{"id":11839,"date":"2015-03-05T11:07:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T18:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettiesworld.com\/?p=11839"},"modified":"2017-06-28T21:10:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T04:10:16","slug":"scottsdale-waterfront-with-vicki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?p=11839","title":{"rendered":"Scottsdale Waterfront with Vicki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11843\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_100754_1web-270x180.jpg\" alt=\"20150304_100754_1web\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_100754_1web-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_100754_1web-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_100754_1web.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0Wednesday brought crystal blue skies for the first time since Vicki arrived, and I didn&#8217;t want to waste the chance to sight-see on such a pretty day, so even though I&#8217;m not the most adept at utilizing Google Maps, I managed to suss out the best route to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.experiencescottsdale.com\/explore-by-area\/downtown\/\"><strong>Old Town Scottsdale<\/strong><\/a>, and we ventured on our way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11844\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_102200_1web-270x180.jpg\" alt=\"20150304_102200_1web\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_102200_1web-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_102200_1web-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_102200_1web.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s much to see in that neighborhood, and our excursion was mainly limited to the waterfront area,\u00a0but it was beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_102958_1web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11845 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_102958_1web-270x180.jpg\" alt=\"20150304_102958_1web\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_102958_1web-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_102958_1web-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_102958_1web.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We topped it off with a lunch at the famous <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sugarbowlscottsdale.com\/\">Sugarbowl,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>where the\u00a0&#8220;light&#8221; fare we chose from their menu was so much food that neither of us had room for their ice cream for dessert.<\/p>\n<p>We just might have to go back some time to split a sundae!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_114531_1web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11846 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_114531_1web-745x378.jpg\" alt=\"20150304_114531_1web\" width=\"745\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_114531_1web-745x378.jpg 745w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_114531_1web-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150304_114531_1web.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Here are some pics of the morning. 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