It was very humid and it was raining when we got there. Luckily, Jeppe, from Denmark (?) had been there before and knew of a good place to stay. So, me and Mike from the USA all tagged along. Surprisingly, my Spanish was quite helpful. Ed your Spanish lessons actually has been put to good use!
After we checked in and freshened up, we all went for a bite to eat at a Chifa. At first, I went to Chifa's because I missed Chinese food. But really most of the places I've been to served bad Chinese food so I've avoided them. So, when the food came, I wasn't expecting much. The food turned out good, obviously, mainly due to, I think, me asking for no salt. The boys had a HUGE platter of chicken lo-mein noodles). I was surprised at how much they were able to polish off.
Itching for beers, we wandered into a casino, hoping to buy a beer. Well, the beers were free as long as we stayed and played. Mike and Jeppe sat at the blackjack tables with about $10 USD each in chips. They, of course, lost it all but had about 13 or so beers between them. I had only one beer, got $5 USD in coins and wnt to the slots. They were in Spanish and complicated. I was surprised that I won the dollar I put in back. I ened up playing $4 in Blackjack and lost both hands right away. At least the boys drank their money's worth.
When the lost their money and had another beer, we were going to walk back to the hotel. Then we saw a security guard with a shotgun and quickly opted to take a cab instead. Two 6' tall blondish gringos will probably attract quite a bit of attention.
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