Here are some key learnings:
1. I really underestimated the size of the Newark airport.
2. I am glad I did not go to Rutgers (the town was dead).
3. There are too may toll roads in NJ.
4. A GPS was a great idea but falls apart when there is construction.
5. The turnpike smells, sometimes it is swamp and sometimes it is trash.
The training course was given by 2 professors who have been giving this training for 30 years (Purdue and Michigan). It was one of the best training courses I have attended. The format made the days go by quickly. Each professor talked for about 90 min on a subject then they switched so it really broke up the day and the material.
The first night we decided to hit up Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City was 2 hours away but when will I ever be in the area again?
We chose the Borgata, because my friend Ken said it was the closest to a Vegas style casino. It was really nice:
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They were filming a World Poker Tour Tourney but we didn't see anyone famous. I also had my first Fatburger which was OK but not great. Overall Atlantic City was bigger than I thought, but nowhere near on par with Vegas. It has the beach, but it seemed like you had to drive more to get to each casino.
The second night we decided to hit up a NJ Nets game as they played Dale's Bucks.
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It became an exciting game at the end but overall each team did play well. It was like watching street ball. I had to text Dale to find out how bad the shooting percentages were. I was very close on my guess of low 30's. The stadium held 17,000 and I see why it is used a lot for the NCAA games. It was easy to get in and out and there wasn't a bad seat. This picture was taken from the 2nd to last row on the side.
Now I am glad to be home. I haven't had a full week at work yet, too much travel and training (Toronto, local training, NJ, and Toronto next week).
4 comments:
glad you included pictures and are home safe!
Kim and I went to AC a few years ago. We stayed at the Trop...which is a hole. But, the whole point of the trip was to just get a crappy room and walk the boardwalk etc. Anyway. Borgata had just been built (it had been opened like 10 days) and it was off the boardwalk. I pulled out a "it's probably a hunk of crap and we'll be stuck there if we go". So, we are walking along the boardwalk and these damn Borgata rickshaws are all over the place. They would cart you over to Borgata for free. Kim and I kept shoo-ing them away like pests. They were like the annoying people in the Caribbean who try to take your luggage.
So, as it turns out. We were idiots and we never went over there. Borgata ended up being the best place in AC. Oh well. Not the first or last mistake I'll make
KJ
Everytime we have driven through we have noticed the highway smell!
Also, when we trailered the VW bug back from NC, the tolls were double to triple with a trailer. One toll alone was $15. Glad you enjoyed Atlantic City.
Mike
Of COURSE it smells. You were in the armpit of America. That and there are lots of processing facilities out there - specifically, there are a lot of flavor/fragrance facilities. All the big ones and some of the small ones are all there.
Not to mention the other processing/chemical plants in the area.
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