Atlantic City
This past Thursday, Joe and I went down to Atlantic City to watch The Dark Knight at the Tropicana IMAX. I had never been to Atlantic City, so it was quite an experience…
We ended up staying at the Chelsea which is a brand new boutique hotel located on the boardwalk next to Tropicana. I was quite impressed with the hotel as every room had a brand new LG Flatpanel LCD HDTV, amazing beds with a million pillows, and a crazy nice bathroom with a C ‘anti-fogged’ into the mirror.
The first day there, we went to all the casino’s and I saw what Atlantic City had to offer. What I can say is that I’m glad that we stayed where we did, and needless to say, we spent most of the weekend at the Tropicana. The other hotel-casino’s were not impressive and they were merely filled with elders smoking and gambling their lives away (go figure). Anyway, we had three goals in mind: find deep fried oreos, gamble a bit, and drink.
After walking on the boardwalk for what seemed like hours, we finally found a little shop with deep fried Oreo’s. I was a bit hesitant to try them but Joe kept insisting. Before we even sat down, a keen seagull grabbed one right off the plate. We quickly took cover under an umbrella table and I bit into one. What can I say, despite the feeling of pure gluttony, fried Oreo’s are AMAZING! Next task at hand was gambling and I was a bit nervous so I watched Joe play Black Jack for awhile. Even though it wasn’t my money, playing at the Casino’s can be intense. I could only imagine how fast Joe’s heart was racing as he was down and trying to get back up. However, Joe is a pro and he more than doubled his money in a few minutes time, his weekend was basically free. I must say, that I did gamble and made over 40 times what I put in. Going out to drink in Atlantic City can be tricky. It seems that most people there are either with family, older, or just not fun to hang out with. One bar we walked into was just creepy and I had to leave, just wasn’t feeling right. On a plus side, I had one of the best Mojito’s ever and ended the night with a nice buzz.
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