Saturday, November 24, 2007
Thanksgiving
Because of some unfortunate circumstances we had to spend Thanksgiving on the road in South Bend. One problem with Thanksgiving day is that almost everything is closed. Resteraunts, stores, and others are all closed. We had a tough time finding someplace that was open to eat. Our hotel said nothing was open, but I knew that wasn't true. I called a couple of other hotels and finally found one who told us that Notre Dame had a big buffet and that anyone could eat there. It was a bit expensive, $15 per adult, but they had a massive spread of food. Fresh roasted turkey, ham, and trout, along with mashed potatoes, pies, ice cream, veggies, bread and other stuff. And it was all you could eat. You could tell a lot of international students were stuck there for the holiday since about 75% of the people there were Asian. All in all, it was pretty good.
Then we had to pick up my brother flying in from New York around 7p.m. And since he was hungry we had to find a place. I did find out earlier in the day, but too late to take advantage of it, that a Country Buffet was open. We got there around 8 p.m. but I think they closed around 7 or 7:30. The doors were locked and the cash register closed, but the manager still let us in and treated us to a dinner on the house!! She was so nice about it, and after all day of crowds, you know she had to be tired. What a cool person. The food was still very good, even at that late hour. We pigged out and really enjoyed her hospitality. Kudus to Country Buffet in South Bend - and thanks a lot.
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