4/24/13: Pensacola, FL

Being in Pensacola was alot of fun - since I've only ever been in the Panhandle one or two times in my life - and never here specifically.

The part of town we were in was very cute. Starting with our hotel, the Sole Inn.  It had a very modern feel to it, with some fun furniture and artwork both inside and out.  Though it did have a slightly disturbing fountain featuring a headless mermaid - but that aside, very cute.

The whole downtown area was filled with shops and trendy little restaurants.  I can recommend The Leisure Lounge, where Aaron and I had lunch before the show.  Its a very hippstery little eatery with great atmosphere and really good food (the mushrooms cooked in red wine and garlic are to die for) and the Tin Cow, where a bunch of us went after the show to build our own burgers and partake of their 'Spiked Shakes'.  I had the Pecan Pie flavored one  - but there are a bunch, like Red Velvet Cake or Peanut Butter Cup.

The theatre was very nice - a renovated theatre from the turn of the century.  The folks that work there are incredibly proud of all the renovations and were more than excited to give a couple of us a tour and talk about the history of the place.  I always think its nice to learn a little about the place you're performing in. Our audience here was great once again - you haven't let us down yet FL!

Though, tomorrow we leave the Sunshine State - and the south all together - to head up to Flint, MI.  We have a daunting couple of drives ahead of us to get there and back but our company manager, Deb, has some fun stops planned along the way so all should be well!