January 11, 2009
Well hear it is shortly after we returned from our weekend in the Wisconsin Dells Eva and I are talking about a vacation in Tennessee. We had talked about doing this trip for a long time. It took a few days for us to pick the dates and request the time off from our jobs. The official date of travel will be March 21 to 26, 2009. We decided to spend most of the time in the Smokey Mountain Area near Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.
January 19, 2009
After setting the dates for our travel I started to email all of the state and cities Convention & Visitors Bureau for information on there areas and stopped at AAA motor club for maps and tour books. In about a week I started receiving information from all the area we would be traveling. Now the long but fun task of reading through all the books, brochures and searching web sight to decide on our itinerary. We already know we want to stop one night on the drive to Tennessee and then spend several nights in the Smokey Mountain area and then stop one night on the way back home.
January 27, 2009
We have been making some quick progress in out Tennessee road trip planning. We started looking at hotels in the Gatlinburg area and found some nice places to stay but after looking at a few web sights on cabin rentals it was a better bargain to rent a cabin than a hotel. There were two places we were deciding on Cabins USA http://www.cabinsusagatlinburg.com/ and Hartland Rentals http://www.heartlandrentals.com/ both places had many good choice and styles of cabins and it was hard to narrow it down. We thought we had the place picked out at Cabins USA. If you make your reservations on line you get a discount. Eva tried several time to book the place but the web sight would not let the reservation go though. Eva also tried calling. There reason for the problems was that they were making changes to there web sight and the lady answering the phone was new so she did not know how to handle some of the issues. Between the web sight and phone calls it was not working out. The cabins were booking up fast and we did not want to loose out on a place we really liked so we decided to book with our other choice of Hartland rentals. We had no problems with them. The booking went through and Eva got the confirmation shortly after.
A few days later we booked our hotel in Corbin Kentucky for our first night stop over. http://www.corbinkytourism.com/ Our itinerary is starting to come together now and we have our first two places book and confirmed.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Wisconsin Dells Day 2 and 3
Wisconsin Dells Day 2
January 2 2009
Well Hear it is Day 2 in the Dells and after waking up we went down to the room the hotel serves there continental breakfast. It was just your basic hotel breakfast. They had cereal, mini muffins, toast and waffles along with coffee and juices. After we ate I called my friends to check what time and place we could all get together. We decided we would meet at a place called Kuckleheads. It is a indoor amusements fun center with some rides and a bunch of games and bowling alley. It also has a few places to eat to.
http://www.dellsknuckleheads.com/
We arrived just after they opened for the day. It was a lot larger inside that I thought it would be. Shortly after Eva and I arrived Ted, Diane and Jacob arrived. We played some of the games like duck pin bowling, wheel of fortune and Deal or no Deal . We all won several tickets that you can later turn in for prizes. Eva and I did well on the Deal or no Deal game. Between us we won about 800 tickets. We took a break and all sat at t table to chat. Ted and I got a beer. After chatting for a wile Eva and I wanted to go to the casino for a wile and Ted, Diane and Jacob stayed at Knucleheads for Lunch.
We spent a good part of the afternoon at the casino playing the slot machines called Hot Shots. Both of us did well but ended up putting it all back in the machines. It was time to leave back for the hotel. We all met back at the hotel in our room to decide what to do for dinner. We decided to go to Marleys a favorite place of all of ours. They specialize in Caribbean food. http://www.marleysclub.com/
As usually the food was fantastic. We all enjoyed our dinners and the company. After dinner we all went back to our hotel and went to the pool. The hot tub was still way to hot for my liking but it was fun to watch other guest walk into the hot tub and last only a few minuets like we did the first night. We all just went in the pool for a wile and then the sauna to take the winter chill out your bones. Once we all had enough of the pool we left to change cloths and met in our room for some drinks and visiting.
Day 3
January 3, 2009
Last day we all met in the breakfast room, we ate our breakfast and checked out the weather for our ride home. After we all said our good buys and then went back to our rooms to pack our stuff up and headed home. We checked out of the hotel and stopped at one of the gift shops to look around. The hotel was nice for the price but it was an old place and could see the sings of age through out the building.
We go one the road about 11:00 a.m. and arrived home about two hours later. It was a nice few days away.
January 2 2009
Well Hear it is Day 2 in the Dells and after waking up we went down to the room the hotel serves there continental breakfast. It was just your basic hotel breakfast. They had cereal, mini muffins, toast and waffles along with coffee and juices. After we ate I called my friends to check what time and place we could all get together. We decided we would meet at a place called Kuckleheads. It is a indoor amusements fun center with some rides and a bunch of games and bowling alley. It also has a few places to eat to.
http://www.dellsknuckleheads.com/
We arrived just after they opened for the day. It was a lot larger inside that I thought it would be. Shortly after Eva and I arrived Ted, Diane and Jacob arrived. We played some of the games like duck pin bowling, wheel of fortune and Deal or no Deal . We all won several tickets that you can later turn in for prizes. Eva and I did well on the Deal or no Deal game. Between us we won about 800 tickets. We took a break and all sat at t table to chat. Ted and I got a beer. After chatting for a wile Eva and I wanted to go to the casino for a wile and Ted, Diane and Jacob stayed at Knucleheads for Lunch.
We spent a good part of the afternoon at the casino playing the slot machines called Hot Shots. Both of us did well but ended up putting it all back in the machines. It was time to leave back for the hotel. We all met back at the hotel in our room to decide what to do for dinner. We decided to go to Marleys a favorite place of all of ours. They specialize in Caribbean food. http://www.marleysclub.com/
As usually the food was fantastic. We all enjoyed our dinners and the company. After dinner we all went back to our hotel and went to the pool. The hot tub was still way to hot for my liking but it was fun to watch other guest walk into the hot tub and last only a few minuets like we did the first night. We all just went in the pool for a wile and then the sauna to take the winter chill out your bones. Once we all had enough of the pool we left to change cloths and met in our room for some drinks and visiting.
Day 3
January 3, 2009
Last day we all met in the breakfast room, we ate our breakfast and checked out the weather for our ride home. After we all said our good buys and then went back to our rooms to pack our stuff up and headed home. We checked out of the hotel and stopped at one of the gift shops to look around. The hotel was nice for the price but it was an old place and could see the sings of age through out the building.
We go one the road about 11:00 a.m. and arrived home about two hours later. It was a nice few days away.
Leaving For The Dells
Leaving for the Dells
January 1, 2009
Well we woke up this morning and were not in a big hurry to leave since we could not get into our hotel until 4:00 p.m. but we still wanted to get there early enough to look around town and do something a little fun before settling into out hotel. We left the house about 9:30 a.m and it was a cold morning about 12 degrees but at least it was not snowing. The trip should be about 2 hours long and 120 miles one way. See map at link.
We walked around and checked out a few of the stores and of course bought a few items to. The mall is an open air mall that has a roof over it and keeps most of the elements off of you but being winter it was still cold walking from store to store. after spending some time there we made one more stop at ah cheese shop next to the mall and then to the local Walmart to pick up a few snacks and drinks for our hotel room. After checking into our room we just relaxed a bit. It was getting to be dinner time and I tried to call my friends one more time to see if they wanted to join us. They had just ordered a pizza for there room so we just went on our own. We decided to go to the local sea food buffet called Crabby's but when we arrived the restaurant was closed. I do not know if it was because it was New Years Day or if it is also a seasonal place. We decided to go to the Colossal buffet that we seen open earlier in the day. We arrived and yep it was closed also. I guess at this time of year they are only open for breakfast and lunch. Not wanting to drive around to much more because it was getting colder out and the roads were starting to ice up. Our choices were either a pizza place or an Italian place called Sarentos. http://www.sarentosrestaurant.com/index2.html
The restaurant was a nice surprise find. The parking lot looked like it was busy but we were seated right away. Shortly after we ordered and then just enjoyed the atmosphere and talked until our dinner arrived. The food along with the service was very good. I would go back again. After dinner we just went back to the hotel and relaxed for a wile until we decided to go to the pool. I was excited to sit in the hot tub after being out in the winter air. There was only a few other people in the pool when we arrived. I went right for the hot tub but was not able to stay in very long because the water was very hot. Every one who came after only stayed in a few minutes and then got out also. The pool and sauna was nice though. We stayed for about an hour and then went back to our room for dry cloths and then watched some TV until falling asleep.
January 1, 2009
Well we woke up this morning and were not in a big hurry to leave since we could not get into our hotel until 4:00 p.m. but we still wanted to get there early enough to look around town and do something a little fun before settling into out hotel. We left the house about 9:30 a.m and it was a cold morning about 12 degrees but at least it was not snowing. The trip should be about 2 hours long and 120 miles one way. See map at link.
About 30 miles out of town we stopped for gas, a breakfast sandwich and coffee. We had a nice ride to the Dells arriving about 11:30 in the morning. We drove around town and checked out a few things before calling my friends to see if we can meet up with them later in the day. I wanted to check out Ishnala a place to possibility go for dinner I seen in a vacation guide.
http://www.ishnala.com/contact.htm We found it but the gate to the road was closed meaning it is probably a seasonal restaurant. We stopped at the Tanger Outlet Mall http://www.tangeroutlet.com/wisconsindellsWe walked around and checked out a few of the stores and of course bought a few items to. The mall is an open air mall that has a roof over it and keeps most of the elements off of you but being winter it was still cold walking from store to store. after spending some time there we made one more stop at ah cheese shop next to the mall and then to the local Walmart to pick up a few snacks and drinks for our hotel room. After checking into our room we just relaxed a bit. It was getting to be dinner time and I tried to call my friends one more time to see if they wanted to join us. They had just ordered a pizza for there room so we just went on our own. We decided to go to the local sea food buffet called Crabby's but when we arrived the restaurant was closed. I do not know if it was because it was New Years Day or if it is also a seasonal place. We decided to go to the Colossal buffet that we seen open earlier in the day. We arrived and yep it was closed also. I guess at this time of year they are only open for breakfast and lunch. Not wanting to drive around to much more because it was getting colder out and the roads were starting to ice up. Our choices were either a pizza place or an Italian place called Sarentos. http://www.sarentosrestaurant.com/index2.html
The restaurant was a nice surprise find. The parking lot looked like it was busy but we were seated right away. Shortly after we ordered and then just enjoyed the atmosphere and talked until our dinner arrived. The food along with the service was very good. I would go back again. After dinner we just went back to the hotel and relaxed for a wile until we decided to go to the pool. I was excited to sit in the hot tub after being out in the winter air. There was only a few other people in the pool when we arrived. I went right for the hot tub but was not able to stay in very long because the water was very hot. Every one who came after only stayed in a few minutes and then got out also. The pool and sauna was nice though. We stayed for about an hour and then went back to our room for dry cloths and then watched some TV until falling asleep.
Wisconsin Dells New Years 2009
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Booking our Hotel
Dec, 27th 2008
Since Christmas, Eva and I were thinking about what we could do for New Years 2009. My friends were visiting from out of town and said they were spending there New Years in the Wisconsin Dells and a few days extra. After a little thought we decided that we would join them for a few days. We would spend New Years eve at home and then leave for the Dells on New Years day. We checked out a few hotels on the internet. The first two days my friends were staying at the Great Wolf lodge and then moving over to the Days Inn. We decided to stay at the Days Inn for the few days we would be there. http://www.dellsdaysinn.com/
Dec, 27th 2008
Since Christmas, Eva and I were thinking about what we could do for New Years 2009. My friends were visiting from out of town and said they were spending there New Years in the Wisconsin Dells and a few days extra. After a little thought we decided that we would join them for a few days. We would spend New Years eve at home and then leave for the Dells on New Years day. We checked out a few hotels on the internet. The first two days my friends were staying at the Great Wolf lodge and then moving over to the Days Inn. We decided to stay at the Days Inn for the few days we would be there. http://www.dellsdaysinn.com/
Getting ready for the Dells
Dec 30, 2008
Today We booked our hotel for New Years Day and staying until January 3rd. Eva made the reservations and when she gave the lady her address she said that she loves the Racine kringle. Eva offered to bring her one up so the she offered us 15% off on our room. It was worth the price of a kringle. After knowing we had our room booked. I started packing since I had to work the next day and then was going right to Eva's house after work I had to get it done now.
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