SET UP DAY AT TIM SHOW CENTER – ISTANBUL

Tonight is the first show in Istanbul.  After a strong appearance on the SABA TUMER show on SHOW TV, two television news interviews, banners, billboards, video screens, and great coverage in the regional newspapers, we have three sold out performances here.  Needless...

TV SHOW & GRAND BAZAAR

This morning, Chase and I had breakfast and then met up with Olcay and Burcu to head over to the television station. The station logo looked a lot like NBC but I’m not sure they are affiliated. They have been working very hard to get the word out about the...

ISTANBUL – MOSQUE & SOPHIA

I had a rough time going to sleep last night.  You would think after being awake for more than 20 hours, sleep would come easily.  It didn’t.  I laid in bed for several hours before finally dosing off.  But, once asleep, I think I slept very well.  I woke up...

ARRIVAL IN ISTANBUL

We have arrived in Istanbul after a very early day of travel.  We woke up at 4am in Verona, Italy.  Our driver was there to pick us up at the Grand Hotel promptly at 5:10am to get us to the airport.  Needless to say, traffic was not bad that early in the morning so we...

VERONA, ITALY – A DAY OFF

So far, this has been an amazing tour.  If you’re just now checking the blog, please go back and read about our time in Spain.  It was magical in every way – the venues, the audiences, and all the people we had the privilege of getting to know and share...

PERFORMANCES IN ITALY

We flew from Bilbao, Spain to Milan, Italy on Monday (11/28), were picked up by our driver (Beppe) and started the journey to Imperia.  We had about a 3 hour drive so we arrived after 8pm.  We checked into the Hotel Miramare and settled in for two days. Our...