I was talking to a friend at work about how after this trip, I do not think Andy and I will be going on a trip for a long while. But I know every January, my parents go to Las Vegas. My mom would live at Caesars Palace if she had a choice. I know if I won the lottery I would either buy my mother a plane or fly her out there a couple of times a year. I think my mom deserves to what makes her happy. And for some reason, its slots.
Radisson Hotel Milwaukee Airport has a lot of good qualities and quite a few downsides too. First it looks like it has a newly remodeled bar and looks like lobby and banquet rooms. I think the beds are new. We actually got a sleep number bed, but I wasn’t too impressed with it. The rooms were not very up to date. There was a balcony, but according to the front desk, almost immediately after the hotel was built it was found out that the balconies were not up to code. So they permanently closed the doors, but didn’t leave any indication that the doors do not open. To me, this was false advertising. The other part of me is wondering how that sealing the doors is not against fire code. Whatever. I wouldn’t say this was the worst hotel I have ever stayed in, but it wasn’t the best. Oh did I forget to mention that the hotel bar was mucho expensive. I mean coming from Green Bay $5.00 for a pint of beer is astronomical.
Our flight to Germany has a layover in England. Part of me wishes we had more tha 5 hours layover in London because then I would be able to see what London has to offer. If we would end up getting stuck there over night, we would probably consider Hotels in Edinburgh.
If we had even more time, we would probably head over to Scotland and see the castles and architecure that Scotland has to offer. I am sure this would last all day and into the night so we would have to look into Hotels in Glasglow.
To finish off the tour, we would probably stop and see a castle in Cardiff. Andy is a complete history buff so I am sure he would be interested in the castle which has Roman influnences. He loves history so I know he would ask me to find Hotels in Cardiff so that he can find out all the history.
One thing I always hate about going on vacation is figuring out the transportation. There is a lot that goes into that. Such as, what are the states laws for driving, can you talk on a cell phone, will there be parking at the hotel, does it pay to rent a car or take a bus, is it even safe to take the bus, will I get lost trying to find the place, etc. I came across this site, offering limousine service Manhattan. This would be an awesome experience for a tourist going to Manhattan, New York City, NJ and Brooklyn to and from. It would be like being famous! This company has over 450 town cars to service their customers. You can pay a little more than a cab and get treated like a queen. I think I would go for the limousine service over any other type of transportation anyday.
Blogline is a blog that focuses on travel accommodation stories from different cities. It is a very interesting read, especially if you are planning on traveling anytime soon. The first post I read was about converting trains. It is very interesting what can be made out an old unused train. One thing I would never think of using it for is a hotel. But according to accommodation news, this is what has been done. The rooms do not look too shabby and seem to each have their own themes. I have always wanted to stay in a themed room and it does say it is the cheapest accomodation. Check out the pictures, especially the bathroom picure. The toilet draws a lot of attention.
The second post was about the most expensive cities. These are the top three in the world and none of them in America. It seems like the reason is because of the great history in the three top choices of Moscow, Seoul and London. I know that visiting London is expensive and Moscow I would would have assumed would be up there too. But Seoul wasn’t on my list at all. I would love to visit London because I have heard so much about their pubs.
There are days when I wish I could go back to San Francisco to see what we didn’t have time to see. We could have planned better for San Francisco Sightseeing . I really think we should have spent the money and done some guided tours. Sure, you can see a lot by just walking around, but with no real plan of where to go each morning, we spent a lot of the mornings just trying to figure out what to do for the day ahead.
One thing Andy and I and my best friend decided to do was a San Francisco Wine Country Tour. For 9.5 hours, driving to Napa and Sonoma valley on a coach bus and getting to taste different wines was an experience. I learned how to taste wine like a pro and also you get to try different types of wine. I am not a real big wine coniseur, but I feel like I am more open to trying different wines.
It is nice when you have a list of tours that you can do and really dig down and decide what you really want to see. Another great thing to do is the San Francisco Day bike rentals. It was a great experience riding over the Golden Gate Bridge and just seeing the city in a whole new light. My advice though is if your hotel is near Fisherman’s Wharf and you want to go to Golden Gate Park, please take a car. The bike ride takes forever!
Another thing we suggest getting is the Go San Francisco card. It is a card that you pay for and then can use at certain attractions to get in VIP style or you can use for discounts on resturaunts and stores. I think in the end it saved us money. We even got a free cable car ride which if you are in San Francisco, please do. It was awesome seeing the city from the cable car.
So before your next trip, make sure to check out the Trusted Tours eNewsletter to see if there are any new tours or attractions you’d like to see.
While we are in Germany, we are going to go to Oktoberfest. I think this is awesome because how many people can say they have went to Oktoberfest for real. I was looking on the internet for some things to see while in Germany, and saw an article on How to Taste Beer. I think I will take this advice to heart!
So Andy talked to his brother yesterday. At first I did not answer the phone because it said out of area but it actually did have numbers on the phone. I noticed that there were too many numbers, which when I voiced to Andy, he said that’s probably my brother. His brother was calling us for details about when we were traveling, what we were going to see, etc. One thing we did find out was if we took a train from Germany to Paris, France on Eurorail, it would be like 258. Andy’s brother found a flight from some airport near him in Germany to Paris for 9 Euro. That is a big difference. So would you take a train or a plane for those prices?
I assume one of these days my mother is going to call me up and tell me that she and my father have been looking at Las Vegas homes for sale. My mother loves Vegas, she’s been there at least 15 times in the last 15 years. She loves to walk the strip, loves the slots, just basically loves the atmosphere that Vegas offers. I personally have never been to Las Vegas. All I know about Las Vegas is what I have seen on CSI (the original) or movies that are set in Vegas. From what I hear, by just visiting once, you do not get to see all of what the city that never sleeps offers. Living there, I wonder how long it would take to see everything or if you actually never would. Something new is always popping up there. I do not think I would mind looking into a Las Vegas High Rise Condo for sale. The condo buildings look awesome, like something out of a movie. I think living in one would make me feel like a movie star. Private wine, doorman, 24 hour valet, privat pool, conceriege, these are all some of the cool amenities that are available when you buy a condo.
When I was about eight years old, my family took a Kissimmee vacation. The one thing I remember most about the trip is that it took us 1 1/2 hours to get to Gatorland from our hotel and 10 minutes to get back. My parents think I didn’t notice at all because my sister and I were looking in travel books for free coupons, but I knew what was going on. I looked up every once and awhile and noticed that there were no telephone or electric lines nor houses in view. I noticed the lack of houses and excess of swamp land and fields. But I just kept looking at for free stuff. There was nothing I could do to help. The funniest thing is that Gatorland wasn’t that great. I could do without having went there. But that was my dad’s choice of entertainment that day. Even years from now, its one of the only things I remember.
