Atlantic City

I took a bus trip to Atlantic City from Wednesday until Friday where the majority of the people on the bus were easily three times my age. That didn't phase me at all. I went to have a good time and that's exactly what I did. The bus ride there was 6 hours. Being on a bus that long is not fun. At least our bus guide made it fun by having us play bingo and showing a DVD of a comedian. We were at Atlantic City from about 2PM Wednesday until 3:30PM Friday. I'd say that is the perfect amount of time to spend there. I was never bored but was definitely ready to go home when we left. Spending two nights there gave us time to see a comedy show, gamble, and take in the many sights of the town. Although it was brutally cold with the wind, my friend and I walked a good portion of the boardwalk. We took a look at the damage that Hurricane Sandy caused on the amusement park. We walked to several different casinos on the strip. You will be shocked to know that I only gambled in two (2) casinos. I walked around in probably 7-8 of them. The neat thing about Bally's, the hotel we stayed in, was that we could walk through it to get to another hotel casino without walking outside. At first site, Bally's casino looked small to my friend and I. Then we began really walking around. Every casino we walked into was massive! I enjoy just walking around casinos as much as gambling (shocking, I know). I love hearing the sounds of the slot machines, the clinking of casino chips, the shuffling of cards, and the excitement and anger from the gamblers. I've been to casinos where the people and dealers aren't friendly at all. This was the complete opposite. I'm a shy person. However, I was very approachable to people. I talked to many different people. The common bond was talking about where we came from. The dealers were excited when we won and were extremely likable. They made very few mistakes, unlike dealers I've had at other casinos. Believe it or not, the security guards were probably the most friendly people of them all. Every time I walked by a guard, I heard, "Good morning, sir. How are you? Let me know if you need any help finding anything." That type of atmosphere makes for an even more enjoyable trip. We had very poor service only once and that was yesterday at a restaurant. It was very busy and no server acknowledged our existence for almost 10 minutes. I would love to go back to Atlantic City in the summer time when it is warm. I know it will be 20 times busier than it was this week. It would be great to walk even more on the boardwalk. I'm sure there are a ton of activities to keep me busy while walking the boardwalk in the summer. In addition to the gambling and walking around, we saw a light show that was shot on a hotel wall, a water fountain show in a hotel, a comedy show with 3 hilarious comedians at a beautiful casino off the main strip, and just had a great time. Yes, I would say that I had a great time even if I had lost money. However, shockingly, I came home with more than $500 more than I walked in with! Poker is a game that requires a lot of skill and a lot of luck. I had a lot of both when I took home 1st place in a tournament. This trip was definitely memorable and an excellent way to spend my week off from work! Back to the grind tomorrow at the grocery store.

*****IMPORTANT NOTE*****

I will be changing the URL of this blog soon.  I am thinking I will do this at the beginning of March so people see the note here. I will be posting this message every time I write in my blog until March as a reminder. Since my current blog website has a very long URL, I am changing it to: shanepacelli.blogspot.com.  I believe when I do that, all of my previous blog posts will be listed. Thanks for your understanding and I look forward to your continued support!