About Me
My name is Nicole and this is my second tour with Rick Steves. I previously went on the Best of Ireland Tour with my brother in 2015. You can check out that website here. This time, I decided to go on the Germany, Austria, and Switzerland tour with my college roommate, Katie.
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I am a college math instructor and help run the tutoring center at the University of Illinois Springfield. I've worked in my job for over ten years. I love to travel and take every opportunity I can to do so. This was my second trip to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. My first trip was a 17-year-old back in 1997. While most of the places we visited were different, I had already been to Munich and Salzburg. I was really looking forward to seeing them through different eyes this time.
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My Travel Partner
The Spinning
When Katie and I were in college, we took a trip to my parents' farm one weekend with another friend, Colleen. Along the way, there is a dam on Lake Shelbyville in Shelbyville, IL. Colleen wanted to stop and look at the dam, which was releasing water. Between the water and the parking lot is a large grassy yard. As Colleen was crossing the grass, Katie yelled, "DO THE VON TRAPPS!"
Colleen then proceeded to spin in the grass, much like Juile Andrews does as Maria in the movie. Now, of course, the Lake Shelbyville Dam is no Alps, but the spinning became a regular thing for our group. Now that Katie and I are off to explore part of the Alps and Salzburg, we decided that we also needed to "Do the Von Trapps" wherever possible. Here is our compilation of spinning - even with our special guests, my buddy Steve and Katie's buddy Candice. |
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All photos and videos on this page were taken with either an iPhone 6s or a Canon PowerShot G7X. None of the photos have been edited. There are a few pictures that have filters on, but those are all through the camera (and usually noted, if not obvious). I hope you enjoy the website.