Honeymoon - Day 2
When we checked into The Buttes, Kate mentioned that we were on our honeymoon and the desk manager was nice enough to throw in a complimentary pass to the breakfast buffet.
We started our day with omelets and fresh fruit. Kate was so fond of the raspberries that the staff had to refill the bowl after our first pass through the buffet line. We dined outside overlooking the resort property and pool area.
Our hotel package included our accommodations and two 50-minute spa treatments.Kate and I each elected to have massages. It was nice to have all of the stresses from the wedding weekend kneaded away by the capable hands of the spa staff.
We hit the road shortly after our spa treatments, headed towards Williams, Arizona and the Grand Canyon Railway depot. On our way out of town, we did our obligatory stop at a Target store to pick up some necessary supplies such as cereal for snacking.
Our other stop (which was also somewhat obligatory based on Kate's new-found hobby) was at the Mad Scrappers. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable, and the store had lots of great products. Kate could have spent a lot more time and money there without Scott's helpful intervention.We were disappointed, though, that the sushi place that is planning to open in the same shopping center was nothing more than an empty storefront.We settled for lunch at Subway (eat fresh!) and hit the road.
After 160 miles in three hours (yeah 75 mph speed limit), we arrived safely at the Grand Canyon Railway depot in Williams, Arizona. We checked into the hotel and went to the ticket window to pick up our packet of tickets. It had been months since we booked the train package, so it was a surprise as to what was included.As it turned out, we not only got a hotel room in Williams, and one in theGrand Canyon , but we also got food vouchers for the on-property restaurant, Max and Thelma's. Recalling the many other traveler reviews (and Scott's previous experience at Max and Thelma's from 2001), we opted to cash in the food vouchers for a credit at the gift shop. We quickly spent our new-found souvenir money on a t-shirt, a charm for Kate's bracelet, and other assorted goodies.
To end our evening, we headed into Williams' downtown district along historic Route 66. Rod's Steakhouse is an institution, and we stopped there for dinner. The service at Rod's was excellent, and the décor was appropriately kitschy. While the steaks (New York strip and Sirloin) weren't the best cuts we had ever had, Kate got a great souvenir menu for her scrapbook, and we snapped some cute pictures with their cow mascot statue outside.
We tried to get online from the Grand Canyon Hotel, but were foiled by their not-so-hot spot.Apparently there are a couple of hotels in Williams that offer free WiFi, but we weren't so desperate to get online that we had to resort to stealing another hotel's bandwidth.
We started our day with omelets and fresh fruit. Kate was so fond of the raspberries that the staff had to refill the bowl after our first pass through the buffet line. We dined outside overlooking the resort property and pool area.
Our hotel package included our accommodations and two 50-minute spa treatments.Kate and I each elected to have massages. It was nice to have all of the stresses from the wedding weekend kneaded away by the capable hands of the spa staff.
We hit the road shortly after our spa treatments, headed towards Williams, Arizona and the Grand Canyon Railway depot. On our way out of town, we did our obligatory stop at a Target store to pick up some necessary supplies such as cereal for snacking.
Our other stop (which was also somewhat obligatory based on Kate's new-found hobby) was at the Mad Scrappers. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable, and the store had lots of great products. Kate could have spent a lot more time and money there without Scott's helpful intervention.We were disappointed, though, that the sushi place that is planning to open in the same shopping center was nothing more than an empty storefront.We settled for lunch at Subway (eat fresh!) and hit the road.
After 160 miles in three hours (yeah 75 mph speed limit), we arrived safely at the Grand Canyon Railway depot in Williams, Arizona. We checked into the hotel and went to the ticket window to pick up our packet of tickets. It had been months since we booked the train package, so it was a surprise as to what was included.As it turned out, we not only got a hotel room in Williams, and one in the
To end our evening, we headed into Williams' downtown district along historic Route 66. Rod's Steakhouse is an institution, and we stopped there for dinner. The service at Rod's was excellent, and the décor was appropriately kitschy. While the steaks (New York strip and Sirloin) weren't the best cuts we had ever had, Kate got a great souvenir menu for her scrapbook, and we snapped some cute pictures with their cow mascot statue outside.
We tried to get online from the Grand Canyon Hotel, but were foiled by their not-so-hot spot.Apparently there are a couple of hotels in Williams that offer free WiFi, but we weren't so desperate to get online that we had to resort to stealing another hotel's bandwidth.
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