We got a slightly later start than we wanted to, and so decided to hit a drive thru for lunch, rather than take additional time to make a meal at home. That set Sydney off: "No go McDonald's! I go Canada!"
When we reached our hotel, we discovered that the Valhalla Inn is NOT the hotel with the cool water park. It has a nice enough pool area, but the water is cold. AJ braved the water with Daddy, but Sydney decided a pool side chair was close enough.
Here's what else we've learned: nothing is complimentary on this side of the border. You need a room key just to get to the hotel's ice machine. And you better bring re-useable bags to the grocery store, otherwise they'll charge you a nickel per bag, and they'll delay you by a few seconds... seconds you'll realize in the next paragraph may have been crucial.
We've also learned that liquor stores here close at 9:30 p.m. And the one we tried to give our business to apparently locks up at 9:27. (I discovered that at 9:28.) As we drove back to the motel, AJ explained to Sydney why I was irritated. "Mommy wanted licorice."
Oh Canada!
Glad you made it safely.
ReplyDeleteIt's obvious you haven't traveled much, particularly in the south or foreign countries, though. As we've traveled to FL in the winter, it's common to need your room key for many things....ice machine, exercise area, pool, parking lot, entering the office area..... In Tranas, Sweden, we even had to use it just to get into the hotel because there was no attendant on duty for much of Sunday - scarey because we weren't aware of it until we tried to get IN to the hotel that evening after finding out nothing else was open after 2 PM on Sunday, either, including somewhere to get supper. Thankfully we finally figured out there was a special keypad on the wall outside, with instructions in Swedish, so we finally got in. We think we were the only ones in that hotel that night. Oh, yes, and we had to use our room card to use the elevator there, too. And the reception desk?....you had to use a phone to get someone to come up front most of the time.
Also remember you're in a foreign country if you try to use your cell phone.
Oh Canada is right!
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