 |
| Ice fog but some sparkles on all the trees |
Few the last few days the kids and I have been on a mini ski vacation to Anchorage. For people living in the 'bush' it's sort of an Alaskan tradition to travel to the big city after Christmas. At this time of year you always see other people you know from Kodiak. It seems that while the city itself empties of locals seeking sunnier and warmer places it fills up with us yokels from the sticks.
Anyway as usual we stayed at the Embassy Suites, and surprise, surprise we had the exact same room as during our visit in December, 2012 (
click here for post and views from the same room). It's the room where we experienced a 5.8 earthquake (read post linked above), and it certainly does have a good view. We like the Embassy Suites because it has a pool and a really good all you can eat breakfast buffet. It also gives adults 2 free alcoholic beverages every night. What's not to like?
On this trip we also discovered that it has a reading area complete with pool table. Stuey and I ended up playing a lot of pool, and I was amazed at how quickly Stuey picked up the game. My trip highlight might have been watching the Wisconsin bowl game against Miami on the big screen while playing pool with Stuey. It was sort of a surreal moment like we were at a bar together.
On the trip we also visited with friends, ate restaurant meals, explored the Anchorage Museum, and of course skied lots and lots. More on these activities in later posts.
 |
| Spenard Roadhouse |
 |
| My cuban and Caesar salad |
 |
| Ornaments along the XC ski trails at Hillside |
 |
| Another view from the hotel room |
No comments:
Post a Comment