Ah, weekend away! Well, night away anyway.
With grandparents in town, and a free night at a Marriott coming to us, we wisely decided to take a night away without the toddler while we had the chance! There's a gorgeous Marriott resort (they called it the #1 Marriott resort in the country when we came in the gate) just about an hour away in Pt. Clear, AL. It's right on Mobile Bay and really was beautiful. It's also an historic hotel - the original having opened in 1847 - and it was neat to learn about some of the traditions there.
One of the traditions is that they fire off a canon every afternoon at 4pm to honor our nation's military. The hotel served as a hospital during the Civil War and then as a training base for the Army Air Corps during WWII. They honor that history by having a procession from the lobby to the canon every day (in good weather) and firing it off. We missed the ceremony itself (we were in the spa!!!), but I caught a picture real quick on Saturday while we walked around before check out.
I'm hoping we'll get the chance to get back there for another day or two while we're still here, even with the kid. They've got pretty much every amenity you can imagine so it'd be a nice little vacation without having to go too far from home!
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