Good evening, Ladies and Gents...and how are we this fine evening? I have just returned to my hotel room from the excursion to the Grand Canyon. Since I can't get the danged TV to work, I thought I would tell all y'all about my day.
Here is the back story: I decided to take a little mini-vacay while my Mom is in Oklahoma visiting the relatives. So, I decided to come to Williams, Arizona: Gateway to the Grand Canyon and home of the Grand Canyon Railroad & Hotel. I kind of wish that I had also booked rooms at the Hotel where the railroad is located. They have an indoor pool. I'm also betting that the traffic noise (and that includes trains) is not quite as bad. I am staying at a quaint little place called the Canyon Country Inn. It is clean and the bed is comfortable, but the walls are a little thin and the neighbors are a little noisy. Not that kind of noisy. Also, the coffee maker doesn't work properly, so the coffee is less than palatable. (After what a friend told me about hotel coffee makers, I might not ever use one again. Thanks, Doug!) Anywho, I did find a little coffee joint called Café 326 that is walking distance from my hotel and the coffee was absolutely faboo! I will be getting some tomorrow on my way to Sedona.
So here is the recap of the day. I got my tickets: one for going, one for coming back, and one for the bus tour with lunch provided. After the tickets, I killed a little time until the "Wild" west show. Oh my goodness. They herd you way down to one end of the depot where they have a little wild west set and then proceed to put on a very corny and yet simultaneously entertaining show. Then they herd you back the other way to get on the train. Now, I decided to go with the deluxe first class with the dome seating. I will do that again after they install a lift in the train car. There is a little narrow, twisty staircase up to the dome seating. Not that it wasn't worth the climb. It was. I had a wonderful view of the country side as we made our way out to the Grand Canyon. There is a little Continental breakfast served in the regular first class car, but I was not about to try to navigate those stairs again, so I didn't get anything. However, there was cocktail service. I did have my first Bloody Mary today and it was delish. Quite a spicy little drink. There was also a fella that came up and serenaded us whilst playing the banjo.
When we arrived, the buses were ready and waiting. We had two stops where we got out and could take pictures. I used a transgender bathroom, too! Actually, it was more like a transgender outhouse, but without the flies and the smell. Only one seat in the house, so it had to be transgender. I took a few pictures at the first stop, but I gotta tell you: There is not a picture in the world taken by the best photog that can truly bring you the magnificent grandeur of this place. It really deserves it's place among the Seven Wonders of the World. At the second stop, I almost made friends with a squirrel. He was going to come right up to me until he realized I didn't have any food offerings to give him. We were told not to feed the wild life, but if I had had something to feed him, I think I would have made an exception. After the second stop, we went to Maswick Lodge for our lunch. Not bad and I was able to find enough for my vegan needs.
The trip back was a little more subdued; mostly because people were worn out. Despite only having two stops, I did walk quite a bit during the tour. The guy next to me actually started snoring (softly) until the young man with a guitar came in to serenade us. He was really good. The funny thing (for me) was he put me in mind of my cousin, Logan. Not just physically, but his mannerisms, smile, and laugh. Logan, I found your brother from another mother. We did get a little bit of rain on the way back.
Once we detrained, I did a little bit more looking around in the gift shop (guess what this year's Christmas gift theme will be, dear family O' mine?) and then had dinner at their café. Again, they had enough for this vegan to eat. I was going to splurge a little and have a piece of pie, but the only fruit pie they had was sweetened with Nutra Sweet. No thank you.
I am one tired senorita, I can tell you. I'm just going to post a few pictures on Facebook and then be off to dream land. Stay tuned for tomorrow's adventure: Sedona and the Tragically Hip! It should be a gas! That reminds me. I need to fill up my car.
Have a great night! Sweet dreams.
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