Showing posts with label arlington hotel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label arlington hotel. Show all posts

Thursday, March 18, 2010

I'm Back, and Refreshed!

As you may know, Steph and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary last weekend. We decided to make it a tradition to visit the Crescent Hotel every year on March 14th, the day we tied the knot. We had a blast!

For those who are interested, I'll be making several posts over the next few days to tell you all about our trip.
To start things off, we decided to spend the night in Hot Springs as a sort of halfway mark to Eureka Springs.

As soon as we checked into our hotel, Steph spotted a magic show she wanted to see. The magician's theater was litteraly right next door to our hotel downtown. It was nice being able to walk from shop to shop to show and so on.

Maxwell Blade and his magic show were a real treat. He moved his show from a larger theater down the street, to this more intimate setting. I've always loved smaller settings for shows be it concerts or magic shows.

The show was very light hearted and family friendly, while maintaining a dark and mysterious allure. Later in the show, Steph and I were even brought up on stage for a demonstration. We couldn't resist a photo opp. later!



















Here's a few more pics we took around town, starting with a view from our hotel balcony:

This weekend I'll tell you all about our stay in the creepy Crescent Hotel.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Anniversary Trip


Steph and I have been looking forward to returning to the Crescent Hotel since our honey moon last year.

Last year we kept our eyes peeled for ghosts. Many websites have the Crescent as the most haunted in America. Unfortunately we didn't really "experience" or see anything, but we did get some "orbs."
After seeing the film "Paranormal Activity," we're not so sure we want to see anything LOL!



We will also be making a pit stop at Hot Springs. Very nice place. We don't have reservations, but we're hoping to stay at the Arlington, another historic hotel. This one has a few ghost stories too, but I get the feeling it's a bit more gimmicky.

One cool thing about the Arlington: Al Capone is said to have rented out the entire 4rth floor. Maybe we can get one of his rooms! Here's a pic: