Abin da nake Magana: Daya Weekend a Races a Saratoga

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Lambobin Kuɗi na Upfront

Kwanan kuɗin kwanakin hutu ne wanda ake iya gani. Abincin kullun-filin jirgin sama ne, cocktails kafin cin abincin dare, zana jagorancin yawon shakatawa-wanda zai iya jefa ko da mafi yawan shirin da aka tsara da kyau a kan hanya. A cikin wannan sabon jerin, zamu dubi tsarin sadaukarwa na masu tafiya na ainihi a wurare masu mahimmanci, saboda haka za ku iya kwatanta abinda za ku ciyar. (Na gode wa wahayi, Refinery29!)

Don wannan kashi, wani rukuni na abokai shida suna jagorancin Saratoga don yin tseren doki a cikin watan Agusta, abinci mai kyau, da kuma biki na raye-raye a cikin babban raga na doki.

Gidan: Hotels a Saratoga a lokacin racing kakar suna da tsada mai tsada, saboda haka muka yanke shawarar barin gida uku mai dakuna tare da VRBO.com maimakon. Yawancin ɗakin gida a cikin gari na da dare uku kuma wannan bai bambanta ba. Abin baƙin cikin shine jadawalinmu ya ba mu damar yin dare biyu, amma mun biya uku. Kudin: $ 1,850 ko $ 616.67 da kowannensu

Transport: Rayuwa a Birnin New York ba ya ba mu dadi don samun mota, don haka muna bukatar mu sami hanyar da za mu iya zuwa Saratoga. Wata ma'aurata suna zuwa daga Connecticut, don haka ɗayanmu hudu na kanmu ne. Jirgin ya kasance wani zaɓi, amma hayar mota ya ba mu ƙarin sassauci kuma an tsara kullin a cikin sa'o'i uku. Abin godiya daya daga cikinmu ya rage kudaden samuwa ta hanyar aiki. Kudin: $ 298.82 ko $ 149.41 kowace biyu

Girman Rukunin: 6 (3 ma'aurata)

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Jumma'a

8:30 am Don yin shirye-shiryen racetrack a ranar Asabar da sauƙi a kan kanmu, Tal Bagels na dakatar da ni a birnin New York don karbar abubuwan karin kumallo ga ƙungiyar. Kayan daji na rabin dozin da cakuda zasu yi daidai, amma zan karba babba cakulan maimakon maimakon kamar yadda kowane mai suna Seinfeld ya sani, babba cakulan shine mafi kyau. Kudin: 14.69 ko $ 4.90 da kowane biyu

3 na yamma Dukkanmu sun fita daga aikin farko a ranar Jumma'a, saboda haka mun ɗora motocin haya da kuma kan kan hanyarmu. Muna dakatar da kusan rabi don hutun gidan hutawa da kuma abincin kaya saboda kowane tafiya na tafiya yana buƙatar wasu abincin. Kudin: 14.21 ko $ 7.11 da kowannensu

5 pm Mun isa gida kuma muna farin ciki tare da zabar zabi - kowane ɗakin dakuna yana da akalla sarauniyar sarauniya, saboda haka yana da kyau ga kowannensu ma'aurata. Gidan yana da kyau a tsakanin Saratoga Race Course da cikin gari, wanda ya ba mu damar tafiya zuwa kowane wuri a cikin minti 15.

A wannan lokaci muna yin motsi don sayen gida tare da abinci da abincin da ake bukata don karshen mako tare da duk abin da za mu buƙaci a gobe gobe. Ƙarshenmu na farko shi ne babban kanti na lokuta na ruwa, giya, cuku & crackers, pretzels, kwakwalwan kwamfuta, wasu 'ya'yan itace, kankara da sauran muhimman abubuwa. Ba shakka ba za mu ji yunwa a wannan karshen mako ba. Har ila yau, ba mu sanya kowane mai sanyaya ba, saboda haka mun kama wasu masu yarwa don kiyaye duk abin sanyi. Kudin: $ 139.92 ko $ 46.44 da kowane aure

5:15 pm Qananan abubuwa farawa a rana a waƙoƙin fiye da Maryamu mai zubar da jini, saboda haka muna dakatar da kantin sayar da giya. Muna tattara kayan da za mu yi don safiya a ranar asuba tare da wasu shayi mai shayi na vodka don mu ji dadin waƙa. Ba a yarda da kwalabe na gila a cikin waƙa ba, don haka za mu canja kayan a cikin kwalabe filaye daga baya. Kudin: $ 50.32 ko $ 16.77 da kowannensu.

7:15 pm Yanzu cewa mun shirya sosai don karshen mako, lokaci ya yi da za a fara taron. Ƙungiyar Mexican ita ce ƙaunatacciyar ƙarancinmu ta ƙungiyarmu yayin da yake ba da yanayi mai ban sha'awa tare da abinci na Mexican da kuma margaritas masu kyau. Mun umarci wasu guacamole na teburin, 'yan cocktails kowannensu, da wasu kayan gargajiya na Mexico. Ina da tsotse don burritos, don haka na cika kaina tare da naman alade. Kudin: $ 225.06 ko $ 75.02 da kowannensu

9:15 pm An san birnin Horseshoe Inn na daya daga cikin manyan motoci biyu na Saratoga. Ba kamar yadda Siro ta ke ba, sauran filin wasa na bayan, amma hakan yana da kyakkyawan hanya ta dakatar da karshen mako. Yana da aiki ba tare da kasancewa da yawa ba kuma yana da wasu manyan mutane suna kallo. Kayan kiɗa yana tsakanin maƙallan murda da DJs kuma yakan ci gaba da tafiya har zuwa karfe 11 na yamma. Muna juye wasu shagu kafin ya juya cikin dare a shirye-shiryen kiran gaggawa. Kudin: $ 54 ta kowane aure

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Asabar

6 am Za ku iya mamaki dalilin da yasa na farka wannan safiya a ranar Asabar-ƙofar zuwa Saratoga Race Course bude a karfe 7 na safe kuma taron ya tashi da wuri. A wannan lokaci, zangon wasan kwaikwayo da ke kusa da waƙoƙin filin sune na tsuntsaye na farko da suka fara zama na farko-duk abin da kake buƙatar ka yi shi ne ka jefa wasu kwanduna ko shafuka a kan teburinka. A mafi yawancin karshen mako, layin yana farawa a baya tun 6:00 na safe kuma har ma yana da kwarewa a kan karshen mako na Travers! Uku daga cikinmu sun yarda da wajibi kuma sun isa 6:20 na neman layin kusan mutane 200. Da zarar ƙofofi sun buɗe, sai ya juya a cikin kyauta kuma ina godiya har yanzu ina da wasu ƙafafun. Na amince da tebur din tebur a ɗakinmu da aka fi so a gefen hagu na ƙofar kusa inda dokin dawakai ke farawa a cikin yanki. Sa'an nan kuma mu koma gida kuma ina kokarin gwada ɗan barci kaɗan. Kudin: 1.5 hours barci

11 am Bayan jin dadin sa'a ko kuma barci, muna farka don kada mu damu da jakar da aka yi da cakuda kafin mu shirya ranar. Jirgin dawakai a Saratoga ba kamar sauran wurare ba ne - kana buƙatar yin ado da raunin rani, riguna na riguna, da zane-zane. Bayan kammala sa'a daya da shirye-shiryen da kuma hawan tsawa, za mu kasance a shirye mu shiga kan waƙa, kuma muna bukatar mu yi hanzari: akwai mulkin da ba a sani ba cewa kana buƙatar shiga tseren ta ƙarshe ta tsere ta biyu ko yana hadarin rasa layin tebur dinku. Racing yana farawa ne da tsakar rana, kuma muna yin shi a cikin lokaci mai kyau. Muna shiga cikin Janar shigarwa don shigar da waƙa (samun damar yin amfani da kuɗin kuɗi na kuɗin kuɗin kuɗi kaɗan). Kudin: $ 36 ko $ 12 ta kowane aure

2 pm Muna samun aiki a kan Maryamu Bloody kafin nazarin shirin don karba wasu masu nasara. Kyakkyawan abu game da kafa kantin sayar da kantin a gundumar picnic shine cewa kana da wurin da za a kwance da kuma hutawa a rana, amma kuma zaka iya ɗaukar mintuna na minti biyar zuwa filin jirgin sama kuma ka ji dadin tseren doki tare da tashar. Muna billa da baya don 'yan sa'o'i biyu kuma muna ci gaba da ci abinci ta hanyar wasanni na masara. Kaji mai soyayyen a Hattie ta yana da matsayi na gari kuma sa'a suna da wurin wurin carousel. Kudin: $ 20 da kowane aure

5 pm Amfanin racing na doki za ka iya cin abincin ko kadan kamar yadda ka ke so - ƙananan kuɗi a kowanne tseren shine $ 2. Abin godiya, wajan dawakai ba su da wuya a kan mu, kuma muna iya ɗaukar ɗakunanmu. Kudin: $ 26 da kowane aure

6 pm Muna tara kayanmu bayan tseren karshe na rana kuma zubar da shi a gidan. Daga can akwai zuwa Siro's, da gidan talabijin na bayanan da gidan abinci. Aikin filin jirgin ruwa yana cike da rayuwa tare da rayuwa a matsayin murfin murfin da aka yi a kullum yana wasa daga 80s da 90s. Yana da dan kadan, saboda haka mun dace da tun lokacin da muka yi waƙa don waƙar. Muna rataya na dan lokaci kuma muna jin dadin sha da wasu rawa. Kudin: $ 54 ta kowane aure

8:30 am A wannan lokaci, lokaci ne da za mu yi tunani game da sauran dare. Muna son shakatawa a gidan na dan lokaci kafin mu sha da kuma sake fita, amma muna bukatar wasu abinci. Tsarin yanayi? Sanya wasu pizza. Babu wani wuri mai mahimmanci a gari, amma kadan bincike ya kai mu zuwa Marino's. Kudin: $ 40.74 ko $ 13.58 da kowannensu

10 na yamma Bayan faɗuwar rana, muna tafiya cikin gari don maraice. A wasu lokatai haraji suna da matsala a Saratoga, saboda haka muna farin ciki muna iya yin tafiya. Akwai wurare masu yawa don billa a kusa da titin Caroline - mun fara a Dangos Fitzgerald, wanda ke da filin wasa na waje tare da murfin launi. Sai muka shiga titin zuwa ga Caroline St. Pub, inda akwai wasu kungiyoyi masu kunna. Mun sanya abubuwa a kan filin jirgin ruwa a Gaffney, ɗaya daga cikin wuraren da ke kan titin Caroline Street. Kudin: $ 72 da kowane aure

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Lahadi

10:30 am Muna barci a bayan Asabar musamman fun, duk da haka rana mai wahala. Dole ne mu tsaftace gidan kafin mu tafi, amma wannan yana da sauki tun lokacin da ba mu shafe lokaci ba. Mun yi tunani a gaba kuma muka yi ajiyar wuri a Max London don brunch-muna wucewa a kan cocktails saboda muna da rabo a jiya, amma muna ba da damar da za mu yi da kyau. Kullin karin kumallo shine koda yaushe na fi so, amma lafazin fiancée na Faransa yana da ban sha'awa sosai. Kudin: $ 137.82 ko $ 45.94 da kowannensu

2:30 pm Muna iya komawa waƙa don wasu 'yan kabilu kaɗan, amma mun yanke shawarar shiga hanya idan akwai wata zirga-zirga a ranar Lahadi. Yana da wuyar shiga cikin hutawa ba tare da kula da kanmu ba - mun yanke shawara don kammala karfi tare da wasu ice cream. Har yanzu karshen mako, bayan duk. Kudin: $ 7.21 ta kowane biyu

Totals:

Gida: $ 616.67

Sufuri: 149.41

Abincin: $ 213.18

Abin sha: $ 196.77

Nishaɗi: $ 38.00

Babban Jimlar: $ 1214.03 da kowannensu