Room with a view
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325818)
Rockingham, Australia
January 18, 2022 6:28pm CST
We will be eating in our swanky hotel over the next few days. It is a large place by Perth, West Australian, standards with a fine reputation. Luckily, being so large, it has a number of eating places, ranging from really, REALLY expensive to just moderately so.
I mentioned to someone that hopefully our meals would only cost us an arm – and not an arm and a leg. So there’s another idiom. Have you heard of something costing an arm and a leg, meaning very expensive?
This is the view from our hotel room. I'll write more about the bridge later.
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@GooglePlus (3807)
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20 Jan 22
I never heard someone say arms or feet except from Judy
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
19 Jan 22
Nice view! What did you end up getting to eat? I hope it only cost an arm, too. Ah yes, that expression I know . I will look forward to your bridge post, it's a cool looking bridge
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 22
@FayeHazel Last night Vince had peach melba and I had creme brulee. His was huge but mine was just a nice size.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
20 Jan 22
@JudyEv I'm happy you got dessert - sometimes you just gotta have a treat
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@1creekgirl (40523)
• United States
19 Jan 22
That's a stunning view! Have fun. I don't know where that expression came from.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan 22
They should say it could cost you a kidney or a heart. Some rogues sell body parts but an arm or a leg wouldn't be much use to anyone. lol
@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Jan 22
@JudyEv - What a view! I would love to see Perth someday. One of my son-in-laws was there one time. He was stationed on an aircraft carrier in the Navy, and they stopped there. That view is fabulous!
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Jan 22
@JudyEv - From your photos, and what my son-in-law said about it, it sounds like a lovely city. I'm glad you were able to go there for your 50th Anniversary. Congratulations. My husband and I celebrated our 50th Anniversary in October. I told my husband that when we got married, I don't think I knew anyone who had been married that long. My parents had only been married about 23 years. My grandparents had only been married about 43 or 44 years. Reaching our 50th anniversary was something I never even thought about!
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 22
@DeborahDiane My parents got to 61 years and Fiacre told me a couple there (or maybe England) had got to their 81st anniversary. They were 100 and 102. That's really quite amazing.
But you're right. Golden weddings used to be few and far between.
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@snowy22315 (169995)
• United States
19 Jan 22
Yes, and use that phrase fairly often. That is a great pic. Why are you staying at the hotel, is it just for fun?
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 22
@snowy22315 Thanks very much. 
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
19 Jan 22
Wow! That's a beautiful view! Are you guys gambling? Usually, in gambling hotels the rooms aren't too expensive so the guests can gamble their money away instead of needing to use it to pay for their room. (At least, that's what I've heard. I've never gone gambling before...)
Yes, I say things cost an arm and a leg when it's really expensive.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
20 Jan 22
@JudyEv Always take any excuse for a nice stay away from home. When Pretty was younger, I jumped at every chance to see new places with her.
That's a really good deal, too. 
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 22
@DaddyEvil We wouldn't often get the chance to stay in a place like this.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 22
We're not gambling but there seems to be quite a few who are. I think covid is keeping a lot away as the rooms used to be crowded some years ago. The rooms are still expensive. We were offered two for the price of one which seemed a good reason to come here.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
21 Jan 22
@JudyEv Pretty! I have been past there many many times but sadly mostly during the day so it's rare I get to see it lit up so pretty like that.
Hope you had a lovely time! I've always wanted to stay at the Crown. Maybe one day!
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 22
@VivaLaDani13 I don't really know but I'm pretty sure it is. Vince says it was the Burswood Casino and there are no other hotels close by. There is also the Crown Metropole (hotel) on the same complex. You can walk from one to the other or to the casinos, restaurants, pool, etc.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
21 Jan 22
@JudyEv I'm so glad you had a good time! I would hope so considering it can cost an arm and a leg depending. 
And thank you, I really hope I can too. It looks amazing. I've walked around the casino once or twice. I am still confused though, is the Crown the replacement name of Burswood? If so, I had stayed once in Burswood but keep getting confused if Crown is actually the same hotel?
And thank you, I really hope I can too. It looks amazing. I've walked around the casino once or twice. I am still confused though, is the Crown the replacement name of Burswood? If so, I had stayed once in Burswood but keep getting confused if Crown is actually the same hotel?1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
19 Jan 22
I hope you are having a wonderful time. Yes, costing an arm and a leg is a very common saying here in the States.
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
19 Jan 22
that is an amazing view
enjoy yourselves! just remember the minibar in the room, has 34 dollar peanuts!
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 22
@DocAndersen I do that on our guest bed when we have someone to stay. It's the thought that counts and they love it even if they're not real chocolate fans.
@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
20 Jan 22
@JudyEv Chocolates on the bed are always a delight! I used to take them home to the kids.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
19 Jan 22
That really is quite a spectacular view Judy.
Does the cost really matter?
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 22
@JimBo452020 That's what we thought. We didn't eat there and we also passed on the $95 meal although that was a buffet so a bit eater might have thought it worthwhile.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
20 Jan 22
@JudyEv oh dear that is expensive.
I don't think it would sit well with me spending so much money on a meal Judy.
Big profit margin
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@RebeccasFarm (86769)
• United States
19 Jan 22
Absolutely stunning..wow Judy I am so in awe!!
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 22
It's a pretty city but not as 'high rise' as some.
@FourWalls (62164)
• United States
19 Jan 22
You’re doing it up right, that’s for certain! I love the reflection on the water!
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 Jan 22
Nice view. Yes, there are many things that are way too expensive to buy.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 22
Haha - yes, I can imagine that happening. I had a Vietnamese lady ask me why they called it 'white tea' when it was actually brown. If you're a native speaker you don't think about things like that. 
@GooglePlus (3807)
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20 Jan 22
Indeed a Nice View from the Hotel
We here generally talk about Kidneys Eyes and heart,when it comes to paying the expensive bills 
We here generally talk about Kidneys Eyes and heart,when it comes to paying the expensive bills 1 person likes this
