July 25, 2014 is a new adventure for us. Today my kids go on their very
first real vacation without their parents. Going on a 10 day European
trip. Unfortunately for them but not for us, this isn’t an unsupervised
vacation as they will actually be joining their cousins family. The trip
will take from their departure from JFK International in New York to
Barcelona, Spain, Paris in France, Athens in Greece and a cruise to
Turkey. Lucky them.
On the other hand, their patents ( me
and my wife) get to o on our vacation with out them. Though the
experience of not being able to personally communicate with them on a
daily basis is new and, in a sense, sad, technology allows us to keep in
touch.
Foxwood Hotel and Casino
Our first
order for us after they had left is to proceed to Foxwood Hotel and
Casino. We were expecting an almost 3 hour drive to Connecticut but
construction and volume on I-95 quickly turned this to over a 5 hour
journey. However, the place was not disappointing.
Contrary
to the image I had in mind, the casino did not strike me as
Family-unfriendly as say, Atlantic City. Don’t get me wrong! There are
plenty of kid friendly activities in Atlantic City, but not under one
roof. Foxwood is four hotels with stores and shops, theatres and
restaurants ( Dinner at Festival Buffet is well worth the price)and
arcade games ,pools and the High Rollers luxury lane and lounge.
surrounding a very clean looking casino. The layout and atmosphere
actually reminds my of Ceasar’s Palace in Atlantic City
And if bingo is what excites you, they have Festival bingo, a huge bingo hall very
near the buffet. There is ample parking space although be prepared to be
somewhat confused. Construction on the adjoining Ranger Outlet stores (
Ongoing as on this date) adds to the confusing temporary road closures.
The
room we stayed in spacious, clean and well maintained. Cannot compare
to the room we had in Atlantic City. Still, like most hotel rooms I’ve
stayed in, there is no exhaust in the bathroom. Small details that I
think is important. And surprisingly, no sugar, cream or a microwave in
the room. Nowadays you would think those would be standard.
Nearby sites include the Pequot museum, Mystic beach and the Nautilus sub exhibit.
Our
vacation does it end here. Remember the kids will be out for 10 days.
So after going back to work for 4 days, our next destination will be
Niagara Canada, with my parents, younger brother and sister (
Sshhh…that is a secret) and celebrate my Dads birthday on August 2.