Easy Sunday

Coming from a city like Las Vegas, it's hard to imagine things being closed.  Ever.  So as I walked outside at 9 am this Sunday and started my trek into the downtown areas, leave it to Starbucks to be the only thing open. 

Made it down to a place called "The Viaduct" where all the action seems to take place on normal days, and found only the Rugby World Cup stores and fanfare up and moving.  I talked to a few people, told them where I was from and that I was suprised to find that we had actually made the WC.  Interestingly enough, they seemed to be most excited that the RWC would be on American TV for the first time.  My guess is The Ocho. 

So there's literally nothing to except walk around and look for something to open.  By this time, around 11, I give up and decide to turn my day into a pub crawl.  Didn't see that coming I bet....

I hit up about three different spots, trying the locale fare in each one, and in each one hearing the same thing:  "When are you American's going to figure out this debt ceiling thing?"
As much as I used to like to talk politics, I spared them my take on what is actually happening and went along with the "yeah, what's our problem" standard position, as if the American citizens actually have a lick to do with a debt ceiling propogated by banks and military establishm.....

"Yeah, what's our problem."

I stayed for one drink in each place just so I didn't have to keep talking about it.

Now, here's the fun part.  I got back to my hotel at about 5 pm for a quick nap.  I woke up at 7 am.  Guess all that walking got to me. 

Now it's time to find a place to stay for Monday night, probably going to just re-up at Quadrant Hotel for one more night, and maybe head to the South Island for a few days, we'll see.