Michigan or Bust?
Two weeks ago Copper-Tone and I headed off on a wild trip to the fascinating destination of Flint, Michigan! It's not a land flowing with milk and honey exactly, more like endless bum
py freeways, and carpeted with outlet malls! Mmmmm, outlet malls.....Hubby whisked me away to a place where the sun is always shining.... the discount racks! We did some serious cross-border shopping and lots of Starbucks coffee drinkin. Mmmm Starbucks.....
We also returned from our vacation in urban shopaholic paradise with the intention of starting a WE HATE SUPER 8 fan club. Membership would only require the telling of one's own personal encounter with this motel from Hades!!! Followed of course by a sinister
laugh..."Ha! Ha! Ha!!" and so on...:)We should have known right away when the motel boasted condoms right next to the PayDay candybars in the candy machine in front of our door. Yikes!!! With one false move or flick of the wrist, one could have a sweet treat as well as some protection!
With much prayer and soul-searching we would have to conclude that Super 8 Super Sucked!! But the rest of the trip was a big success. Lots of fun!
We also drove up a bit further north on good ole Interstate 75 and briefly visited Frankenmuth, Michigan. It's like a miniture Bavaria, with cute german looking hotels, unlike the unnamed one above. Hmmfff! It has fudge shops, schnitzel on menus and a dress code like the old Swiss Chalet uniforms... They also have a Christmas store named Bronners, that does Christmas 365 days a year, complete with the nativity scenes, lights and sleighs... This was a tender momment I shared here with the baby Jesus....
It felt so real! :)Like being right inside Christmas!! Sorry for the sacrilige folks!
Anyhoo, we will do it all again sometime, hopefully not for a while since I can't hold anymore maple walnut fudge. Man! That stuff is good!
Oh yeah, Tony found this train sitting in a park just after we crossed the border at Sarnia. He "insisted" I take his photo. All Aboard! Next stop will NOT be Super 8!
posted by ZimZen @ 10:31 PM
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6 Comments:
Sounds like you guys had a wonderful trip inspite of the Super 8 from you-know-where!
Speaking of Bavaria ... have you ever been to Kimberley, BC ?? The fun never ends at the "Happy Hans Campground & Mini-Golf"! (Just a hop-skip-and-a-jump from Calgary) Did I mention, wiener schnitzel?? Apple Strudel?? MMMMmmmm....
That's freakin' hilarious! I love the nativity scene...I couldn't even tell at first that it was altered. The real Mary looks like the angel so actually you fit right in. HA. Love ya and glad you had a little get away. Take another one soon, K? On a plane this time...destination Cow Town.
Ahhh, so many memories of Kimberley. Memories like getting hit in the head with a putter by Sean at the afore-mentioned "Happy Hans Mini-Golf". Driving in the Monte Carlo, in 35 degree weather, no air conditioning, all the windows down. Driving up and down the mountain to the hotel, getting car sick each time. Buying paisley MC Hammer pants in Cranbrook. Happy Hans yodelling in the town square (do you have a quarter, Mom?), Cukoo clocks at Mary's restaurant. Taking the chair lift to the top of the mountain and praying that my sandals wouldn't fall off on the way. I could go on...
Dags, I think your new name should be Happy Hans :)
What is happening here?
Something is going on
That's not quite clear
Somebody turn on the light
We're gonna have a party
It's starting tonight
Oh, what a feeling!
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling!
When we're dancing on the ceiling
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