Today we drove around most of Lake Tahoe, spent a delightful afternoon in Virginia City, and spent the night in Atlantis, a gorgeous new casino in Reno. We saw some beautif
ul natural scenery, the western "tourist" town where Ponderosa was filmed, and spent the night in what was one of the nicest hotels (for the money) of our trip. Casino hotels tend to be more reasonable, because they plan to sock it to you at the slots, but it was still worth every dime I lost there to sleep in really nice beds with luxurious surroundings. In one day, we traveled over one hundred years in time, and we had a bit of fun along the way.
ul natural scenery, the western "tourist" town where Ponderosa was filmed, and spent the night in what was one of the nicest hotels (for the money) of our trip. Casino hotels tend to be more reasonable, because they plan to sock it to you at the slots, but it was still worth every dime I lost there to sleep in really nice beds with luxurious surroundings. In one day, we traveled over one hundred years in time, and we had a bit of fun along the way.Lake Tahoe was beautiful, with lots of plush accommodations surrounding it. We enjoyed seeing all the people skiing, boating, and just plain enjoying this lovely spot. From Lake Tahoe, we headed east and really just decided to visit Virginia City on an impulse. We ate lunch at the Delta Cafe, toured the town on a tram, dressed up as saloon girls at a costume shop (that photo is priceless-especially such we are all such good Methodists!), and visited the newspaper office where Mark Twain got his first job. Virginia City was the site of the Comstock Lode and the setting for Bonanza. Jane and I had newspapers made for all of us with the headline "WOW Girls Conquer the Sierra Nevadas" to hail our feats of driving prowess through the last few days.
After feeling really ripped off by last night's hotel rates in a rinky-dink Best Western that charged $140 for a double, coming across this Atlantis hotel seemed like a bonus. It wasn't in downtown Reno, but it was a miniature city in itself, and we joked about finally seeing waterfalls with lots of water-in the lobby no less! Jane won over $300 in one bonus game on a slot machine named "Grandma's Cookie Jar" and I lost overall but had a good time. I'm one of the reasons casinos stay in business and can charge $43.68 a person for really plush, comfortable rooms. The food was great, the slots were fun, and the beds were so comfy! Another memorable day!
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