Where to go?

[rmd]

Trying to figure out where to go on vacation for a few days - possibly late Sept? - with an older relative.
Things that are desirable in a vacation:

• train travel
• gambling
• sitting by a pool doing nothing

Things that are contraindicated or not particularly desirable:

• lots of walking (she has a bad knee)
• very long plane flights (again, knee)

I'd suggest a day train down to DC but much of what's interesting in DC requires substantial walking. A trip to NYC is also interesting but there's a choice between lots of walking and cabs everywhere. She loves Aruba but that's a long flight to sit. Las Vegas is a long flight but a desirable destination. *flail* *indecision*

Comments

[silkiemom.livejournal.com]

Atlantic City!

[rmd.livejournal.com]

That was actually one of the things I was considering, but a couple of casinos are closing, so I was thinking maybe it was on too much of a downswing.

[wotw]

How many casinos do you need?

There's a terrific beach (sitting on which has many of the same characteristics as sitting by the pool), and there's lots to see on the Boardwalk (and an infinite number of hand-pushed "cabs", to minimize walking). And since the casinos are pretty much interchangeable, I don't see how it matters whether there are 9 or 12.

Also plenty of cheezy tourist-trap shopping and plenty of upscale hoity-toity shopping, all accessible directly from the Boardwalk, in case that appeals.