I actually did not sleep that badly,
from 10 to 1:30, then until nearly 6 a.m. Shortly after 8 Lucas
joined us and we went to the buffet breakfast in the hotel. Not
cheap, but excellent. The sausage patties and bacon were particularly
good.
We then passed Guy Fieri’s Chop
House, where we decided we will splurge and eat tonight. Walked
through the casino and through a gift shop, with a very friendly,
chatty saleswoman.
Then we headed outside. Walked directly
out on the beach, admired the ocean, shooed away the sea gulls,
picked up some shells.
We headed north up the Boardwalk.
Stopped at cheap shops to buy Lucas a pair of sunglasses and me a
headband (windy here!). Walked a long way, looking at all the sites,
the people, the stores, the buildings. The casino buildings are hard
to believe – especially the Trump Taj Mahal. The contrasts are
enomous: the fancy casinos, the cheap shops, the rich tourists, the
people who sleep on the Boardwalk benches.....
Weather is gorgeous, warm but not hot,
windy, brilliant blue sky. Took lots of photos.....
One thing we saw was the Atlantic City
Cat Project. Various cats live under the boardwalk (cue the song....)
and are neutered, fed and cared for. Lucas loved them all, of course.
We came back to the hotel for a short
break. The rooms had not yet been done, so we had to take off
again.This time we headed up to the outlet center. It is not a
shopping center as such, but basically stores along a number of
connecting streets. Our first stop was the Tommy Hilfiger store,
where we certainly did our part to ensure their continued
success......
From there we went to Starbucks and sat
outside to drink coffee and rest our weary legs. As I said, the
weather could really not have been better. Life is good, we all
agreed, and we are very lucky.
Lucas and Norbert also scored at the
Reeboks shoe store, and then we went to Rite-Aid for bottle water,
fritos and Little Debby Brownies.Very much into healthy eating,
aren’t we?
The rooms were still not done, so we
headed down to the Johnny Rocket diner for a snack. The guys had soft
drinks and I a chocolate milk shake, and we shared chili cheese
fries. We sat outside, and it was windy, so we rather had to hold on
to everything to keep it from blowing away. There were also a number
of sea gulls and pigeons who expressed their interest, sometimes
rather loudly, in sharing our meal. We enjoyed it all.
Now the room was finally done, and
after a short rest, Norbert and I headed out again. We walked through
several stores (bought nothing) and then through the Willd Wild West
Casino (small and not nearly as well visited as the Bally Casino).
Lucas had made dinner reservations for
us at 6, and we arrived at Guy Fieri’s Chophouse shortly before
that. It was incredibly expensive but also incredibly good I had an 8
oz filet mignon, which was so very, very tender. The guys both had
the prime rib, which was HUGE. Lucas couldn’t even finish his, and
Norbert managed to eat all of his. They both said it was
“melt-in-your-mouth” tender.
We all ordered sides, but needn’t
have bothered.
I again opted out of any evening plans.
The guys did another round of the casino, and came back having won
two dollars. Lucas then headed to the Sports Bar to watch the
football game.
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