I decided to come along with Doug on a conference he had in
Reno, Nevada. We flew in on Saturday, September 8th for 3 nights. The conference was at the Grand Sierra Resort
which is about 2 miles from the downtown strip.
It is a large resort which includes a bowling alley, a movie theatre, go
karts, and a great pool area called “The Beach”.
We arrived early morning so we decided to take a walk to the downtown strip. The weather was beautiful and it was a nice walk however it was about 80 when we got there. We went to Cal Neva for a late breakfast then walked around the area. Neither one of us had been for a few years and were sad to see that the economy has taken its toll. Fitzgerald’s has closed down as well as a lot of the smaller casinos and hotels. The Eldorado, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus are the main casino/hotels on the strip.
While we were downtown there was a motorcycle rally. We were waiting to cross the street but were
stopped by over 1000 bikers. Later we
found out they were participating in “Never Forget 9/11 Memorial Ride”. They were passing through on their way to
Sparks.
Since it had warmed up we took a taxi back to the Grand
Sierra to check in. Our room was nice
and once we checked in I made my way to the pool area. They
didn’t have any umbrellas and there was no shade unless you rented a
cabana. I was not able to stay too long
in the sun. Later I found that I could
rent an umbrella at the beach store next to the pool entrance which I did the
next day.
That evening we went to the hotel buffet for dinner with
some of the other conference attendees.
Since Doug was busy with the conference on Sunday afternoon through
Tuesday I spent my time reading, relaxing and just enjoying the down time.
We flew home on Tuesday afternoon, a little more rested and
a little less money since we gambled a bit.
Quick trip, but it was fun.
