She Who Travels

Normally, St. Patrick's Day is not a day of celebration for me.  1) I'm not Irish; 2) I'm not a party person.  This year, however, St. Patrick's Day fell on a Friday and my husband found a great entertainment combination for us. It started with a stay at the Sands Bethlehem Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA.  We have been here a few times before for different events.  This weekend we came for the comedy of Dave Attell and Jeff Ross, who were playing at the Event Center.  The past few times we have attended concerts at the Sands, we have chosen to stay at the hotel.  It's convenient and allows us to attend our event as well as enjoy other activities the resort has to offer.  The hotel is not cheap-the room costs about $220 a night.  However, it is a beautiful room with many amenities, very comfortable, and easily accessible to the Event Center, casino, shops and restaurants.  The next time we stay here (which will be in the summer) I will take ...

Last week our supper club met again.  The location this time was Paddy's, which is located at 210 W. Liberty Street in Charles Town, WV.  We had a slightly larger party this time and Paddy's was a good place for it.  On a Friday night there was a nice supper crowd and the bar seemed popular no matter what time it was. Speaking of bars, Paddy's has a nice selection of drinks.  Our waitress carried a cheat sheet of sorts with all sorts of mixed drinks selections.  There were some specials written on the chalk board near the bar and as we were in an Irish named establishment, I went with an appropriately named Irish drink.  The Irish shillelaigh was a mixture of Irish whiskey, gin, rum, peach schnapps, lemon juice, and simple syrup. This baby may look small, but it packed a punch!  It was good when I let it water down a bit.  This drink was $7.95 and a lot of the special drinks were similiarly priced. I ordered an appetizer of fried pickles t...