Blowing off some steam in the big city!

Last week Matt had to take his board exam, a ten-hour mess that once and for all proves to the important medical people that he has absorbed, and can recite, all that stuff he learned in med school. In a word? YUCK. So, we trekked up to Anchorage for the exam. The night before, we loaded up on sushi (Jeanne- there is sushi in Alaska!) and retired early in order to be well-rested for the big day. Matt finished the exam, we ran some errands, and then....time to blow off some steam after a long day of test-taking! What better place to do that than Chilkoot Charlie's....


What is Chilkoot Charlie's, you ask? Well, as you can see from the above picture, it is WORLD FAMOUS, and about the biggest, strangest bar I have ever seen. It also happens to be Matt's favorite bar! The place has about six different "themes" in as many rooms. There is a biker bar with sawdust on the floor, a tikki bar with brightly colored tables and pictures of the beach, a who-knows-what bar with, um, bras hanging from the ceiling, a sports bar, a Russian-themed bar, and a couple of different rooms with bands playing. Oh- and pool, of course. Here's Matt taking out his stress on the pool table:
Matt liked this picture of me attempting to make a shot. Note the painting of the woman in the background- kinda looks like she wants to challenge me to a round, eh?
Here's Matt and I in the biker bar section....if you look closely, you can see the sawdust on the floor.

We had a great time in the big city- got to hang out with some good friends (who's anonymity I will protect- not sure what kind of reputation this Chilkoot Charlie's place has, after all...) and enjoy some good laughs. But alas, we are clearly getting old. Big night out? Yeah, not so much. We were in bed by midnight. Sigh. :)