Vevay Getaway

Jenny and I had a little weekend getaway this past Sunday and Monday. We stayed a night at the Belterra Casino Resort & Spa in Vevay, IN. The gambling was really just an afterthought (we only spent about 30 minutes on the boat playing nickel and penny slots)...we just wanted a relaxing getaway and we got that. Our king-size deluxe room included a jacuzzi bathtub, a flat-screen TV in the bathroom, an ipod compatible alarm clock and a telephone next to the commode (I guess--one never knows when one might have burl problems). It was a very relaxing and enjoyable getaway. Our room as well as the entire casino was very nice. On a side note...apparentely Belterra really likes Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp. All through out the hotel lobbies and food places, classic rock was constantly being played. They would play a Springsteen song...then a Mellencamp song...then about 5-6 songs by other artists and then back to Springsteen and Mellencamp. So I really couldn't complain about that (but I would have if they would have played "Our Country" by the Coug). Of course it's no surprise that they were playing classic rock as I'm pretty sure that Jenny and I were two of the youngest people there. I know that when we were eating at the buffet that we were the two youngest people there (who weren't working).

The only hiccup was the buffet. The breakfast buffet was fine...they even had an omelette bar...which was cool. But the Sunday evening buffet didn't sit so well with the two of us. It didn't really cause any big problems but led me to speculate that I'm no longer a fan of buffets. I know this will probably surprise a great number of people as the perception exists that I really like buffets (and it makes since because I like to eat...and buffets have lots of food). But anymore the idea of a buffet doesn't sit well with me (the gluttony of it and the waste of it). Plus it seems that the food really isn't that great...and that's a problem. Their are exceptions. The Argosy Casino buffet in Lawrenceburg is top notch. For the most part I like Chinese buffets--especially The Great Wall in Greensburg. And I would have to say that I still dig breakfast buffets. I think those are hard to screw up. But other than that I'm off the buffet bandwagon. I'm not saying that I won't eat at one...just that...I'm going to be more selective.

On a positive food note we ate at GG's in downtown Vevay prior to our arrival at the boat. It was cool. It's a relative new downtown diner that has sandwiches, soups and desserts. The food (my Texan burger and Jenny's mushroom and swiss burger) were very good. The portions were just right as well. And it was relatively inexpensive.

But all in all we had a very good time.