Yesterday, we took Eli for his first overnight hotel stay at the Grand
Harbor in Dubuque. We wanted to take him to the water park there and
the Mississippi River Museum, which we did today. When we first arrived
at the hotel, I pointed out that there was a window washer on the very
top floor rappelling down the side of the building. I had only seen it
done this way on an episode of Dirty Jobs, so I thought that was
neat to see it in person (I don't get out much...). When I mentioned to
Ian that I wondered if we would see him clean the windows for our room
when we got in, he said he sure hoped we weren't up that high. Sure
enough, when we checked in, we were on the very top, the 7th floor.
The
guy working at the front desk also mentioned that it looked like our
room was upgraded, so I was really excited about that. Since we were on
the top floor and our room ended up being at the very end of the
hallway, I was really expecting this fabulous suite, but we were a bit
disappointed when we walked in since it didn't look any different from
what I was expecting. When I asked about it, they said the king bed was
upgraded to a "junior king," which is 30% bigger...wow.
Nonetheless,
Eli loved exploring and checking out the view from the window. I
didn't even bring any of his toys or books along since I knew we would
be busy. The first thing he discovered was the phone book, which kept
him entertained.
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| The view from our room |
He loved the water park!
Remember
the window washer I mentioned earlier? While we were taking a break
from the water park and eating supper, Ian first noticed the cables that
appeared outside our window with the guy soon following behind.
The next morning, we enjoyed breakfast at Tony Roma's next door. The
drink/dessert menu kept Eli occupied while we waited for our food.
Then,
it was time for the museum. Eli's favorite part was the huge
aquarium. He also liked the interactive exhibits with buttons to push
and puzzle pieces to move around. There was a really neat Amazon
exhibit featured when we were there.
Even though we didn't travel very far,
it was a nice little getaway for a couple of days.
