Absinthe & Cookies (a bit bitter, a bit sweet)

Trip Report!

I know I promised some meaningful posts later today, but I'm so tired, my eyes hurt :) and I think I'm coming down with a bug since my throat has gotten progressively more sore as the afternoon has worn on. So instead of news, I'll talk a bit about the trip. I know, I know, that should be over on the personal blog, but rules -- especially those you make yourself -- are made to be broken!

The weather was great, especially as we were expecting it to be rainy at times. Instead, there was nary a cloud in the sky. We picked up Jen and Dave in Fremont and got to Reno in the early evening. We decided to have dinner at a Japanese steakhouse that was within walking distance from the condo. The entry to the building it was in was a little seedy -- but then, lots of seedy in Reno! -- but the restaurant itself was very nice. Good dinner, and the chef kept refilling our Sake.

Sunday, we drove to Tahoe, which Nin had never been to. Jen had the idea of taking a catamaran cruise out on the lake, which we decided to do. I love boats! And I haven't been on a boat in a while. I think the last lake cruise I took was of Loch Ness and that was in much colder weather (November). We had some very nice drinks, and then it was warm enough to sit on deck, where I even got a little sun. The bartender recommended a restaurant in South Lake Tahoe for dinner, and it was a place that you wouldn't know about unless you were a local. So we got to see the sunset on the lake, and I had some mighty tasty boar chops (I looooove game meat!).

Monday was Virginia City, which was one of my fave places as a kid, and the rest of our party had b\never been to before. Grandma's fudge was still there, along with the Bucket o' Blood Saloon! Great fun was had by all. Then we headed back to Reno and had the dinner we'd all been waiting for at the Nugget. Well, more specifically, the Coffee Diablo! Damn, that stuff is good! We toddled back to the condo, slept in a bit the next morning, and then packed up and headed home. Jen convinced us to stay at her place last night so I could see the Buffy finale then, instead of having to wait till we get it on Saturday. It was nice seeing it early and seeing it with other people. My main complaint was that Angel wasn't on the ep longer [pout].

So there's the exciting trip report!

Posted by Ithildin at May 21, 2003 6:05 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE