Last week I got back from a girl's trip to Puerto Vallarta. Me, Barbie, and Elizabeth all turned 30 w/in a few months of each other, so we decided that we needed to celebrate. We did San Francisco for Jen's b-day, Vegas for Julie's and Fredricksburg for Lisa's so we decided that this time we needed to go international!
We stayed at the Riu Palace, which was an upgrade from the hotel we had originally booked. It was a beautiful hotel, although the food definitely was not the greatest. However - that did not stop us from having a great time!
The hotel was kind of over-the-top when it came to the lobby and pool areas, in terms of the decor, but we did get an awesome picture of Elizabeth's head on this statue's body.
We spent most of our time at the pool area (okay, pretty much all of our time), and it was great. The first couple of days (Saturday and Sunday) were pretty busy, because there were a lot of locals hanging out at the hotel, but Monday and Tuesday were much more laid-back.
To pass the time at the pool we developed a game we could play in the pool with dice. "Drinking Farkle" is a great way to spend an afternoon, and although I kind of sucked at it, it was still fun. Although, I'm still not sure how accurate Jen and Julie's scoring system really was...
We did go in to town one night for dinner, and I'm glad we did. We ate at Cafe des Artistes, which had been recommended to us by multiple people who had been to the area before. The food was wonderful, and it was nice to get away from the hotel for a bit. The restaurant was absolutely gorgeous as well.
For dessert, they brought us a special b-day display, which was wonderful. They did sing, but I have to say that I didn't find it as humiliating as I normally do.It was really a great trip, and I can't wait for our next one!
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The singing was awesome for the birthday girls. Delicious food, too. Had a blast and can't wait for another fun trip!
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