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403440891768756466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzg3MayWPI/AAAAAAAABWg/A_sjne9q6YI/s400/IMG_2629.JPG" /></a> Downtown Leipzig Train Station.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzg2ybg5DI/AAAAAAAABWY/eb78tZ9RflU/s1600-h/IMG_2995.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403440884792484914" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzg2ybg5DI/AAAAAAAABWY/eb78tZ9RflU/s400/IMG_2995.JPG" /></a><br /><br />"The Last Supper"... ready to leave after an 18 day trip... we pooled together our food and had a buffet! BEAUTIFUL!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzg2qDKSkI/AAAAAAAABWQ/21mVGnkJMmI/s1600-h/IMG_2991.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403440882542856770" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzg2qDKSkI/AAAAAAAABWQ/21mVGnkJMmI/s400/IMG_2991.JPG" /></a> The man loves his bread (+ cheese!)<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzfe9FXo6I/AAAAAAAABWA/WmW0U8IIIR8/s1600-h/IMG_2931.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403439375823905698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzfe9FXo6I/AAAAAAAABWA/WmW0U8IIIR8/s400/IMG_2931.JPG" /></a> Love our summer days off... can you see the wine or does it blend in with the shirt?? :-)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzfesl9iUI/AAAAAAAABV4/2itGDstbV58/s1600-h/IMG_2920.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403439371397204290" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzfesl9iUI/AAAAAAAABV4/2itGDstbV58/s400/IMG_2920.JPG" /></a><br />This is our new plane. The BOEIN 767.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzfebleE-I/AAAAAAAABVw/IDRZaOrMaEY/s1600-h/IMG_2913.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403439366831739874" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzfebleE-I/AAAAAAAABVw/IDRZaOrMaEY/s400/IMG_2913.JPG" /></a><br />German goulash, chili, wine, and all of the above!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzfdyZkg2I/AAAAAAAABVo/vT7fM0C0oiQ/s1600-h/IMG_2652.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403439355775976290" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzfdyZkg2I/AAAAAAAABVo/vT7fM0C0oiQ/s400/IMG_2652.JPG" /></a><br />Shopping downtown... love these teapots!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzfdp1soWI/AAAAAAAABVg/1erBkHx2NjI/s1600-h/IMG_2622.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403439353478029666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzfdp1soWI/AAAAAAAABVg/1erBkHx2NjI/s400/IMG_2622.JPG" /></a><br />Caffe on the way downtown... </div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzdvRHrGrI/AAAAAAAABVY/a42jsUiNERU/s1600-h/IMG_2668.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403437457056930482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzdvRHrGrI/AAAAAAAABVY/a42jsUiNERU/s400/IMG_2668.JPG" /></a>St. Nikolai Church<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzdvAu1G5I/AAAAAAAABVQ/oEgJFbpoPvY/s1600-h/IMG_2654.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403437452657761170" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzdvAu1G5I/AAAAAAAABVQ/oEgJFbpoPvY/s400/IMG_2654.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzduqUrXZI/AAAAAAAABVI/lkUCWwrqb3U/s1600-h/IMG_2650.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403437446642490770" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzduqUrXZI/AAAAAAAABVI/lkUCWwrqb3U/s400/IMG_2650.JPG" /></a><br />EURO-GIRL Pt. 1<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzduCSTHFI/AAAAAAAABVA/IMiO6kz3QVY/s1600-h/IMG_2638.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403437435895094354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzduCSTHFI/AAAAAAAABVA/IMiO6kz3QVY/s400/IMG_2638.JPG" /></a><br />Playing with trains! He loved it!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzdt_o9GkI/AAAAAAAABU4/C6veWeq70Rs/s1600-h/IMG_2617.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403437435184814658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Svzdt_o9GkI/AAAAAAAABU4/C6veWeq70Rs/s400/IMG_2617.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Mini cars in Europe: as common as French men. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>HAHAHAHA :-)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>CHEERS!</div><br /><div>-Lisa :-)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-48347807203031877702009-11-12T21:35:00.006-06:002009-11-13T11:22:20.778-06:00A Day in Downtown LeipzigEven in Germany we get caught in the rain...<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzVFr2E6HI/AAAAAAAABUw/RkKgDtC3JTM/s1600-h/IMG_2862.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403427946583353458" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzVFr2E6HI/AAAAAAAABUw/RkKgDtC3JTM/s400/IMG_2862.JPG" /></a> Lunch in the square of Leipzig with Danny boy...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzVFC9PwsI/AAAAAAAABUo/jbuGi86tZhY/s1600-h/IMG_2840.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403427935607571138" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzVFC9PwsI/AAAAAAAABUo/jbuGi86tZhY/s400/IMG_2840.JPG" /></a><br />Brats in Leipzig!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzVEukpJFI/AAAAAAAABUg/ROaHZLId2-Q/s1600-h/IMG_2829.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403427930135667794" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzVEukpJFI/AAAAAAAABUg/ROaHZLId2-Q/s400/IMG_2829.JPG" /></a><br />Euro-girl. LOVE Germany!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzVEdyKYsI/AAAAAAAABUY/d6FojXrw9KM/s1600-h/IMG_2824.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403427925628969666" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzVEdyKYsI/AAAAAAAABUY/d6FojXrw9KM/s400/IMG_2824.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Such a perfect day!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzVD8a0_lI/AAAAAAAABUQ/fXog9xrtjEo/s1600-h/IMG_2797.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403427916672728658" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SvzVD8a0_lI/AAAAAAAABUQ/fXog9xrtjEo/s400/IMG_2797.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Cheers!</div><div>-Lisa :-)<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-12563645676195626312009-11-12T21:12:00.003-06:002009-11-12T21:28:46.074-06:00Why I want to FLY.An excerpt from the fantastic book I found randomly on amazon.com... "Flying by the Seat of my Pants: Flight Attendant Adventures on a Wing and a Prayer"...<br /><br />On why Marsha Marks wanted to be a flight attendant, and really... why we ALL do...<br /><br />Her friend, Janie, took the time to talk with her out loud about her dreams to try and find out what she ultimately wanted to be "when she grew up". (Don't we all say that?) This is what they came up with...<br /><br />"Marsha, let's pretend. Let's say you could choose ANY job you want. Not the ones you've been applying for, but any job. Any job in the world. Describe to me what that job would be like."<br /><br />"Travel. And lots of it," I said immediately. I love pretending.<br /><br />Janie was writing down everything I said, so I continued, "And I wouldn't have to pay for the tickets or the hotel or the food." I was on a roll. "And I'd have no responsibilities once I got to the destination. I mean, this would not be traveling to corporate meetings. I'd be on my own to be a tourist when I got to the destinations."<br /><br />"Where do you want to travel?" said Janie.<br /><br />"Everywhere. London, Madrid, Rome, New York, San Diego."<br /><br />"And," Janie prompted, "what else? Come on, we're dreaming here."<br /><br />"I wouldn't be forced to do any paper-type work: no reports to write, no resumes to review, just a job I would never take home with me, like being a waitress- only for more money. And it needs to have some glamour. And (editor's note: this is my favorite part) I don't want to work for more than fifteen days a month and still make enough to live on." (This part sounds so unrealistic, but in our profession, it's the norm. I can't imagine going back to anything BUT having a stretch of days off after you're working such long days in a row...)<br /><br />"I'd have tons of time off to write the great American novel. And I'd get to meet lots of interesting people, and I'd never have to work with the same people over and over, and- "<br /><br />Janie interrupted me. "It's what I thought," she said. "You need to be a flight attendant. It's the only job for you."<br /><br />"But I have no idea how to get hired for that job!", I said. And I didn't.<br /><br />None of us did! But look at us now...<br /><br />Cheers!<br />-Lisa :-)Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-68026958922208226562009-06-09T10:44:00.008-05:002010-01-04T02:35:06.330-06:00The "Side Streets" and Beaches of ThailandHello again!!!<br /><br />I am 'slowly but surely' sifting through the hundreds of pictures I took while in Thailand, and figuring out which ones I want to post!! Here is another collection of photos I took on the third day we were in Thailand. It was a little cloudier, as you can see, but it was still so hot and humid. Temperatures were in the 90's, but it wasn't as bad as it sounds without the scorching sun. It still called for bathing suits, coverups, and no makeup for me!! Just how I like it!!<br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345355040489440738" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6EFqK3heI/AAAAAAAABNo/1LRmHaRUjMg/s400/IMG_0858.JPG" />People in Thailand LOVE their bikes!! These bikes are for rent all over, and there are always two (if not three) people riding on each one! Hahaha.. so dangerous. (Don't worry, Mama & Daddy... I didn't DARE get on one... Ha!)<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345355044359693074" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6EF4lm4xI/AAAAAAAABNw/qbNHKQOW9NU/s400/IMG_0861.JPG" /></div><div>These 'side streets' were steps from the hotel... coming down the opposite direction from where we were the evening we went for our authentic Thai dinner. Still lots of girls... </div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6EGAIIeXI/AAAAAAAABN4/yPV67Hf-s0A/s1600-h/IMG_0862.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345355046383548786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6EGAIIeXI/AAAAAAAABN4/yPV67Hf-s0A/s400/IMG_0862.JPG" /></a>THIS one was too funny... "LISA Bar..."<br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345355052056291122" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6EGVQnpzI/AAAAAAAABOA/6kH4c2XVqRY/s400/IMG_0863.JPG" /> I love how everyone carried their goods on these hanging baskets and sticks!! These were typically the "street vendors" that would stop for anyone that may have been looking for something.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345355055071326594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6EGgfdcYI/AAAAAAAABOI/IKI6zyUTDY0/s400/IMG_0865.JPG" /> You can find cheap t-shirts, dresses, and flip flops everywhere you go. I MAY or MAY NOT have picked up a couple t-shirts, bargained with the vendor, and gotten away with a 3 for $9 deal. :-)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345355996486947058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6E9Tib0PI/AAAAAAAABOQ/ZKJsDR83IFU/s400/IMG_0868.JPG" /> Shrines everywhere, too!!!<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345356003825081810" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6E9u3-3dI/AAAAAAAABOY/XEl9W91sbog/s400/IMG_0869.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div></div><div>Fresh flower leis... Thailand style???</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345356006491457410" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6E94zsh4I/AAAAAAAABOg/xaAOz8hT5OY/s400/IMG_0872.JPG" /></div><div>Posing for a pic with Philippe on the Gulf of Thailand. </div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345356012392350066" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6E-OylAXI/AAAAAAAABOo/lbfkPrUdMuk/s400/IMG_0875.JPG" /></div><div>We had to stop for some sort of refreshment! "Singha Beer"... Thailand's local beer that is SO good! 1 Can: $1. What a great afternoon treat!</div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345356013597971378" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6E-TSBU7I/AAAAAAAABOw/ubR71AVk1Dc/s400/IMG_0876.JPG" /></div></div></div></div><br />We people-watched for about an hour on this street... with a huge fan cooling us down from overhead the entire time!! No other way would we have been comfortable sitting in the heat!!!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345357221199586130" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6GEl8ro1I/AAAAAAAABO4/oFvZrpMkRI0/s400/IMG_0879.JPG" /><br />An afternoon snooze...<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345359380397976626" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6ICRlsbDI/AAAAAAAABPo/tmMxCRz7qWA/s400/IMG_0882.JPG" /><br />I tried uploading this picture 3 times, and for some reason it kept coming up sideways!!! Hahaha... anyway, this is a huge crab we found on the beach. There were holes in the sand everywhere we stepped! So cool!! They sure were shy little creatures... surprised we found this one.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345357235452144210" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6GFbCwalI/AAAAAAAABPQ/OGugeGksngw/s400/IMG_0883.JPG" /><br />I LOVE Pattaya. We stayed in such a great location!!!!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345357224418038898" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6GEx8BVHI/AAAAAAAABPA/I_0If3lDv38/s400/IMG_0881.JPG" /><br />Me standing in the low tide on the Gulf of Thailand.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345359388283280738" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6ICu9snWI/AAAAAAAABPw/4iJXcg4rTcM/s400/IMG_0884.JPG" /><br />Anchors Ashore!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345357239900241666" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6GFrnQ_wI/AAAAAAAABPY/xP1Y3rFQL7Q/s400/IMG_0886.JPG" /><br /><p>Heading back to the hotel after a long day... </p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345359378250470210" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6ICJlsE0I/AAAAAAAABPg/JaShcipNVGo/s400/IMG_0887.JPG" /></p><p>Ready for our next "Adventure"????? </p><p>Cheers!</p><p>-Lisa :-)</p>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-5901045805975239352009-06-09T10:42:00.000-05:002009-06-09T10:44:03.786-05:00Blogging from my balcony!!!!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6DKaASFfI/AAAAAAAABNg/ayGV2XK0OfU/s1600-h/IMG_0852.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345354022537795058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Si6DKaASFfI/AAAAAAAABNg/ayGV2XK0OfU/s400/IMG_0852.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Cheers!!!<br />-Lisa :-)Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-62431463395532504072009-06-03T12:56:00.002-05:002009-06-03T13:08:37.431-05:00BREAKFAST: The most important meal of the day!!Good morning!!!<br /><br />There is nothing like having breakfast included with our hotel on these long layovers. Sometimes the coffee maker in the room just isn't up to par, or the breakfast bar I've stashed in my rollerboard doesn't hold me over til lunch. GOOD THING, every so often we get lucky and have access to a complete breakfast buffet... with fresh juices, toast, omelets, eggs, bacon, and the occasional local favorite. (Thailand's just happens to be: fried rice.)<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343163168986887522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sia6l8hp9WI/AAAAAAAABNA/IVQa2w2LOMo/s400/IMG_0833.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sia6l9sUVBI/AAAAAAAABNI/N7CgcPqyVjo/s1600-h/IMG_0836.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343163169300042770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sia6l9sUVBI/AAAAAAAABNI/N7CgcPqyVjo/s400/IMG_0836.JPG" border="0" /></a> Good morning, miss! what can I get you?? "An egg white omelet with veggies. Lots and lots of veggies, easy on the cheese. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!" :-)<br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343163172209779362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sia6mIiDYqI/AAAAAAAABNQ/FxjcribawrY/s400/IMG_0837.JPG" border="0" />Mmmm... fresh fruit, and those darn bananas I can't get enough of. SO CUTE!!</div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343163179446169810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Sia6mjfV8NI/AAAAAAAABNY/TeqU_6vzdW0/s400/IMG_0838.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>WOW... What a way to start the day!!!!!!</div><div> </div><div>Cheers!</div><div>-Lisa :-)</div></div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-27387820838982997452009-06-03T11:27:00.008-05:002009-06-03T12:45:47.175-05:00An Evening out on the town in Pattaya... my first Authentic Thai food experience!!Even the clouds in the afternoon were beautiful in Pattaya. After a long day at the pool, the clouds were welcomed! An afternoon shower isn't unlikely... especially during rainy season in Southeast Asia.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343140574392571474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiamCxGlVlI/AAAAAAAABLI/ZvDXp6q2ed0/s400/IMG_0791.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343140582008228994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiamDNeTDII/AAAAAAAABLQ/GzdVb_9oBoI/s400/IMG_0795.JPG" border="0" /> I surely didn't miss out on the opportunity to get some sun during my stay. (Hey!! I was just making up for the lack of sun I got in Hawaii last week... ;-)<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343140584712916450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiamDXjJTeI/AAAAAAAABLY/EZbQ2cEoF8Y/s400/IMG_0796.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>The girls on our way to dinner: Andrea, Jill, me, and Stefanie. Stopping at the many "elephant" landmarks along the way!</div><div> </div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiamDneOqlI/AAAAAAAABLg/vL9mosy834Y/s1600-h/IMG_0797.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343140588987263570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiamDneOqlI/AAAAAAAABLg/vL9mosy834Y/s400/IMG_0797.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343140593749388610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiamD5Nm7UI/AAAAAAAABLo/dYLbIVNCprs/s400/IMG_0798.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343143608543588242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiaozYMjr5I/AAAAAAAABLw/7Jooe2YbFSg/s400/IMG_0801.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>This local man made "Chili Paste" on the side of the road and sold it to people that walked by. Fortunately, we didn't give in to it... but it was neat to see!! (We actually tried some at dinner later that night... BLLEECCCHHH! That is just NOT my thing... ;-)</div><div> </div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343143615089384850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiaozwlMnZI/AAAAAAAABL4/-6FJTKqtEdA/s400/IMG_0802.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div></div><div>There are HUNDREDS of girls standing outside these local "Beer bars" in Thailand... where you can get ALOT more than beers, let me tell ya!!!! Yikes!!! Thankfully, though, they were pleasant to us. We just 'kept on walkin'...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343143620181504690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Siao0DjQMrI/AAAAAAAABMA/K_S_rbt0kcw/s400/IMG_0806.JPG" border="0" />This street was particularly filled with bars and men scoping them out.<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343143627503677954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Siao0e0_sgI/AAAAAAAABMI/h2-VFYoy46g/s400/IMG_0807.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br />And ironically... across the street from these bars, was a statue idolizing the king of Thailand. "Long Live the King!!!"<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343143628261260322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Siao0hpnfCI/AAAAAAAABMQ/s_Foe3E8btA/s400/IMG_0810.JPG" border="0" /><br />The front desk suggested we try out this "PIC Kitchen" for an authentic Thai meal, just steps away from our hotel.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343149216930194290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Siat51EH43I/AAAAAAAABMY/uDkeFZsAEQQ/s400/IMG_0813.JPG" border="0" /><br />As soon as we walked in, the waitress told us we needed to take off our shoes to sit on the floor in the upstairs part of the restaurant. Andrea clearly, couldn't get over the fact that we were going to have our first authentic Thai meal on the floor!!! HOW FUNNY!!! I LOVE her face. She is such a riot!!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343149215969014098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Siat5xe9cVI/AAAAAAAABMg/SqWnoZZQ-gg/s400/IMG_0814.JPG" border="0" /><br />WOW... Is this straight out of a movie or what?? Can't even believe I am here in Thailand!!!!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343149227561299666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Siat6cqxrtI/AAAAAAAABMo/USwA-SW1BEI/s400/IMG_0816.JPG" border="0" /><br />The group at dinner... Philippe, Me, Jill, Stefanie, and Andrea.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343149229528462386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Siat6j_yNDI/AAAAAAAABMw/sM3PVBpl9UI/s400/IMG_0820.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>Jill ordered the most delicious "Hot & Sweet" soup ever... that was served boiling in a kettle over a small fire!! So neat!!!</p><p></p><p></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343149230129378114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/Siat6mPDc0I/AAAAAAAABM4/uBReChuqHC4/s400/IMG_0823.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>Cheers!!</p><p>-Lisa :-)</p><p> </p>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-26074076758327487202009-06-03T10:18:00.004-05:002009-06-03T11:05:08.240-05:00Continuing our day off in Thailand: Poolside<div><div><div><div><div>As the late morning sun finally burned off the clouds we saw earlier, we all got pretty comfortable around the pool; participating in poolside games and having the occasional cocktail. What a PERFECT day it was!!!<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343123871040133218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiaW2gRB2GI/AAAAAAAABJ4/FscqcGqW2co/s400/IMG_0718.JPG" border="0" />Whoever's idea this was to place the pool chairs in the shallow water is a genius!! I can't possibly explain how warm and humid it was, even without the sun shining for a few hours in the morning!!<br /><br /><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiaW2zDNK1I/AAAAAAAABKA/DemWAOfiT_c/s1600-h/IMG_0727.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343123876082428754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiaW2zDNK1I/AAAAAAAABKA/DemWAOfiT_c/s400/IMG_0727.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's most of our crew... staking out our poolside chairs for the afternoon and getting some much-earned R & R after our long commercialing day!!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343123883400830370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiaW3OUDHaI/AAAAAAAABKI/PSzkAjvGfv4/s400/IMG_0737.JPG" border="0" />11am... Poolside games start. This is tennis-golf... the object is to hit the tennis ball into the goal/net!! Whoever can do it wins a FREE DRINK ticket!!! Is that a sweet deal or WHAT?? :-) Philippe signed up immediately...<br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343123885275473154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiaW3VS_5QI/AAAAAAAABKQ/5F8JWpUHpUg/s400/IMG_0740.JPG" border="0" />Andrea had her shot at it as well...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343123890845008898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiaW3qC4RAI/AAAAAAAABKY/n7t0Un_j3xE/s400/IMG_0742.JPG" border="0" /><br />Neither Philippe or Andrea won, but they sure do get a round of applause for trying!!! ;-)<br /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343128769211447602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiabTnYEuTI/AAAAAAAABKg/SNrnRnQ8TIs/s400/IMG_0749.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Posing poolside with my favorite man! Mai tais in hand. YUM!!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343128772734024866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiabT0f6_KI/AAAAAAAABKo/TnA0wX7IMPg/s400/IMG_0754.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>"Back to work!!!" Philippe and his favorite girls. :-)</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343128780000829650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiabUPkdoNI/AAAAAAAABKw/WFDDwOS5h5U/s400/IMG_0758.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>Poolside entertainment and music all day long. Absolutely one of the best layovers I've ever had... with the greatest people, too!! :-)</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343128780402083730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiabUREIR5I/AAAAAAAABK4/h7dSEJIV0VY/s400/IMG_0778.JPG" border="0" />The fun staff came out and danced to "Stayin' Alive" later in the afternoon.. and asked us to join. How could we resist??? :-)</div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343128786435493634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiabUnimzwI/AAAAAAAABLA/e_XkpinDkSo/s400/IMG_0787.JPG" border="0" />Rounding out the day with an intense game of water volleyball. Too bad Philippe & Stefanie's team didn't win!!! "3, 4, Hoo-ahh, HOO-AHH!!!"</div><div> </div><div>Cheers!!</div><div>-Lisa :-)<br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-30402745122099296572009-06-02T03:30:00.007-05:002009-06-03T10:16:32.360-05:00Everyone deserves a day off: Ours just happened to be in Thailand!!Good morning, Pattaya!!!<br /><br /><br />This was the BEAUTIFUL view from my balcony in Thailand.<br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342647199473814322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiTlUkTfSzI/AAAAAAAABJI/eBkGD8m9Vsc/s400/IMG_0683.JPG" border="0" /><br />Luckily the hotel's A/C was on full blast 24/7 while we were there, because it was about 90 degrees and HUMID every single day!! It was funny... the first thing I wanted to do every morning was step outside onto the balcony and see what was going on at the beach and by the pool. I also would want to take pictures, but after keeping my camera indoors all night in the "arctic tundra" which was my room... I had to wait a couple minutes for the lens to de-fog! </p><br />Isn't this view unreal?? To the left was a downtown area with loud music and lights on until the wee hours of the morning... and the area where we stayed was much more laid-back, yet still had activities going on throughout the afternoon. (Perfect, in my opinion.)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342647205282474946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiTlU58Ya8I/AAAAAAAABJQ/bMAESN14Hro/s400/IMG_0684.JPG" border="0" />Rumor had it there were also speedboat rides you could take from the hotel's beach property to the downtown area for around $25 per person... but with a 5-star hotel, delicious restaurant and bar food, poolside cocktails, fun water sports and contests in the pool area, and staff waiting on us non-stop, why would we want to go anywhere else??<br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342647214693008482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiTlVdABxGI/AAAAAAAABJY/y6yFarqZgco/s400/IMG_0699.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div>Starting our day with a little tour of the hotel grounds... Stefanie, Me, and our other great friend and crew member Jill Litton. Us girls had such a great time together! Can't believe this is our "job"!<br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiTlVm-5AvI/AAAAAAAABJg/klZOP96kRuM/s1600-h/IMG_0704.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342647217372594930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiTlVm-5AvI/AAAAAAAABJg/klZOP96kRuM/s400/IMG_0704.JPG" border="0" /></a> And, of course... traveling with Philippe is ALWAYS fun for me, too!! :-)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342647221834244498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiTlV3moYZI/AAAAAAAABJo/r_FfD5OQpck/s400/IMG_0710.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p>Heading down to the Hotel's beach property in the daytime... the tide sure was lower than the night before, but it was so nice to see what it looked like in daylight!!</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343118811715799202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiaSQA0HCKI/AAAAAAAABJw/RVf6yHJufy4/s400/IMG_0711.JPG" border="0" /></p><p> </p><p>Starting our "day off" on the right foot, I must say... </p><p>Cheers!</p><p>-Lisa :-)</p>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-29382616365429794642009-06-02T01:29:00.004-05:002009-06-02T02:03:37.581-05:00Our first night in Pattaya, Thailand!!WOW!!!!<br /><br />As we checked into the hotel in Pattaya, we suddenly forgot about the LONG day of commercialing we had just gone through to get to the opposite end of the world!!!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342622150622255906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiTOiiD5GyI/AAAAAAAABJA/Us14AAh4W9o/s400/hotel1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342617805869383746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiTKlomFgEI/AAAAAAAABIg/L_YXfqXSoYw/s400/IMG_1701.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342617811256881554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiTKl8qkMZI/AAAAAAAABIo/qIMq29mwl3g/s400/IMG_1705.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><div>After we got all settled into our rooms, we all met downstairs to take a walk around the hotel property. The beach was just STEPS away, and it was so beautiful at night!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiTKmLzpgsI/AAAAAAAABIw/qnc4hvkCe_Q/s1600-h/IMG_1713.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342617815321510594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiTKmLzpgsI/AAAAAAAABIw/qnc4hvkCe_Q/s400/IMG_1713.JPG" border="0" /></a>Stefanie, me, & Philippe REALLY love it here!!! And we ALSO love the fact that we have a 60 hour layover before we have to work a flight to Dubai. Couldn't have gotten luckier with this trip!!! :-)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342617818400407938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiTKmXRtwYI/AAAAAAAABI4/8ZtStGGRXgg/s400/IMG_1716.JPG" border="0" />Cheers!!</div><br /><div>-Lisa :-)<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-53296006806871554972009-05-31T23:53:00.005-05:002009-06-02T01:23:10.756-05:00My First "Around the World" Trip!!<div><div><div>Hello all!!!<br /><br /><div><div>There are a couple different ways that a flight attendant such as myself can be "placed" on a trip. You can either be sitting on Reserve and be "ready to fly" at any time they may need you, or you can ALSO bid for what we call "Open Time". Open time trips are usually last-minute in nature, and its a great way for flight attendants on their off days to pick up extra hours if they'd like. </div><br /><div>Well last Friday, I was sitting at home 'minding my own business', when I received an email asking for 5 flight attendants to take an open trip that had just come up... TO THAILAND AND DUBAI!!!!! Wow!!! I immediately responded to the email and luckily, was awarded the trip later that afternoon that was departing on Sunday morning. I had a day and a half to scramble together some stuff... although warm weather clothes are ALWAYS easier to pack, so it wasn't THAT difficult... and I was on my way West commercialing with my crew all the way from Chicago to Seoul, Korea!!! </div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342221246474815362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiNh61utB4I/AAAAAAAABH4/3-DeBg1KiQ4/s400/IMG_1671.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>Philippe and I BOTH got the trip, so we commercialed out of Chicago O'Hare together. How nice!! :-)</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342221243216752786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiNh6pl68JI/AAAAAAAABHw/azqdvqEoAXM/s400/IMG_1672.JPG" border="0" /></p>Korean Air is now my new favorite airline. They had little "Comfort Packs" waiting for us on our seats of the SUPER CLEAN 747 we flew on. Inside the zippered pouch was an eye mask, a pair of comfortable socks (which was PERFECT for me... I was wearing heels that I was dying to take off!), a tiny toothbrush and even tinier tube of toothpaste, and a lanyard to hang the bag around your neck, if you'd like. (I didn't... didn't go with the outfit. HAHAHAHA!)<br /><p></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342221256683325426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiNh7bwmh_I/AAAAAAAABIA/Jk9qbU4B9h0/s400/IMG_1676.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>Lunch is served!!! Philippe, myself, and our dear friend Miss Stefanie Glidden were fortunate enough to share a row for the 14 hour flight!!! Helps to be near people you both KNOW and LIKE on long flights like these!!! We also each had our own personal television screen with TONS of movies available. Thats what I did the ENTIRE flight! I watched "Confessions of a Shopaholic", "Bride Wars", "Marley & Me", "Revolutionary Road", and a couple episodes of "Friends". I didn't WANT to sleep with all that entertainment!!! :-)</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342221262392647362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiNh7xBz3sI/AAAAAAAABIQ/doSzKkhUQ54/s400/IMG_1686.JPG" border="0" /></p><p> This is the 747 that we came into Seoul, South Korea on. My first time on a Boeing 747 and it was a BEAUTY!!!! Loved it!!!!</p><p>CHEERS!!!!!</p>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-35412261889954982972009-05-30T15:40:00.006-05:002009-05-30T16:47:18.386-05:00ALOHA!!! Hilo, Hawaii trip, May 2009<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGoboG3-NI/AAAAAAAABHo/aQYqVkpAD_U/s1600-h/IMG_1639.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341735825614305490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGoboG3-NI/AAAAAAAABHo/aQYqVkpAD_U/s400/IMG_1639.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div>MY FIRST HAWAII TRIP!!!!<br /><br /></div><div>I was SO excited when I saw this trip pop up on my schedule!! We don't usually fly to Hawaii, but it was a 'special mission' of sorts that Ryan was fortunate enough to do for the Department of Justice. </div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341722645964433554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGcceFeqJI/AAAAAAAABFY/o7wH836nXJM/s400/IMG_1523.JPG" border="0" /></div>Good morning, Hilo!!! This is the view I had from my balcony at 6:30am at the hotel in Hilo, Hawaii.<br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341722647500764258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGccjzxNGI/AAAAAAAABFg/VKwll2lAdKI/s400/IMG_1533.JPG" border="0" />When you walked out of the hotel lobby, the first thing you saw was a beautiful view of the Hilo Bay.<br /></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341722651572138706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGccy-dctI/AAAAAAAABFo/wECQHZcO7K4/s400/IMG_1536.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341722657418306658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGcdIwS5GI/AAAAAAAABFw/PzZk_45KsDM/s400/IMG_1538.JPG" border="0" />Soaking up the sun while we could! One of my favorite co-workers, Debbie Reeder loves the SUN even more than I do!!! She was out at the pool at 7am that morning in Hilo. We were only there for a mere 16 hours, but we made the most of it!!! :-)<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGcdbHbn2I/AAAAAAAABF4/9hwJpHCw88o/s1600-h/IMG_1541.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341722662347186018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGcdbHbn2I/AAAAAAAABF4/9hwJpHCw88o/s400/IMG_1541.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341724661730014530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGeRzZcdUI/AAAAAAAABGA/i67Dzmq01iA/s400/IMG_1556.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341724668746884434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGeSNiZZVI/AAAAAAAABGI/JgJIkisdH_U/s400/IMG_1546.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341727745191807794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGhFSMBizI/AAAAAAAABGo/C1z3l_8Wfs4/s400/IMG_1567.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341724678349310114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGeSxTyyKI/AAAAAAAABGY/79AEzbc4MlY/s400/IMG_1570.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><div>This was one of the best and healthiest-tasting sandwiches I've ever had in my life!!! Made by a local on the island... thick wheat bread, turkey, tomatoes, sprouts, and cucumbers. I could make it myself at home... but it won't ever taste as good as it did in Hawaii!!! :-)</div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341724683282913362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGeTDsDmFI/AAAAAAAABGg/KetTbbukVQM/s400/IMG_1575.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /><p>Not many people will ever be able to travel to Hawaii for "work"... let alone have an amazing overnight there and have it paid for by the company! We LOVE Hawaii... and we LOVE our jobs. :-)<br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341727755619402530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGhF5CKAyI/AAAAAAAABGw/4jnyu06i36Q/s400/IMG_1578.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p>From the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific... I'm still loving my job, now more than ever!!!<br /><br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341727761600165106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGhGPUFNPI/AAAAAAAABG4/WZmUfiAA7nk/s400/IMG_1595.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p>Our awesome crew we had: From top left: Lindsay Mitchell (Lead Flight Attendant), Shelley Holt, Stefanie Glidden. From bottom left: Debbie Reeder, Raashi Weaver, Chaniesa Peal, Me<br /><br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341727762648816834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGhGTOGXMI/AAAAAAAABHA/XIdoYwf4DFI/s400/IMG_1603.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p>Lindsay is such a fantastic lead! She is so even-tempered and super cool when things go "pear-shaped". A great lead F/A is determined by how they react in unexpected situations. She always keeps her cool!<br /><br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341727768680109634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGhGpsElkI/AAAAAAAABHI/_p7r9nW68hE/s400/IMG_1630.JPG" border="0" /></p></div></div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341734289569789826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGnCN5Ut4I/AAAAAAAABHg/yYTfS2IGiyA/s400/IMG_1640.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p> </p><p>CHEERS to Hawaii!!!!</p><p>-LiSA :-)</p>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-27972760527277047102009-05-30T15:23:00.003-05:002009-05-30T15:27:11.927-05:00Boeing 767 Jet PicturesHello everyone!!<br /><br />I've been wanting to pose in the 767 jet engine ever since I started, and finally when the engines cooled I had my chance. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGWMUWWQNI/AAAAAAAABFQ/SGukaon5Ypk/s1600-h/Boeing+pictures+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341715771403157714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGWMUWWQNI/AAAAAAAABFQ/SGukaon5Ypk/s400/Boeing+pictures+022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGWMK8Oo7I/AAAAAAAABFI/qrwGhGeNFAU/s1600-h/Boeing+pictures+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341715768877687730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGWMK8Oo7I/AAAAAAAABFI/qrwGhGeNFAU/s400/Boeing+pictures+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGWL6cWnPI/AAAAAAAABFA/Bo6YAqq2ohI/s1600-h/Boeing+pictures+019+(1).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341715764449025266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGWL6cWnPI/AAAAAAAABFA/Bo6YAqq2ohI/s400/Boeing+pictures+019+(1).jpg" border="0" /></a><br />CHEERS!</div><div>-Lisa :-)<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-12283346658569974892009-05-30T14:37:00.004-05:002009-05-30T15:09:56.752-05:00Grocery shopping in Leipzig, Germany!Welcome to Kaufland!!! The biggest grocery store in Leipzig... conveniently located just steps away from our hotel.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341705539324461874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGM4u4rwzI/AAAAAAAABDo/ehwRodWB2sQ/s400/IMG_1033.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Carts are only 1 euro to rent... with 4 moving wheels, and you even get the euro back when you return the cart (a la Aldi at home!) :-)<br /><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341705545592003794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGM5GO-3NI/AAAAAAAABDw/jfaZtETi2rw/s400/IMG_1035.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> Don't forget your wine...</div><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341705550246178658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGM5Xkn72I/AAAAAAAABD4/WriDphuGlXk/s400/IMG_1036.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGM5lo-jgI/AAAAAAAABEA/j9QOrLh3rAI/s1600-h/IMG_1038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341705554022534658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGM5lo-jgI/AAAAAAAABEA/j9QOrLh3rAI/s400/IMG_1038.JPG" border="0" /></a>... Or your kitty treats. :-)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341705560760098738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGM5-vVn7I/AAAAAAAABEI/fFIGGGwHZF0/s400/IMG_1039.JPG" border="0" /> Looking for produce and more grocery items? Take the escalator upstairs and begin your shopping spree!</div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341708435199870930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGPhS3Lx9I/AAAAAAAABEY/jZtxvJWMRvk/s400/IMG_1041.JPG" border="0" />All kinds of bread... rolls, loaves, sourdough, wheat.. you name it, they have it!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341708441153885042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGPhpCu03I/AAAAAAAABEg/Q_zuJa8Payg/s400/IMG_1042.JPG" border="0" />And some lunchmeat to go with that bread, perhaps?<br /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341708444876324898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGPh26OwCI/AAAAAAAABEo/1Xu4_wSo__g/s400/IMG_1043.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Jar of sweet pickles (Gewurz-gherkins) to snack on, or to put on sandwiches...</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341708432841593474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGPhKE7UoI/AAAAAAAABEQ/R4xVvBNwDQw/s400/IMG_1040.JPG" border="0" />... And finally, head back down to the registers to pay for it all. (Don't worry, the wheels on the 4-wheel carts lock on the escalator... no runaway cart accidents HERE!!!)<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341708447540660530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGPiA1dSTI/AAAAAAAABEw/VYQINwe-sHA/s400/IMG_1044.JPG" border="0" />Ahh... nothing like a stocked fridge to get you through these long Germany layovers. What a way to save a couple bucks on our trips! Brilliant! :-)</div><div> </div><div>Cheers!!</div><div>-Lisa :-)<br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-71455016904748487272009-05-30T14:19:00.003-05:002009-05-30T15:16:54.710-05:00Bucharest, Romania<div>Our layover in Bucharest was short and sweet... but we had a beautiful view from a downtown hotel and a Benihana in the lobby, so we made the most of it! ;-)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341700342673443298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGIKP2iCeI/AAAAAAAABDA/qMZBx_ypNIE/s320/IMG_1112.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341700343970387426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGIKUrv1eI/AAAAAAAABDI/sqezRiY1Wtg/s320/IMG_1114.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341700347049954898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGIKgJ-TlI/AAAAAAAABDQ/Sf80CgnzHnw/s320/IMG_1119.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341700352714844450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGIK1QlqSI/AAAAAAAABDY/wLoViZzJX6E/s320/IMG_1127.JPG" border="0" />Cortney tried sushi for the first time in her life... needless to say, she won't be having it again any time soon! :-)</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341713369775657410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGUAhlu0cI/AAAAAAAABE4/-UOKT1cXec0/s320/IMG_1128.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341700357554288610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGILHSZt-I/AAAAAAAABDg/vM5gAPpLSyo/s320/IMG_1139.JPG" border="0" /> Crew picture from left: Me, Ray, and Tammy. Bottom: Cortney, Jill, and Henry. So much fun!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>CHEERS!</div><br /><div>-Lisa :-)</div></div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-6588129018937262362009-05-30T13:56:00.004-05:002009-05-30T14:18:34.774-05:00Bishkek, Kyrgystan... One of the "Stans".Happy Spring, Five Cabin Checks Followers!!<br /><br />As the weather gets warmer... so do our destinations. This is such a wonderful time to travel the world, and it's been so exciting for me to see so many different places in the past 2 months. I have a series of posts that I'll be doing in the next couple days to catch you up on all my travels. I'm still enjoying my job, now more than ever, and I can't wait to share some of my photos and stories!!<br /><br />This was my first stay in Bishkek, Kyrgystan in April 2009. BEAUTIFUL scenery, yet one of the poorest, most poverty-stricken places I've seen yet. Thankfully, the hotel we stayed at had a 5-star rating, with a yummy 5-star breakfast waiting for us when we got in early in the a.m. :-)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341694649424632482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGC-22PWqI/AAAAAAAABCQ/OqUokeg08qw/s320/IMG_1071.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />This crew LOVED to eat, thats for sure. Even better when it was free!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341694659801159906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGC_dgMmOI/AAAAAAAABCY/Il-381JKlz0/s320/IMG_1081.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />We went for a stroll after breakfast to check out the local sites and markets. EVERYTHING was so cheap... cigarettes for .42 a pack!! The 'smokers' on our crew were plotting ways to fill their suitcases to bring back home... and the non-smokers were planning ways to fill suitcases and sell them once we got back to the states... ;-) (Obviously, we didn't have that much room after our 18 days out, but it was a good idea in theory!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341694661395164546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGC_jcPLYI/AAAAAAAABCg/GHKTRjIjmVo/s320/IMG_1077.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />Miss Tammy King... posing in front of a "cool" building. ("But its not finished yet!!!) It's still cool... love Tammy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGDAKTPS1I/AAAAAAAABCw/rwpzaBlNoNM/s1600-h/IMG_1094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341694671826406226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGDAKTPS1I/AAAAAAAABCw/rwpzaBlNoNM/s320/IMG_1094.JPG" border="0" /></a> Henry and I... having a moment by the bra stand in Bishkek.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGC_-qoXgI/AAAAAAAABCo/Lcpxg0VVVzQ/s1600-h/IMG_1095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341694668703292930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGC_-qoXgI/AAAAAAAABCo/Lcpxg0VVVzQ/s320/IMG_1095.JPG" border="0" /></a> ... And trying on skirts... HAHAHAHAHA :-)<br /><br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341696692643347138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SiGE1ybiusI/AAAAAAAABC4/I95IDfu5rZA/s320/IMG_1087.JPG" border="0" />Bishkek is so cool! Hopefully the layover is longer next time... ;-)</div><div> </div><div>Til then...</div><div> </div><div>CHEERS!</div><div>-Lisa :-)<br /></div><div></div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-25848190522534273532009-02-20T22:41:00.005-06:002009-02-21T00:34:09.542-06:00Welcome to our fleet, tail # BK763!!Hello again, HAPPY FRIDAY!!! 2/20/09<br /><br />As promised, I wanted to post some pictures of our brand NEW 767 we just added to our fleet this week!! Today I had the privelage of flying not ONE but TWO (long) legs on it... spending a total of 11+ hours on this beautiful new bird and getting to know the ins and outs of it before most of my fellow crew members. :-) Lucky me!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305110051931310546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-JfAu4SdI/AAAAAAAABA4/l7WZNCKt31Q/s320/IMG_0788.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-KbBjuqvI/AAAAAAAABBQ/VrdLbuivk48/s1600-h/IMG_0789.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305111082945129202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-KbBjuqvI/AAAAAAAABBQ/VrdLbuivk48/s320/IMG_0789.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-Ka_WGrrI/AAAAAAAABBI/M0_2nwWqRoc/s1600-h/IMG_0779.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Welcome to the new aircraft, from the L2 Door. Aircraft LEFT (facing the cockpit, forward), 2nd door from the front. Usually the doors are manual... but when I was assigned this I was shocked to find that I had a "MAIN DOOR UP" button"!!! Meaning that when we cross-check our doors to make sure they are armed/disarmed, or clear to open/not clear to open.. All I have to do is PUSH A BUTTON!! Seems so simple, but a simple mistake would cost me my company thousands of dollars (a blown slide), or me (my JOB!) Blown slides are a death threat in our company. Can't stress that enough!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-KakA8D4I/AAAAAAAABBA/LeHQwCJNVxw/s1600-h/IMG_0774.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305111075014578050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-KakA8D4I/AAAAAAAABBA/LeHQwCJNVxw/s320/IMG_0774.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is a shot of C/D zones in the aircraft... everything from L2 to the back. Look at those seatcovers... classy, eh? I like them! Unlike our other 767's, we have 4 seats in the middle instead of 3. Still 2 on each aisle.<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305110042715301842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-JeeZnJ9I/AAAAAAAABAo/JQdpzjTrSUo/s320/IMG_0784.JPG" border="0" />Here's the forward door to the cockpit. (FLIGHT DECK DOOR.) All cockpits on 767's apparently look the same, so when we got this NEW a/c, the pilots weren't even phased. BUT WE WERE!!! Where was the coffee?? Extra Dr. Pepper? Crew Meals?? ICE? Meal carts? Beverage carts? PICKUP BAGS??? Ahhh--- the adaptations we had to make to the new aircraft were tough... but we managed. :-)<br /><br /><br />The flight deck is obviously the most important part of the aircraft....<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-JeuIf6cI/AAAAAAAABAw/93iLmH7_gJw/s1600-h/IMG_0785.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305110046938491330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-JeuIf6cI/AAAAAAAABAw/93iLmH7_gJw/s320/IMG_0785.JPG" border="0" /></a>Usually, (L1) fixes the pilots up with beverages as theyre doing paperwork before we take off, and an extra garbage bag for their trash.. then we feed them first with their own seperate meals (avoiding food poisoning of any sorts), set them up with coffee or anything they need, and we ALSO gladly offer to take the most valuable seat in the house up front while one of them takes a break to stretch their legs (or take a leak, either or... :-)<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-Jd0Yka3I/AAAAAAAABAg/VAs7XlCJKKY/s1600-h/IMG_0783.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305110031436639090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-Jd0Yka3I/AAAAAAAABAg/VAs7XlCJKKY/s320/IMG_0783.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />These jumpseats are the most uncomfortable straps you could ever put on your shoulders, hands down. When that 10,000 ft. DING goes off, (where the fasten seatbelt sign is STILL on, but the flight attendants are free to roam about the cabin...) it's music to our ears so we're not death-strapped in anymore! (This is in the forward galley... where I was today!)<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305108188781736642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-Hyj9Z8sI/AAAAAAAABAM/-EWPJ1jlieM/s320/IMG_0775.JPG" border="0" /> Taking a stroll back to the AFT galley... You thought YOUR kitchen had alot of cupboards? Try working in this galley!!! (And serving 205 troops!) CHEERS to my crew members that were assigned to this position and executed their duties without a flaw.. for the first time EVER on a new aircraft with NO immediate training!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305110026624115778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-JdidLJEI/AAAAAAAABAY/mYW93U1MPZQ/s320/IMG_0777.JPG" border="0" />Every simple request requires you to open and shut a different galley door. But... IT KEEPS US AWAKE!!!! We love it!!! Would you like a snack???<br /><br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-HyfKtnMI/AAAAAAAABAA/_L7mYMR3sLM/s1600-h/IMG_0772.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305108187495374018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-HyfKtnMI/AAAAAAAABAA/_L7mYMR3sLM/s320/IMG_0772.JPG" border="0" /></a> "Business Class"... aka, Section A/part 2. Still a great movie screen... not quite commanders of the troops but those almost as important and also in need of more comfortable seats. Either way... first class passengers in my eyes! Just easy as pie. All of them like orange juice with no ice? Do you KNOW how easy it is to walk through the cabin with just a quart of orange juice and a smile? ;-)</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-HyEskK4I/AAAAAAAAA_0/8IfrE7SqBpo/s1600-h/IMG_0771.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305108180389604226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-HyEskK4I/AAAAAAAAA_0/8IfrE7SqBpo/s320/IMG_0771.JPG" border="0" /></a> FIRST CLASS... for Commanders and VIP's only. Beverages and meals served by HAND by the lead and the R1 flight attendant. </div><div><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-Hxwfhx9I/AAAAAAAAA_s/M2bBtp2IJ1I/s1600-h/IMG_0769.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305108174966212562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-Hxwfhx9I/AAAAAAAAA_s/M2bBtp2IJ1I/s320/IMG_0769.JPG" border="0" /></a> EEK!!! R1A and R1 flight attendant jump seats up front on the new 767. SO TIGHT! 30 second review of emergency equipment and procedures is a necessity! In case we're stuck in our jumpseats. (KIDDING... we're trained for the worst, I promise.)</div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-HxxFiZ5I/AAAAAAAAA_k/UEOYCmNDPsg/s1600-h/IMG_0768.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305108175125637010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ-HxxFiZ5I/AAAAAAAAA_k/UEOYCmNDPsg/s320/IMG_0768.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hope you get a nice visual of our new A/C and what we're working with every day! I personally love it, and hope it stays around. We're taking it home tomorrow to RFD apparently... depending on this snow storm thats supposed to hit overnight? </div><div> </div><div>I LOVE the spontaneous layovers in random cities... </div><div> </div><div>CHEERS!</div><div>-Lisa</div><div> </div><div>P.S. You will LOVE my new pics from NEW BERN, NC... Just wait!!!</div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-54083563435613699892009-02-19T19:57:00.003-06:002009-02-19T20:02:53.946-06:00STILL RED HOT!I was surfing YouTube tonight and came across this brilliant British Virgin Atlantic TV commercial for their 25th Anniversary!<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KS_6HHQ7jOA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KS_6HHQ7jOA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br />Wow. I wonder if when we start wearing OUR new uniforms the paparazzi will stop and stare at us??? :-)<br /><br />CHEERS!<br />-LisaMiss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-12430378841866681132009-02-19T19:01:00.005-06:002009-02-19T19:50:19.072-06:00Five Cabin Checks is BACK!!"Flight attendants, please perform the Five Cabin Checks now."<br /><br />"Flight Attendants, HELLO, anyone there?"<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304679813340755570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SZ4CL1FcdnI/AAAAAAAAA_c/31e_m9wrmi4/s320/lisa1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Here I am! Hi guys!<br /><br /><br /><br />Nice to see you all again! I can't believe I haven't updated at ALL so far this year. So, to begin... HAPPY 2009, I hope it finds you all happy and well!! I'm writing this now from, believe it or not, only my THIRD short trip I've had so far this year.<br /><br /><br />It's not that business is slowing, troops are pulling out of Iraq (they're actually only ADDING more to Afghanistan, ironically...as if you haven't heard), or that my beloved company is going under. (Ha! They're only GAINING business with our NEW 767 aircraft we just added to our fleet this week! EXCITED is an understatement!)<br /><br /><br />I just happened to get 'stuck' with a schedule for this 56-day bid period that's only 9 days on/5 days off, which doesn't leave much time for the long layovers that I LOVE. So instead of them sending me out overseas for 18 days at a time, I've spent alot of time at home on reserve and doing what we call 'domestic turns', ferrying out the aircraft to pick up these troops we keep sending overseas. Then once we get back to Rockford with said troops, other crews will pick up the aircraft and continue on overseas. Have I grown kinda bored at home, YES! Have I been extremely jealous of the others on international trips?? ABSOLUTELY!! But hey, EVERYONE I work with has to get their chance to travel as much as I have so far! I just can't wait for the NEW bid period to be assigned in the next couple weeks. Hopefully I'll be getting back to my normal schedule of being out 18 days a month, and most importantly, seeing new parts of the world I've never seen before.<br /><br /><br />Right now, I'm in my hotel room in Leipzig, Germany, sadly getting ready to pack my bags and head home tomorrow to begin yet ANOTHER 5 days off. I've been here since February 14th and had a really difficult time with jetlag this time around! It must be since I'm not quite used to it anymore. I spent my 24/7 (DAY OFF) sleeping for about 18 hours on and off, then the next day flew an easy 4 hour leg to Keflavik, Iceland. My layover there was so quick that we were only there for 5 hours, and before I knew it we were back in Leipzig, Germany for another night!<br /><br /><br />Tomorrow I have an EXTREMELY long duty day ahead of me... beginning at 0815 Germany time (0215 RFD time), and I'm not due to be home in Rockford until around 2230. My crew is working 3 legs... from Leipzig, Germany to Keflavik, Iceland (4 hours)... from Keflavik, Iceland to Goose Bay, Canada (4 hours)... and from Goose Bay, Canada to Cherry Point, North Carolina (3 hours). From North Carolina, we ferry the empty aircraft back to Rockford, IL and I can finally (hopefully!) squeeze a nap in! But the GOOD news is that we're on the NEW Boeing 767 aircraft that just joined our fleet this week that we acquired from an airline that just recently went out of business. From what I gather, it's very similar, yet different to the other 2 767's we operate now. I am so anxious to see the new 'bird'. Pictures to follow!<br /><br /><br />Hope you come back soon to check for updates! The new aircraft and brand new uniforms aren't the only tricks that Ryan has up their sleeve for this NEW YEAR!! Five Cabin Checks is DEFINITELY still up and running, just in case any of you were worrying. :-)<br /><br /><br />CHEERS!<br />-Lisa :-)Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-58608988984620011262008-12-19T17:27:00.002-06:002008-12-19T17:51:54.911-06:00Bringing the Last of the Bulgaria Troops HOME FROM IRAQHello again!<br /><br />From another new country... My last trip I had scheduled was from Leipzig, Germany-Kuwait, and Kuwait- Sofia, Bulgaria. It's always nice taking non-U.S troops because they usually don't speak english and don't throw a fuss when they get stuck with pasta instead of chicken. :-)<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281649148320084002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUwv6sHc8CI/AAAAAAAAA-0/-LSHGbOnKQM/s400/IMG_0430.JPG" border="0" /><br />This trip was different, however... this just happened to be the LAST load of Bulgaria troops to come home after spending 18 months in Iraq. When we arrived on December 17th, they had a ceremony set up to welcome them home!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUwv7pygjFI/AAAAAAAAA_U/IsUck8egFzE/s1600-h/IMG_0437.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281649164875238482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUwv7pygjFI/AAAAAAAAA_U/IsUck8egFzE/s400/IMG_0437.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Prime Minister of Bulgaria was there to give them a speech upon their return. The ground handler that was on our plane translated that he mentioned how proud he was of their courage, dedication, and it was so nice to welcome the last of them HOME to Bulgaria. (A ROAR went through the crowd when he said that... gave me chills.)<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUwv7QOwWGI/AAAAAAAAA_M/AfJUz773fVE/s1600-h/IMG_0436.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281649158014392418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUwv7QOwWGI/AAAAAAAAA_M/AfJUz773fVE/s400/IMG_0436.JPG" border="0" /></a> This band started playing the minute we opened the doors... how proud they were to welcome their troops home!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUwv7Ome6NI/AAAAAAAAA_E/k2ZiAf_F2Ds/s1600-h/IMG_0435.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281649157577042130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUwv7Ome6NI/AAAAAAAAA_E/k2ZiAf_F2Ds/s400/IMG_0435.JPG" border="0" /></a> All in line. Ok now, judging by how obedient they are in line here... IMAGINE how good they are on the plane with us. I'm not kidding when I say I am blessed with flying the most POLITE passengers you could ever imagine in the entire world...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUwv654EXdI/AAAAAAAAA-8/35-eccKj4Nw/s1600-h/IMG_0431.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281649152013655506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUwv654EXdI/AAAAAAAAA-8/35-eccKj4Nw/s400/IMG_0431.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div><br /><p>PAPARAZZI!!!!!!</p><p>The commercial flight I took yesterday (Austrian Arrows) from Bulgaria-Germany actually handed out free Bulgarian newspapers when we boarded. I happened to see a picture of the troops we took home on the FRONT PAGE next to the Prime Minister. I was so proud because the Bulgarian-speaking man next to me on the flight was trying to tell me how happy he was that they were all home safe. Imagine how great that made me feel to know that I had a part of bringing the last of his troops home safe FOR GOOD!!! Can't wait til all of our U.S. Soldiers are home for good... What a glorious day in history THAT will be!</p><p>CHEERS!</p><p>-Lisa :-)</p>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-57116147414762616182008-12-16T08:35:00.004-06:002008-12-16T09:19:00.950-06:00The Lindner Hotel & Resort: LEIPZIG, GERMANYGreetings from Leipzig, Germany!!!!<br /><br />We are staying at the cutest little German Hotel ever and I HAD to share it with you. It's called the Lindner Hotel & Resort and it's one of about 30 in Germany. We arrived early in the morning and I was SO impressed with it from the minute I walked into the lobby!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280400345470829346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUfAIy-jgyI/AAAAAAAAA-c/oYBGSRD8PkQ/s320/IMG_0421.JPG" border="0" /><br />It's about 15 minutes away from the airport... literally 'over the river and through the woods'! It was such a beautiful, SNOWY drive the entire way.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280400361113914178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUfAJtQKC0I/AAAAAAAAA-s/VR_AzpRU0Nc/s320/IMG_0426.JPG" border="0" /><br />As you walk into the lobby, the reception desk is to the right and the cozy bar and cocktail lounge is to the left! Just right of the Christmas tree is the restaurant... very cute as well!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280400355975118338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUfAJaG-PgI/AAAAAAAAA-k/tzEsfJ8Rr10/s320/IMG_0425.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><div><div>I love how the lobby is exposed by those levels of guest rooms! (See, there's the restaurant I was talking about... ha!)</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280398760102285122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUe-shBPT0I/AAAAAAAAA9s/gYbYRL5fXxo/s320/IMG_0414.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>This is the entrance to my cozy little room! (Obviously I'm NOT a light packer... Hahaha! BUSTED!!!! Look at my suitcase... expanded! What do you expect, being out for 30+ days??)<br /><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280398764918355634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUe-sy9etrI/AAAAAAAAA90/RQKmHAFd9rs/s320/IMG_0415.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>This bed, although they only gave me one comforter and 2 pillows, was the most comfortable bed I could have ever found in Germany!! (Notice I don't say ANYWHERE... THE MOST comfortable bed award STILL goes to the Marriott in Budapest, and will ALWAYS be #1 in my book!!)<br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUe-ui1ErLI/AAAAAAAAA-M/CB0tNPBg9m4/s1600-h/IMG_0418.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280398794947865778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUe-ui1ErLI/AAAAAAAAA-M/CB0tNPBg9m4/s320/IMG_0418.JPG" border="0" /></a> I don't know about you, but this scene reminds me of 'A Christmas Story' when Ralphie & Randy wake up Christmas morning, and look out the window to see the snow! Hahaha! I didn't keep the window open like this, obviously, but it was a gorgeous view!</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280398773631749170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUe-tTa6jDI/AAAAAAAAA98/PVIr8DtC46M/s320/IMG_0416.JPG" border="0" /> Good morning, Leipzig! :-)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUe-uaQdBOI/AAAAAAAAA-E/6Z7RqYioJg4/s1600-h/IMG_0417.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280398792646788322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUe-uaQdBOI/AAAAAAAAA-E/6Z7RqYioJg4/s320/IMG_0417.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>I've REALLY enjoyed my stay in Leipzig so far! I better get used to it, because just recently my company has announced that Leipzig is the 'NEW' Budapest. We will no longer be laying over in Budapest due to high grounds fees costs and the fact that there (still is, I believe) a strike going on with the Ground Handlers at the Airport. It's such a shame, everyone LOVED Budapest. At least I got to spend the time there that I did! I'll never forget it! :-)</div><div><br /> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280400344159403042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUfAIuF4vCI/AAAAAAAAA-U/bMlxd8IB0As/s320/IMG_0419.JPG" border="0" />I'm sure I'll make MANY more memories here though, and I can't wait!!!</div><div> </div><div>CHEERS TO LEIPZIG!!!</div><div>-Lisa :-)<br /></div><div></div></div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052307670872477476.post-15411996359130494582008-12-12T18:35:00.004-06:002008-12-12T18:59:24.897-06:00Get your Authentic Budapest Christmas gifts HERE!!The holiday season is HERE!!!!<br /><br />No other time of year would it be OK for a creepy man in a Santa suit and his reindeer to be driving through the Fashion Square of Budapest on a motor bike looking for attention without getting arrested...<br /><br />However, on December 10th, everyone LOVED it and cheered!!!! BRING HIM ON!!!!! Happy Holidays, ALL!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279067493496485170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUMD6mcrdTI/AAAAAAAAA9E/cceY7tw3XLg/s400/IMG_0404.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />You'd think these people had never seen a crazy guy dressed in a Santa suit before. Come on... come to any wild and crazy work Christmas party in the U.S. with strong eggnog and you might think differently! Ha! This was SO cute and funny... I had to take a picture too, of course...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279067507298414546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUMD7Z3UL9I/AAAAAAAAA9M/9l67YtIz5lA/s400/IMG_0405.JPG" border="0" /><br />The 'Fashion Square' of Budapest has now been transformed into a 'Budapest Souvenir' Paradise. All these booths are set up until Christmas with purses, vases, jewely, handmade items, scarves, pottery, and things you or I can't really classify. :-)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279067514337699778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUMD70FnJ8I/AAAAAAAAA9U/mNJGIaVEmHU/s400/IMG_0406.JPG" border="0" /><br />It's great to walk around and look at all the outrageously priced stuff... I can't help but think of tourists (like me... before) that take out 10,000 hungarian forints (equal to about $60 American money) and blow it on a couple glass souvenirs or a kitty mug that will end up collecting dust someday. Me, on the other hand... I'd rather take it across the street and buy some cute Euro clothes or boots at H & M or Bershka. At least I'll look good and get a good season of fashion out of MY purchase!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUMD8uhA1DI/AAAAAAAAA9k/9PmXPRjrETo/s1600-h/n532960367_5050692_1442.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279067530021884978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUMD8uhA1DI/AAAAAAAAA9k/9PmXPRjrETo/s400/n532960367_5050692_1442.jpg" border="0" /></a> This tree is HUGE and is standing tall in the middle of the square... Merry Christmas, Budapest!!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUMD8f8OqkI/AAAAAAAAA9c/6gu9diS_Ypw/s1600-h/IMG_0408.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279067526109506114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQSnjUk2BRM/SUMD8f8OqkI/AAAAAAAAA9c/6gu9diS_Ypw/s400/IMG_0408.JPG" border="0" /></a> What else ya got here??? (Err... What DON'T you have...??) :-)</div><div> </div><div>CHEERS!</div><div>-Lisa :-)</div>Miss Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07768888412654999794noreply@blogger.com0