Atlantic City

August 9, 2009

We drove down Atlantic Avenue and ate lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe in the Trump Taj Mahal.

The Atlantic City Puerto Rican Parade marched past on the boardwalk while we ate.

We walked past casinos full of of slot machines and card tables. And a candy shop.

After lunch, we went on the boardwalk ourselves.

It was a humid, cloudy and strange afternoon. We both agree that even though there were so many fun things around to see and watch and do, something kept it from being a cheerful place.

Looking out from the boardwalk, the ocean seemed far away and a little melancholy.

We left to drive north to our hotel in Toms River.