Today was another day in Amsterdam. We were able to get off, because they were having technical issues with the hydros (parts of the stage that rise up and down), and needed time to fix that as well as set up the immense set for Boogie. Christian had a meeting at 10:30 and then at around 11 called to let us know we would re-block at 5:15, so we had a decent amount of time in the city.
Robert, Katrina, Kristin, Maude and I met up and headed out. The wind was making it really cold, even though the sun was out. I had bundled well, and brought a pair of gloves to keep my hands warm. They are drying out though, from the change in temperature. I definitely need to start moisturizing before and after I go outside.
We made our way into the city, our plan was to visit the carnival and maybe hop on a ride, eat some good grub, and look in some of the shops. But when we made it to the middle of the square, we found the carnival had been all packed up. I think it was only here for the Queen’s birthday, so we decided to pop our head into Burger King. I don’t eat anything there, but I stayed with the group and ate some of Kristin’s french fries. I can’t believe that most of Europe charges you to use the restroom! It was 50 cents! That’s crazy! It reminds me of the musical, Urinetown. I saw them perform it at Pomona High when I was in middle school, and I distinctly remember thinking, this will never happen. BUT IT’S HAPPENING!!!!!
After the others finished their lunch, we went back outside into the cold. We popped into a few shops, to look at all the unique and trendy clothes. Europe has so much style and flair- if you think of it, they have it. And this shopping street we were on seemed to never end! Eventually, I split away from the group because they wanted to go see Anne Frank’s house and since I had already done that, I ventured off on my own. It was so amazing. I love exploring cities by myself.
I shopped a bit in a cute boutique, and then set off to find a pancake house. My last tour guide had mentioned the Dutch pancakes, and I didn’t want to leave the Netherlands if I hadn’t tried one. I came into this cute little coffee shop (no, not THAT kind of coffee shop), and ordered a hot chocolate and an apple pancake. The pancake was the size of a PIZZA!!!! It was so delicious; the waitress brought powdered sugar and rich maple syrup for toppings. I don’t know how I’m going to leave Europe, I want to stay here for the food alone!
I came back to the ship and changed for rehearsal. We re-blocked successfully, had our tech run, and then we all ran off to get ready. I had a quick sandwich, showered, and put my hair up. I brought my make up backstage, because after our rehearsal, we only had an hour til our call time. I was doing my make up in the dressing room when Robert comes in to tell us that we have to do another re-block because Nicco has a 102 degree fever. So the cruise director cancelled our first show, claiming “technical difficulties” and we rehearsed backstage and waited for our second show.
The best part of the night was watching the stage staff act like there were curtain issues. They pulled the main curtain up halfway, set up a ladder, and Tim (the new sound guy), stood at the top and shook the ladder. The other guys stood around it, scratching their heads in “confusion” talking to one another, pointing at various spots in the rafters. We were all cracking up backstage and coaching them on what they should do next. Peter pretended to call out orders to move the curtain and then would yell, “STOP!” and wave his arms frantically. Dave made the announcement to persuade the early bird audience members to come to the eleven o’clock show. It was a lot of fun putting on the hoax.
Another crazy night on the Vision, our cruises can never just be normal. :D
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