Tag: #atlanticcity

Atlantic City New Jersey

14 May 2018

I found Atlantic City a bit dreary in the day time, as many of these casino towns are. They are best at night with all the lights hiding what you don’t want to see. Although there was enough fog to hide everything.

Although the highlight of my last night was seeing these famous girls on stage, Regina and Jessica. They had me waving like a crazy fan. Safe travels back to New York lovely ladies.

In daylight, it showed a beach with grey sand.

The boardwalk reminded me of Venice Beach and Kings Cross full of cheap souvenir shops.

There is a beautiful Korean War Memorial on the Boardwalk.

The next morning I drove to Lucy the Elephant, a New Jersey historical landmark.

This is a side of Atlantic City which is the opposite of the casino area. Beautiful beach and lovely houses (mansions).

One of the things I admire about the USA is how patriotic they are, but this memorial shows that their returned servicemen may need some more support. “Flags for Forgotten Soldiers”. 660 flags representing the number of veterans who die by their own hand each month. Veterans Crisis Line

Mothers’ Day

13 May 2018

Happy Mothers Day everyone!! Hope you enjoyed your day.

I was driving from Maryland to Atlantic City and can you believe I was looking for a fridge magnet for Delaware. I did finally find one without a run in with the Military or NSA.

Driving from Maryland to New Jersey I turned off the toll and motorways routes and once again found a gem of a town, Port Deposit. Even though the weather went from 32C (90F) yesterday to 11C (51F) and it was overcast I still enjoyed this charming town with a population of 650.

There are so many river and railroad towns that are part of the Civil War history and Port Deposit was one which was bypassed and had no damage.

Some of the homes.

The Paw Paw House

The Cactus Rose has a warning to unruly children.

The Water Witch Fire Station

I arrived at Atlantic City New Jersey and as this is a casino town, it is open 24 hours. I stayed in the Claridge Raddison, a hotel steeped in 1920s history.

I went to the rooftop bar and met this lovely family Marie, Juan and Wilber celebrating Mothers’ Day. Juan is from the Dominican Republic (DR) and I couldn’t resist asking his wife if she would permit me to dance bachata with her husband, as DR is the home of bachata. The barman put on latino music for us and we had some fun. This was the highlight of my Mothers’ Day.with Marie filming us.