Shawna needed to go to Cambodia for a week to "hold down the fort" while the director was in Mexico with his new baby. So Keith decided to fly to Scottsdale to see Rakesh for a long weekend.
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| Keith and Rakesh |
It was an easy flight from Love Field to Phoenix, arriving in the late afternoon. A quick taxi ride to Rakesh's new apartment took Keith too....the Cheesecake Factory? A text exchange with Rakesh uncovered an inaccurate address - fortunately the taxi was still there to take Keith to the correct place, the Bergen Apartments. Having been given access to the apartment via the Latch app, Keith got settled and then went for a walk. Rakesh arrived back at the apartment so they could have dinner at Buck & Rider where a couple of beers and crab cakes were the dinner of choice.
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| Keith and Tammy at lunch |
On Friday Rakesh had to work, so Keith went for a 3.5 hour walk along the canal (east), past Old Town Scottsdale. He got back just in time for a noon lunch at Flower Child with Tammy, a former Aimco colleague. Then, to help offset the inevitable calories from the rest of the weekend, Keith walked 30 minutes west along the canal to the Biltmore, then returned in time for a shower before the evening activities. Sandeep, a friend of Rakesh's (and the dad of Ria's friend Sonja) came over for a couple bottles of wine before we walked across the alley to the new Global Ambassador hotel, developed by the owner of Fox Restaurant Group. The hotel is stunning, with quite the "scene" - it seemed every Scottsdale mom was preening at in the lobby bar! Dinner was at Le Ave in the lobby of the hotel where we shared a couple of salads and a tomahawk steak.
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| Keith, Sandeep, and Rakesh at The Global Ambassador |
On Saturday morning, Kelly came over to join us for a walk. We took a Waymo autonomous taxi for 9 miles and then walked back to the apartment. It was Keith and Kelly's first Waymo experience - just incredible. Rakesh cooked smash burgers for lunch, we all had a nap, and then headed to dinner at Roka Akur where we shared some Japanese dishes. The evening was concluded with a cocktail on the rooftop of the Global Ambassador - stunning views of Camelback.
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| Keith, Kelly, and Rakesh before our first Waymo ride |
Sunday was a relaxing morning. We watched the last part of the F1 race and then watched the Tottenham v Chelsea game - sadly Tottenham (Rakesh and Ria's team) lost 4-3. Keith showered and went to the airport as Rakesh had a work call and then a flight that afternoon. Great weekend catching up.
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