We were up at 4 am, got ready, dropped off the car and headed over to the airport.
Dropped off our luggage and made it through security pretty quickly and we at the gate ready to go.
We normally have something to eat but neither of us was that hungry so I just got some egg white bites and a pink drink at Starbucks.
I'm so looking forward to the nice weather.
Then after a short trip, we landed to sunny blue skies in Phoenix, Arizona.
Welcome to Phoenix.
I got an email a couple days ago saying I could pre-register to skip the counter for our car rental (We booked with Dollar through Expedia) so I did it.
When I completed it, it said that I would get a link a half hour or so before pick up to be able to go in and choose our vehicle and sure enough, when we landed and I turned my phone back on, I got the email.
I picked the vehicle I wanted then it said to picked it up at parking stall such and such and the keys would be in the car.
It was AWESOME!!!!
The first thing we did was go for some lunch because we were hungry.
We ate at Pizzeria Bianco last time we were in Phoenix and it was so delicious we were both looking forward to going back so that's the first place we headed.
Luckily we were able to be seated right away.
I love beams on the ceiling.
The owner was actually there today, Chris Bianco, I should have snapped his picture but I didn't think of it.
He's a James Beard award winning chef.
My Honey.
Moi.
I ordered the pistachio pizza that I got last time.
The Rosa which has red onions, Parmigiano Reggiano, and pistachios which is what sold me on it.
It was really good - the crust is amazing, but the one Jason ordered was waaaaay better.
Jason ordered the same one he did last time as well, the Sonny Boy.
It had tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, salami, and Gaeta olives.
It is so fantastic, I wish I had ordered this one too, I could have honestly eaten the whole thing by myself.
Pretty tree just outside of the restaurant.
The same stray kitty we met last time we were here was still hanging around.
We paid for a couple of hours of parking in a parking garage so we decided to just walk around the downtown area for a bit.
Some interesting sculptures we saw.
This giant centipede was super cute.
I loved the little worker bugs on each of the sculptures.
There was also a scorpion.
Some random murals.
This one was near where the symphony played which was fitting.
It's a pretty quiet downtown area especially for being a week day.
There were some murals that would have been great photo ops.
I loved this one.
More awesome murals.
I love all the colors.
From there we wanted to go check out Scottsdale - we've never been there before.
I saw a vlogger I watch go to a shopping area there that looked super cute so I looked up shopping Scottdale and we headed over there.
It ended up just being like an outdoor shopping center, not really the place I was looking for but we did check out a few stores.
It did have this nice area with a fountain and a bunch of statues.
There were some really nice statues.
I liked the color of them.
I'm not sure what this tall pointy thing was - it looked cool.
There aren't any cacti growing out and about where I live so it's neat to see them here.
I like these tall ones.
It's this whole park area just randomly at this shopping area.
More sculptures.
And another.
Jason got a good close up.
Fountain
I like the movement on them.
More of a close up.
I bet this is nice at night when it is all lit up.
It's January and look at all the flowers in bloom - how lucky for them.
After we checked out everything we anted in the shopping area, I looked up the actual spot that I had wanted to see and it was Old Town so we googled that and headed there next.
We found a spot to park and walked around.
There is this whole canal with a paved road all along it.
It would be a great place to run or bike.
We happened upon an art sale that was just ending - bummed we missed it.
Then this bull statue was just outside of a restaurant I think,
I love it.
This looked like a nice restaurant.
A nice shot of the canal.
This fish was on a wall beside the road.
It was so cool.
The back of it had clear tiles instead of bricks so the light could shine through.
Now this fountain I remember from the vlogger - Through My Lens.
Old Town Scottsdale is just a really nice walkable area with a bunch of shops and restaurants.
What an interesting looking plant.
It was outside this restaurant where we decided to go and get a salad.
We went inside to order - you just order at the counter then they deliver it to your table.
We wanted something on the healthier side and they tons of great options on the menu.
I like the 'hello'.
Of course we opted to eat outside - we always take advantage of the nice weather when we can.
I got the Spicy Korean Steak rice bowl - it was really good.
Next stop was Walmart to get a few things we needed.
I'm always impressed with all the coffee creamer options they have.
I'm not sure if they are kinds that I would necessarily like but still love looking at all the available flavors.
I would like to try this one though - I love pistachio.
Back at the room we got settled in - we didn't unpack since we'll only be here for 3 nights.
This is our home for the next few days.
We are on the bottom floor and we have patio doors that lead out into the courtyard where there is a pool and a hot tub.
We went and tried out the hot tub for a while - I tried to go for a dip in the pool but it was a tad bit on the cool side.
Maybe if I'd gotten in the pool first it wouldn't have felt so cold.
(I left my phone in the room so I didn't get any pictures).
We had the whole place to ourselves and it was a lovely evening.
Very nice.
My kind of logic!
Well that's all for today, until next time, be happy!
