Wrapping up Euro tour

The second half of euro tour is now complete. We covered a lot more countries and encountered many more language barriers.  Here's the recap...

Italia

  We got Pinarella, Italy early in the morning and had time to walk down to the beach where a huge festival was going on. The Mediterranean was colder than anywhere I can recall and even in contrast to the sunny heat the water was unbearable.  The fans in italy were some of the most die hard of the tour. The clubs were smaller but packed out and the shows were wild. 

Swiss

Aarau, switzerland was probably the most awkward show of the tour but was a pretty nice city. There was a cool mix if modern metropolitan as well as old original buildings. There were also many views of the beautiful green hills. 

Spain

Barcelona was full of huge cathedrals, statues, towering ancient buildings wall to wall, and one of the nicest beaches i've seen. The shows weren't the greatest but the country made up for it.

Paris

The one show in France was in Paris. There was a huge drive and we arrived just in time for load in and no time to explore before hand. After our set Garin and I made a last minute decision to make the 45 minute subway ride across town to see the Eiffel Tower. Beyond glad we made the trek. We nearly missed the last train back to the venue and got back just in time for bus call.

UK

It was a pleasant chance to spend 5 days in a country with a familiar tongue. It was gloomier than anywhere else but we were fortunate to get a few sunny days. In London Garin and I again made a post show trek into town to see Big Ben and the parliament and the Tower Bridge. 

The last hurrah

The last show of the tour was in Koln, Germany. It was an epic night to end the tour. Somewhere between six and seven hundred people paid in one of the nicest venues we've played. Every band played awesome and it was the greatest time. 

Seven bands, eleven countries, 27 shows, one day off, two busses, and forty people. It was an amazing month and one of the best tours and experiences I've had. Everyone on the tour was awesome and not a single major problem. Saturday night the bus dropped us off at the airport and we parted ways with everyone. Euro tour complete, now it's off to Russia for another two weeks of adventure. As exciting as it will be I am quite jealous of everyone else that got to go home. I wish I could be headed home and see my friends and be with my cutie but I guess I'm going to make the best of this trip as I can. We shall see how this goes.....

Miles traveled

The last couple weeks have been quite an experience. Right now we're at the mid way point of the Thrash and Burn Euro tour in Munich, Germany. I've been meaning to update more often but it's been a difficult task trying to get a strong enough internet connection. Finally two weeks in I figured I'd throw up an update of what's been going on out here. 

Berlin

We walked around and saw the berlin wall  and some of the town. There was a really cool bike shop with tons of vintage italian bikes in pristine condition. There was also an mini ramp across the street from the venue where I proceeded to nearly roll my ankle trying to skate. It was a gloomier day with a bit of rain but I thought it gave things much more of a european feel and seemed to fit in with the war history of the place. 

Amsterdam

Amsterdam was everything I pictured it to be. For once, the venue was actually near down town and we got a chance to walk around and check things out.  The buildings were beautiful, every other block was a canal and there was a carnival in the works of being erected. There really are canibas cafes everywhere. It ended up being one of the better shows of the tour. The venue was rad and the turn out was awesome. 

Vienna

Vienna was probably my favorite city so far and Austria topping the charts for favorite country. Fred from Carnifex and I took a train down town and explored around for a while. The city if full of amazing buildings, beautiful parks, and clean streets. It has probably most resembled a US metropolitan city as far as the hustle and bustle of the city and all the people. I'm surprised we didn't get lost. The city is so big and every turn we took lead to something else that was huge and interesting to check out. The show was one of the bigger venues and bigger turn outs of the tours and had the nicest back stage so far.

Hopefully solid wifi will be more abundant and I will get a chance for more frequent updates. I check back with you guys soon and let you know what's been going on.