Thomas and Michael in the US - Part 2: Atlantic City

Saturday morning: Far too early for Michael and me, Thomas got up at 6am in the morning to give Tyra and Christoph a ride to the airport. When he came back, he threw us out of the bed. We took our time and at around 11am we sat in the car to drive down to Atlantic City in New Jersey. The trip was horrible because we experienced some severe pouring rain periods and flooded areas which forced us to take a detour. It took us one hour longer than anticipated but we were still the 2nd car to arrive as all of us were stuck on the road because of the rain somehow. As it was Jackie's (Siemens intern) birthday one day before, there were about 20 people coming down to spend the Saturday in Atlantic City and celebrate with her.

Atlantic City (AC, how it is called here) is famous for its boardwalk, casino gampling, sandy beaches, shopping centers, view of the Atlantic Ocean, and as the inspiration for the board game Monopoly. They describe themselves on the webpage that way: "It's Atlantic City, NJ, and it's better than ever. Casino gaming. Spas. World-class entertaining & nightlife. Fine dining. The Atlantic City Boardwalk. Golf. Fun attractions. Ocean & Fishing. Water sports. Shopping. Any way you look at it, Atlantic City guarantees fast-paced excitement and non-stop activities."
We all stayed at the same hotel and had to taxi buses booked to bring us to the "Tropicana" one of the Casino complexes which hosts a Casino, bars, restaurants, nightclubs and shops under one roof. On of the sport bars was our destination for dinner and after that we strolled around through the casino. Some of our people gambled but I was not into it. We found a nice bar and later a cool Latino club to swing our hips on the dancefloor. The great thing about AC is that the clubs close at 4am instead of 2am like in Philly. So we really took advantage of this.

We slept in the next day and left after the breakfast. Two hours later we arrived back home and it was just a lazy Sunday for us like going for grocery shopping, doing laundry, chilling at home and making up some plans for New York which was on our list for the next week. Here are some pictures from our party night:

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