Sushi Time

My husband and I tried a place for Sushi for dinner. 
Volcano in Norfolk on 21st Street. 

I have been there for lunch before but I have never been there for dinner. 
My husband and I just randomly checked it out for dinner and we both enjoyed it. 

They didn't have the normal sashimi he orders, but they had a few other things he really enjoyed. 

Thumbs Up From Us.

Bruch for Two

The best brunch I have ever eaten is the brunch at Michelle's in Dover Downs.
The choices are amazing.  Lamb, prime rib,  shrimp, oysters, omelettes. I could go on and on.
Our new favorite discovered this trip was the Rum Raisin Cake.

Taco Time! National City, California

My husband's Favorite Taco Place!

Honestly, I don't even remember what the name of the place is, but I can tell you I have eaten there several times and the tacos are amazing.

When my husband and I flew in to San Diego, we immediately went o the taco place after we picked up our rental car.

The thing that I find hilarious about this taco place is that they have each cook doing different things. You have to stand in a line an order based on what type of taco you want to order.

Some of the cooks don't speak any English, so I am thankful to go with my husband and he can help me!

I can't wait to go back.

The Embassy Row Hotel, Washington, DC

We took a quick trip to DC for a conference and stayed at the Embassy Row Hotel. 

It was a great trip!

The Embassy Row Hotel is in a great location. We were right at Dupont Circle next to the Metro. 

The Roof of the Embassy Row Hotel is Great. They have a pool and outdoor area that we really enjoyed. 

We took some time to visit Chinatown and some other areas near Dupont Circle while visiting. 

Monster Trip - Dover Downs

A very good friend of our had never been to a casino at all. She knew that we frequently go to Dover Downs and Atlantic City. We planned a trip to spend one night at Dover Downs and then drove on to Atlantic City.

 

 

For dinner at Dover Downs, we decided to go to Frankie's for Italian Food.

We spent the evening gambling, and then headed to Atlantic City the next day after checking out the monster first.

 

 



Baltimore May 2015

My husband and I are gamblers, him more than me. I just kinda like being there and playing penny slots. 
We normally go to Dover Downs in Delaware, it is about 4 hours from our home in Virginia. 
We noticed that there were less and less people at Dover Downs and were told that since Maryland Live and Horseshoe Baltimore had opened that many Maryland residents were going there and not coming to Dover Downs. 

We decided to check it out and see what the fuss was all about. For Maryland Live, we decided we would never go back. It was fine entertainment wise, but it was the tightest casino and had the absolute worst food. 

Skeptically, I agreed with my husband to try Horseshoe Baltimore, only if we could combine it with a trip to visit Baltimore's Inner Harbor. At one time many years ago, I had visited Baltimore's Inner Harbor Area on a work trip, and I thought this was a great opportunity to go back and check it out. 

We totally picked a wrong hotel, it was too far away from where we were going, and the staff lost our reservation and did nothing to help us. But besides the hotel, we spent time in the Inner Harbor area and then went to Horseshoe.

We had a great time at both. We picked a great day for the weather at Inner Harbor. We were able to check out the whole area and walk and enjoy ourselves. Then at night we went to Horseshoe and were definitely pleased. Horseshoe has a great environment and it was tons of fun. They entertainment was great and I was amazed by the food choices.

We started our day at Lexington Market. It is a historic place that has been on the food channel. Seafood was on the agenda. The crab cakes and the fresh oysters were definitely not to be missed. 

There was live music entertainment at Lexington Market and plenty of places to shop and dine. It was fun for us to walk around and see a couple of the places that have been on the food channel and try it ourselves.

At Inner Harbor, My husband found Chessie. The legaendary Chesapeake Bay Sea Monster, Cousin to Loch Ness Monster. My husband finds him.

Of course what we saw were just the paddle boats that look like Chessie. 

Now, only if we could have found the real thing.

Horseshoe was fun. Horseshoe is named after the infamous Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas. It is where the world series of poker actually started. Caesar's Entertainment has now built several of these Horseshoe Casinos and they are great. A great way to add to your Total Rewards points when you are not in Vegas or Atlantic City.

Freeport, Bahamas - Zorba's

 

 

Our Carnival Cruise in April 2015

We went to Freeport Bahamas.

As part of our tour that we took, we went to Port Lucaya.
Port Lucaya is a great shopping and dining area. We decided since it was morning that we were going to enjoy some Bahamian breakfast.

 

I had Conch Stew and my husband had sheep's tongue stew. The fresh made bread was freaking amazing. The only problem was we were on a tour, and we only had a limited time at Port Lucaya, so we basically had to go running to the tour bus after we ate.

 

The food was amazing, and we will definitely go back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zorba's is actually a Greek restaurant at Port Lucaya, but they serve traditional Bahamian food in addition to Greek food.