Friday
Night, November 21st– our quest for fun went smashingly well. First night off the highway spent in North Carolina , outside of Fayetteville , and we stayed at a Holiday Inn
Express. They were pretty full and the only
Non-Smoking room was a King room – the bed was incredibly comfortable, and I never
even knew the kid was sharing it with me… we seemed miles apart. The
shower was spanking clean, had great water pressure, and I left that hotel
feeling that it was a sign of things even better to come.
We made it to Antietam National
Battlefield late Saturday afternoon, with enough sunlight and time to allow us
to see most of it. We drove down Bloody
Lane and saw all the monuments to each of the battalions that fought… the sun
was just starting to lower/set and it gave off that gloomy light, so we left
with a sad and heavy heart knowing that more than 20,000 men died on that exact
site on one day – brothers fighting brothers – terribly sad indeed.
Well, sadness did not fit into
our plan, so we got back into the quest for fun, and hit the road to Gettysburg , Pennsylvania
Our room was in the old part, 4
floors up, facing the roundabout, with a fireplace, a nice big chair and
ottoman to sit in front of the fire… the room was clean, very spacious, and
there was a huge spa tub (no time for trying out a jacuzzi). A beautiful
restaurant and bar downstairs in the lobby, though it was packed because of a
wedding and the hotel was full of wedding guests. But – no disturbances, no problems, I’d
recommend staying here...
We ate at the Pub across the
street… I wish we had taken the advice of people on websites regarding the Pub –
it said to skip eating in the restaurant area and stay in the bar area – the bartenders
were phenomenal – but the restaurant was lacking that same warmth and service
of the bar. I did have delicious crab
soup!!!!
