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we're back from vacation. ocean city maryland is probably one of the coolest shore points ever. it's family oriented so there isn't a lot of college-type idiocy going on, as found in wildwood, seaside heights or sea isle city NJ. in fact, just FUCK new jersey. the whole state is worthless.
(my cat just pooped. it smells awful in here)
the hotel room was fabulous. 4th floor, side view, though you could still see a really good chunk of ocean so it wasn't a bad view from the balcony at all. when you walk in, you're greeted by a rather inexcusably long tiled hallway, with the bathroom on the right and the main bedroom/kitchenette just beyond that. it was semi-typical of what you'd expect from any hotel room: smell of cleansers and deodorizers from maid service who had just been there an hour beforehand making sure everything was prim and proper, small table and two chairs, plain dark veneer entertainment center with a 27 inch tv and a plastic plaquard displaying all the available cable channels and an advertisement for dominoes pizza, a king size bed with typical floral-esque bedding that almost matched the carpet, small fridge and microwave, closet; more resembling a hole in the wall because there were no doors, much less hangers to put anything on, a wall unit air conditioner complete with loose cover, and who could forget the typical cheap wallpapering job. it definitely looked like a hotel room...but it was a nice hotel room. for what we paid it was a good size, with a good view, enjoyable and all fully functioning ammenities, comfortable bed, and even the card key door locking mechanism was functional the entire stay. the bathroom consisted of both vanity light which also operated the exhaust fan, and semi-romantic recessed lighting for over the shower stall and the jacuzzi. yup...the jacuzzi. the jacuzzi was wonderful and it didn't take very long for us to be having sex in it. all in all the hotel was great, the staff seemed semi annoyed by god knows what the two times we had to interact with them, but it was a nice place and i'd not only recommend it but i'd stay there again. just leave the big trucks at home cuz the parking isn't what i'd call AMPLE.
ocean city lies on the south eastern most tip of maryland. it's only about ten miles long by a mile wide. if one were so inclined you could essentially walk everywhere. or if not there's a running bus and trolley system that ran every few minutes. or you could even travel by "train" on the boardwalk. the train was a system of like three cars with seats and bars on the side, much wider than the typical "tram car" as seen on the boardwalks of new jersey, all being towed by a john deere style car, sort of resembling the pope mobile. it had an annoying train whistle sound when the operator wanted people to move out the way. the boardwalk definitely was not wide enuff for this type of transportation, but they some how made it work efficiently. the boardwalk was lined with typical beachwear shops, food vendors, "body piercing" establishments selling cheap jewelry and piercers who were probably learned to pierce in prison, sunglass stores, and other places selling various lame tshirts and useless knick knacks. there were a few piers with rides, games and more food and a ripley's believe it or not museum. ripley's was one of the first things me and sarah did down there and it was a cool experience. i learned stuff, was amazed, grossed out and puzzled all at the same time. the coolest thing there was the whale foreskin. other things we enjoyed on the boardwalk were the tilt-a-whirl which is my all time favorite ride, the old guy operating the himalaya, spending probably close to 200 dollars in the arcade (including the 3 prizes i won in the skill crane, almost beating that jurassic park simulator, time crisis 2 and 3, and discovering that let's go jungle game), and of course, the boardwalk food. we had french fries, corn dogs, a halfway decent lemonade, and DIPPIN DOTS. if you don't love dippin dots you should be hung drawn and quartered. the banana split is so good that i have no desire to try the other flavors. i ate 4 mega bowls of dippin dots during our vacation, two in one day. i could go for sum more right now.
the beaches in ocean city are beautiful. there aren't a million broken shells all over the place, the ocean isn't a five mile walk thru blistering hot sand, and the fat people were out in force so we had a good laugh the whole time. there was a peculiar hill down to the water though which i found a little distressing. i hope it's just always been that way and it's not from erosion, otherwise those beaches may not exist in a few years. it was very relaxing, the water was freezing, the sun burned my flesh, and i didn't get a mouthful of sand once. usually on trips to the beach i end up eating sand somehow. even the bastard bitch seagulls didn't bother me (as much). i dunno, i revere them as vermin. they serve no purpose in the food chain, and just poop on everything and steal food (and the occasional baby) from people. literal rats with wings.
so vacation was very enjoyable. from the food, to the hotel, to the beach and boardwalk, to mini golf, it was a good experience. i'd like to go back someday, but next year i have my sights set on vegas/idaho. so if you get the opportunity and have never been, get down to OCMD. i'm gonna go take a shit now.
(my cat just pooped. it smells awful in here)
the hotel room was fabulous. 4th floor, side view, though you could still see a really good chunk of ocean so it wasn't a bad view from the balcony at all. when you walk in, you're greeted by a rather inexcusably long tiled hallway, with the bathroom on the right and the main bedroom/kitchenette just beyond that. it was semi-typical of what you'd expect from any hotel room: smell of cleansers and deodorizers from maid service who had just been there an hour beforehand making sure everything was prim and proper, small table and two chairs, plain dark veneer entertainment center with a 27 inch tv and a plastic plaquard displaying all the available cable channels and an advertisement for dominoes pizza, a king size bed with typical floral-esque bedding that almost matched the carpet, small fridge and microwave, closet; more resembling a hole in the wall because there were no doors, much less hangers to put anything on, a wall unit air conditioner complete with loose cover, and who could forget the typical cheap wallpapering job. it definitely looked like a hotel room...but it was a nice hotel room. for what we paid it was a good size, with a good view, enjoyable and all fully functioning ammenities, comfortable bed, and even the card key door locking mechanism was functional the entire stay. the bathroom consisted of both vanity light which also operated the exhaust fan, and semi-romantic recessed lighting for over the shower stall and the jacuzzi. yup...the jacuzzi. the jacuzzi was wonderful and it didn't take very long for us to be having sex in it. all in all the hotel was great, the staff seemed semi annoyed by god knows what the two times we had to interact with them, but it was a nice place and i'd not only recommend it but i'd stay there again. just leave the big trucks at home cuz the parking isn't what i'd call AMPLE.
ocean city lies on the south eastern most tip of maryland. it's only about ten miles long by a mile wide. if one were so inclined you could essentially walk everywhere. or if not there's a running bus and trolley system that ran every few minutes. or you could even travel by "train" on the boardwalk. the train was a system of like three cars with seats and bars on the side, much wider than the typical "tram car" as seen on the boardwalks of new jersey, all being towed by a john deere style car, sort of resembling the pope mobile. it had an annoying train whistle sound when the operator wanted people to move out the way. the boardwalk definitely was not wide enuff for this type of transportation, but they some how made it work efficiently. the boardwalk was lined with typical beachwear shops, food vendors, "body piercing" establishments selling cheap jewelry and piercers who were probably learned to pierce in prison, sunglass stores, and other places selling various lame tshirts and useless knick knacks. there were a few piers with rides, games and more food and a ripley's believe it or not museum. ripley's was one of the first things me and sarah did down there and it was a cool experience. i learned stuff, was amazed, grossed out and puzzled all at the same time. the coolest thing there was the whale foreskin. other things we enjoyed on the boardwalk were the tilt-a-whirl which is my all time favorite ride, the old guy operating the himalaya, spending probably close to 200 dollars in the arcade (including the 3 prizes i won in the skill crane, almost beating that jurassic park simulator, time crisis 2 and 3, and discovering that let's go jungle game), and of course, the boardwalk food. we had french fries, corn dogs, a halfway decent lemonade, and DIPPIN DOTS. if you don't love dippin dots you should be hung drawn and quartered. the banana split is so good that i have no desire to try the other flavors. i ate 4 mega bowls of dippin dots during our vacation, two in one day. i could go for sum more right now.
the beaches in ocean city are beautiful. there aren't a million broken shells all over the place, the ocean isn't a five mile walk thru blistering hot sand, and the fat people were out in force so we had a good laugh the whole time. there was a peculiar hill down to the water though which i found a little distressing. i hope it's just always been that way and it's not from erosion, otherwise those beaches may not exist in a few years. it was very relaxing, the water was freezing, the sun burned my flesh, and i didn't get a mouthful of sand once. usually on trips to the beach i end up eating sand somehow. even the bastard bitch seagulls didn't bother me (as much). i dunno, i revere them as vermin. they serve no purpose in the food chain, and just poop on everything and steal food (and the occasional baby) from people. literal rats with wings.
so vacation was very enjoyable. from the food, to the hotel, to the beach and boardwalk, to mini golf, it was a good experience. i'd like to go back someday, but next year i have my sights set on vegas/idaho. so if you get the opportunity and have never been, get down to OCMD. i'm gonna go take a shit now.