Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Have you slept in a wigwam lately?

A few weekends ago Joel and I went up to Holbrook, a small town along Route 66, and stayed in the historical Wigwam Motel. If you've seen Pixar's Cars, you'll recognize the similarities between the Wigwam Motel and the Cozy Cone. I'm a big fan of Pixar and pretty much love all of its movies, but I didn't appreciate just how great Cars is until I visited Holbrook. The creators of Cars did a great job capturing the spirit of small towns along Route 66.


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The Wigwam Motel isn't your luxury resort, but it made for a fun experience. It's one of the things on our AZ Bucket List. I loved the vintage cars that were parked in front of each teepee. I could've sworn that some of the main characters in Cars were modeled after the ones at the Wigwam Motel.

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Poor Joel felt like he was a giant living in a Hobbit house. I, on the other hand, felt right at home. The advantage of being vertically challenged is that I never have to duck for anything. Sure, I have to get all of my pants hemmed and I need help reaching things in tall places... but not having to duck, that's something, right?

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So, have you slept in a wigwam lately? Or somewhere else interesting?