Al's Alaskan Inn
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Day 48-50
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5.5.12
Day 49: Nachdäms gester ir Nacht mal churz isch dunkel worde, ischs de o scho am halbi 5i widr Sunneufgang gsi. Mir hei üs ufe Wäg gmacht ga Zmorge ds ässe und ds Dörfli ds erkunde. Da mir irgendwie nid so genau gwüsst hei, was äs ds gseh git, si mir i Touristeinformation gange u hei ä Stadtrundfahrt buechet. Hmmm nach derä Rundfahrt hei mir müesse ...
Airports galore and our first glimpse of Alaska
... We paid (ugh) for the better seats in the exit row - but there was no one else in the row, so we spread out. Entertainment is good, even if you have to pay for it. You can watch movies, TV, really, anything served by Direct TV.
However, as always for me, if I have a window seat, the entertainment is outside the window. We crossed out of Texas and over the high desert, which never ceases to take my breath away. I have certainly done a lot of ...
Our last night
... br> Back on the Sterling Highway toward Anchorage and we decide to check out another "detour". We turned onto the Alyeska Highway heading to Girdwood, which is only a few miles from where we are. Shortly after we turned, we saw a mother moose and twins just below the road in a marshy area. We tried to get some pictrures, and even turned onto the side road along the marsh, but the twins ran off and mom followed. It was a treat anyway. There wasn't really much more ...
Can You Make a French 75?
... on to the Anchorage Marriott.
Two other highlights of the day:
Before dinner, we stopped at the hotel bar, where, sadly, they did not know how to make a French 75. That is, until I got there. I have to say, I love a bartender that will look something up and make it for you if you ask for it, and do it with a smile. So if you are ever at the Anchorage Marriott hotel bar….ask for a French 75. They make them there ...
Anchorage again
... an afternoon of shooting freighters, and whatever interesting or old was flying around. In the evening, another local took me along for a short spin over the ramp, where I was able to catch yet more rare and colourful birds. Even on my third visit to the airport, Anchorage managed to amaze, and to confirm its position high up on my favourite planespotting airports list.
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