TRAVEL THERE: WESTIN KIERLAND RESORT OFFERS UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT
Remember how I was reeling from lack of sleep when we got to the Westin Kierland Resort, but all the staff was trying to welcome me with more information than I could grasp. Well, I figured I had misunderstood them when they told me I could go hear a bagpiper at the Dream Weaver Canyon on various evenings, but they do in fact have a bagpiper that comes and plays their bagpipe. It was actually pretty cool. Let’s go!
Farewell Phoenician
It was almost as hard to quit taking pictures at The Phoenician as it was to say, “No, thank you, we don’t want anymore, tea or dessert.” We backtracked out of the resort through the golf courses and made our way back to the Westin. Along the way we stopped to pick up another gallon of water. You have to stay hydrated in the desert.
The Bagpipes Are Now!
Getting back to the hotel via the grocery store took a little more time than we anticipated, so we screeched into the parking lot and trotted into the hotel, hoping we could find the Dreamweaver Canyon. The canyon is actually a patio outside the hotel and by the time we got there, all the good seating was gone and lo and behold, as advertised, there was a kilted bagpiper entertaining with his bagpipe.
It really was a cool experience, but it was also quite incongruous. The Dreamweaver Canyon area is by a small man made lake beside a golf course. In the lake is modern non-figurative sculpture. There’s also a fire-pit. What that has to do with kilts, Danny Boy and the theme from Outlander beats me.
Since seating was at a premium we found ourselves wandering around taking pictures from every possible angle and then just for the heck of it, we took pictures of each other. I will also admit that while I like bagpipes, I’m really only interested in hearing a song or two. This guy played for what seemed a long time and the more he played, the more people started wandering off to other places, so by the time he quit, there was actually room to take a seat around the firepit.
Photo Safari
After the last lonely note had sounded over the fairway, we took a little photo safari around the lobby. We were all done with our photo taking until we walked out the front door and were overwhelmed with the sunset.
You might think we’d already done enough for one day, what with shopping at the Quarter, having tea and the Phoenician and then hearing the bagpipes, but no, the day is not yet over. I was as surprised as you are. Mr. Bill was ready for action and I had done my homework, so as soon as we got back to the room, we reorganized for another adventure and headed to downtown Phoenix for yet another adventure.
Enjoy these photos from our photo safari and then come back next week to enjoy the Phoenix First Friday Art Walk.
jane sadek 