Earache Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 I've lived in Indiana for the past 25 years, but this was the first Xmas that I stayed here for the Holiday. We usually take a trip this week, but didn't this year.We have no kids and I have no relatives within 1,000 miles of here, wife's family in Ohio is busy with their kids, so we cruised downto one of our faborite local places; French Lick, Indiana. Just down the road from Gnaw Bone, Indiana...ya can't miss it.We're staying at the West Baden Hotel which is adjacent to the French Lick Casino. Xmas day of drinking, gambling and whorin'. Not many whores around though.As one might imagine, it's a ghost town. No one here except us. Great looking tree in the Atrium... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 I decide to saunter down to the Atrium Bar to partake of an ice cold Stella. I can see from my balcony that the bar is vacant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 waho. big tree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 So I get down there and what do I see? This...Are you freakin' shittin' me? What is with this backwards assed State? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 waho. big tree!I hear that from all the girls.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 no wonder its a ghost town. No alcohol sales! They don't want you try to climb the christmas tree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 So no whorin', no drinkin' and I don't gamble. I now know why I never stayed in Indiana for Xmas before.Only thing left to do is wander around and take pics while the wife blows every cent shre has in the Casino. This place looks like the hotel from "The Shining"...Great marble and tile work here. The place was built in the 1880's and lots of the orginal work remains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 So I get down there and what do I see? This...Are you freakin' shittin' me? What is with this backwards assed State?I lived there for 6 months and hated all the weird ass alcohol sales. Bad ass pictures though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 West Baden is a rather large, round building. The front desk area is in a smaller rotunda... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Common areas were all but deserted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 One of the restaurants was bustling with activity...One of my favorite bar hangouts from our many previous trips here was jumpin' as well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Apparently there's no swimming allowed om Xmas either...Pool Bar was deserted as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 PA has alcohol laws that you can only purchase beer at a state liquor store.We found this out the hard way when we went to Beaver Run for a weekend of racing. We were camping there over night and wanted to relax. Could not find a place to purchase beer. So next time we will bring our own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Glad it was not too crowded, but not quite what i would picture for a casino on a slow day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 So I wander outside to shoot some pics. Looking in windows like Chester the Molester. Surprised no one called 911 on me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Earache Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Nice balls... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 This place is right in the middle of the best riding area of Indiana though. We'll have to do an OR trip here in the summer, when alcohol is beingserved, and stay a couple of nights.Ride all day, drink and gamble all night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_racing_guy Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 You should have taken your Ducati and rode it down the hallways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 This place is right in the middle of the best riding area of Indiana though. We'll have to do an OR trip here in the summer, when alcohol is beingserved, and stay a couple of nights.Ride all day, drink and gamble all night.let do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Cool hotel. Sucks you cant have a Happy Birthday Jesus beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 PA has alcohol laws that you can only purchase beer at a state liquor store.We found this out the hard way when we went to Beaver Run for a weekend of racing. We were camping there over night and wanted to relax. Could not find a place to purchase beer. So next time we will bring our own.Never knew that about 10 years ago when we were on a trip to watch the Pocono 500! Actually, I only recently learned that on a trip to Pittsburgh, from my wife's cousin, that lives there. Beer is only sold at the "Beer Distributor" which seems to be their version of the State Liquor Agency here, only for beer. It looks like they might have Liquor stores, also. That first trip to PA sucked, other than the race. The trip to Pittsburgh was ok though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 This place is right in the middle of the best riding area of Indiana though. We'll have to do an OR trip here in the summer, when alcohol is beingserved, and stay a couple of nights.Ride all day, drink and gamble all night.Sounds like a cool idea! Not sure I'd be up for the trip, but who knows what next year will bring!You should have taken your Ducati and rode it down the hallways Let's do it! That looks like a very nice place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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