I just drove back from Atlantic City and, boy, is my donkey tired

richlevy · 07-26-2009, 09:07 AM

We're back from our trip to Atlantic City, NJ. 7 nights in 'Vegas East' was pretty relaxing. All we did was hit the pool, see a movie, do a little gambling, and try out a bunch of new restaurants.

Somewhere during that time I turned 50.

Along those lines, I did engage in a moment of nostalgia and go back to Rhode Island Ave where my family used to spend summer vacations in something like a brownstone (pale yellow bricks). The place isn't there any more, but past the bulldozed commons I saw somewhat similar buildings a few blocks away.

A.C. is a mixed bag today. It's still nowhere near the feeding frenzy it was back the the 70's when it became the only gambling venue on the East coast and the Resorts casino could force you to wear a jacket and tie.

On the other hand, with fluctuating airfare, there are quite a few people like me who decided to stay close to home. Of course, with Indian casinos and Pennsylvania slot parlors, there is still more competition.

It was pretty relaxing, although since the hotel had no Internet Access in the rooms and only two public terminals for the entire hotel, I was unable to check out the Cellar for a week.

We used our restaurant.com certificates and found 2 excellent, 2 very good, and one fair/poor restaurant. I wrote nice feedback comments for the 2 of the restaurants that the website asked for (which is supposed to happen every time a certificate is used) and let Mrs. Levy vent about the 1 fair/poor restaurant.

BTW, the fair/poor restaurant was mostly a service issue. The food was decent Italian. We have one certificate left for the place and Mrs. Levy is still so peeved at them I doubt we're going to use it. So if anyone wants a free $25 gift certificate to an Italian restaurant in A.C., let me know, seriously.

BTW, we had some weird luck down there. There was a problem with the timeshare and they gave us a free 3 night stay. The IMAX film broke (or some kind of tech issue), so they refunded the movie and gave us a voucher for 2 new tickets and a small popcorn combo. So it looks like we have a free mini vacation that has to be used by the end of the year.

We got back Friday and I'm still recovering. I went down with a sore right knee and a sore left side and then sprained my left ankle during vacation.

07-26-2009, 09:07 AM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I just drove back from Atlantic City and, boy, is my donkey tired We're back from our trip to Atlantic City, NJ. 7 nights in 'Vegas East' was pretty relaxing. All we did was hit the pool, see a movie, do a little gambling, and try out a bunch of new restaurants. Somewhere during that time I turned 50. Along those lines, I did engage in a moment of nostalgia and go back to Rhode Island Ave where my family used to spend summer vacations in something like a brownstone (pale yellow bricks). The place isn't there any more, but past the bulldozed commons I saw somewhat similar buildings a few blocks away. A.C. is a mixed bag today. It's still nowhere near the feeding frenzy it was back the the 70's when it became the only gambling venue on the East coast and the Resorts casino could force you to wear a jacket and tie. On the other hand, with fluctuating airfare, there are quite a few people like me who decided to stay close to home. Of course, with Indian casinos and Pennsylvania slot parlors, there is still more competition. It was pretty relaxing, although since the hotel had no Internet Access in the rooms and only two public terminals for the entire hotel, I was unable to check out the Cellar for a week. We used our restaurant.com certificates and found 2 excellent, 2 very good, and one fair/poor restaurant. I wrote nice feedback comments for the 2 of the restaurants that the website asked for (which is supposed to happen every time a certificate is used) and let Mrs. Levy vent about the 1 fair/poor restaurant. BTW, the fair/poor restaurant was mostly a service issue. The food was decent Italian. We have one certificate left for the place and Mrs. Levy is still so peeved at them I doubt we're going to use it. So if anyone wants a free $25 gift certificate to an Italian restaurant in A.C., let me know, seriously. BTW, we had some weird luck down there. There was a problem with the timeshare and they gave us a free 3 night stay. The IMAX film broke (or some kind of tech issue), so they refunded the movie and gave us a voucher for 2 new tickets and a small popcorn combo. So it looks like we have a free mini vacation that has to be used by the end of the year. We got back Friday and I'm still recovering. I went down with a sore right knee and a sore left side and then sprained my left ankle during vacation. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

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