Planning My Mini-Break (For Real)
When the Musical Genius finally, after years of prodding, agreed to take a weekend mini-break with me on Sunday, I was beyond overjoyed. However, it seems that I might have been counting my chickens before they hatched. For starters, we are not going to Mystic, my destination of choice and for which, for the past three years, I have been planning the mother of all weekend trips. Instead, we have decided to go to Saratoga Springs.
Our main reason for picking Saratoga is that Marcie, a soprano with whom MG has been working for at least 15 years, is singing with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center that weekend. Unfortunately, the events at SPAC coincide with the summer Thoroughbred racing season, which is seriously complicating my trip planning.
The most annoying thing about the racing season is that all of the area bed and breakfasts extend their minimum stay to 3 nights -- even for a weekend -- and up their prices by in some cases over 100%. Even if I wanted to pay for time I wouldn't use, it's difficult to find an available room, even with three weeks lead time!
Nevertheless, the most difficult aspect of my quest for Saratoga accomodations is finding a smoking room for MG. I have found cheap motels, RV parks, and campgrounds that will allow smoking (Joy! Just where I wanted to stay on my idyllic upstate mini-break); however, it has been virtually impossible to find charming lodgings that welcome the smoking set, especially given racing season parameters. I even looked at a dairy farm bnb with Holstein cows!
Of course, now that this short vacation with my beloved is actually within my grasp, I'm certainly not going to give up just because most people are averse to carcinogens. However, there must be a smoke-friendly inn or bnb somewhere -- or at least one with balcony or porch connected to an available room, and I am determined to find it. I will not spend my weekend getaway in a Days Inn or -- worse -- a glorified trailer park! And I want someone to cook me a five course gourmet breakfast!
Our main reason for picking Saratoga is that Marcie, a soprano with whom MG has been working for at least 15 years, is singing with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center that weekend. Unfortunately, the events at SPAC coincide with the summer Thoroughbred racing season, which is seriously complicating my trip planning.
The most annoying thing about the racing season is that all of the area bed and breakfasts extend their minimum stay to 3 nights -- even for a weekend -- and up their prices by in some cases over 100%. Even if I wanted to pay for time I wouldn't use, it's difficult to find an available room, even with three weeks lead time!
Nevertheless, the most difficult aspect of my quest for Saratoga accomodations is finding a smoking room for MG. I have found cheap motels, RV parks, and campgrounds that will allow smoking (Joy! Just where I wanted to stay on my idyllic upstate mini-break); however, it has been virtually impossible to find charming lodgings that welcome the smoking set, especially given racing season parameters. I even looked at a dairy farm bnb with Holstein cows!
Of course, now that this short vacation with my beloved is actually within my grasp, I'm certainly not going to give up just because most people are averse to carcinogens. However, there must be a smoke-friendly inn or bnb somewhere -- or at least one with balcony or porch connected to an available room, and I am determined to find it. I will not spend my weekend getaway in a Days Inn or -- worse -- a glorified trailer park! And I want someone to cook me a five course gourmet breakfast!
posted by OperaBarbie @ 1:04 PM
3 Comments:
At 2:54 PM,
Little Light said…
OperaBarbie, you deserve a 5-course breakfast cooked just for you! Good luck finding the perfect place.
At 9:59 AM,
OperaBarbie said…
I found it! It was relatively affordable and has a private balcony. I was delighted.
At 12:25 PM,
Little Light said…
Balcony!
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