Today was a long day of driving, but it was beautiful driving through western New York. We made it to Lake Placid , checked into our hotel room, did a little swimming and ate breakfast for dinner in our room. We followed it all up with a stroll downtown and found some great deals in the shops. We are grateful the weather continues to be gorgeous!
Saturday morning we took on all things Olympics. Our first stop was the ski jump complex where we watched the Canadian team practicing their jumps. While there, we headed up the hill to the top of the 120m long jump tower. This was another gorgeous view from the highest point in the area. Next, we visited the bobsled/luge track and had to walk to the top. Normally you would get to take a bus to the top, but since it was the off season and literally no one else was there, we were on our own. The kids were troopers and it was really spectacular to see the whole track from the top. I visited Lake Placid in 1998, I think, and this new track was installed in 2000, so that was a bit bizarre! We got to walk down for a ways in the old track which was neat.
For lunch, we went back to the ski jumping arena to watch the Russian team practicing their jumps. Finding parking was difficult in downtown Lake Placid because of a few other events happening at the same time, so we ended up walking to the Olympic Museum from our hotel. This was a bit underwhelming, even for us, so we were glad we didn't make special plans to see it. The kids loved the bobsled simulator in the stadium though. We had a nice dinner at a local brewery followed by a ride around Mirror Lake and to see the actual Lake Placid (which is not the lake in downtown Lake Placid). The weather has continued to be warm, so we finished our trip with a stop for ice cream! Heading back home tomorrow:)
For lunch, we went back to the ski jumping arena to watch the Russian team practicing their jumps. Finding parking was difficult in downtown Lake Placid because of a few other events happening at the same time, so we ended up walking to the Olympic Museum from our hotel. This was a bit underwhelming, even for us, so we were glad we didn't make special plans to see it. The kids loved the bobsled simulator in the stadium though. We had a nice dinner at a local brewery followed by a ride around Mirror Lake and to see the actual Lake Placid (which is not the lake in downtown Lake Placid). The weather has continued to be warm, so we finished our trip with a stop for ice cream! Heading back home tomorrow:)
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