The Adventures of Mandy and Tanya : Little Denmark USA

Whenever Im with Mandy, we have amazing adventures. Yesterday we went to record my promo video at Balboa Lake for the collaboration disk I will be apart of to help the tsunami victims in Japan. We got there around 12-1 in the afternoon and had a blast! I still have lots of editing to do and I can't wait to post the final product here. Lake Balboa is such a pretty place. Every spring, the sakura (cherry blossom in Japanese) trees bloom there and it looks so gorgeous. We saw ducks,a swan and a sailboat!

After we were done with Lake Balboa, we took a trip up to Santa Barbara and while there I showed Mandy the Music Academy of the West which I auditioned for back in December but did not get chosen. We explored Santa Barbara for a while and were not pleased with our findings. We went to a mall to ask for directions so we could go to Solvang since Mandy had never been there before. When we stepped into the store to ask for directions, the people looked like they were bored and had the life sucked out of them. We got our directions and went our merry way. While looking for a place to eat we discovered where we were had no food!! I guess those people don't like to eat. We got back on the 101-N. We decided to look for a gas station or food place so we could grab a bite but just as we spotted them we drove past them since they were hidden in the bushes. We drove about 25 miles then stopped at the Goleta rest stop. I thought maybe someone there could give us directions since the sign before entering the rest stop said "Tourist Information". We looked around and no tourist information booth was available! Luckily, some men pulled up right next to my car and I asked them for directions. They told me I wasn't more than 20 minutes away if that. We followed their directions and we drove on this road that was like a forest maze. It had so much green around it and there were even horses! The one thing I hated about the road was that it curved every which way.

After driving like a madwoman on the winding road we FINALLY made it to Solvang. Solvang is a little village reminiscent of Copenhagen, Denmark. Mandy and I stopped at a local restaurant called the Red Viking to to grab a bite. The food was good and the waitress was super sweet. We even had pancake balls called Æbleskiver.

Solvang looks so picturesque!

The only thing that sucked was all the bakeries closed at 5! So for desert Mandy had a hot chocolate while I chose Danish ice cream :] At 7 Mandy and I decided to head back. We had a great time on our adventure and we are sure there are still many more to come!

(Majority of the photos are taking by Mandy)