tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58277750593255249772024-02-22T10:08:06.317-06:00HayleysMom on VegasThis blog contains my personal views and reviews of Las Vegas-related activities, hotels, casinos, gambling, dining, entertainment and travel. There are also trip reports and links to fun websites for Vegas fanatics everywhere. Enjoy!Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-13613855235811884162017-09-03T17:19:00.000-05:002017-09-03T17:19:15.944-05:00Vegas with Queen + Adam Lambert June 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Photos from my last Vegas trip, June 23-25. My whole reason for booking this trip was to attend the Queen + Adam Lambert concert on Saturday night. What an awesome show! One of the best I've seen, only second to The Eagles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On my first night in town, I met up with Chriss, a long-time friend from England, whom I'd never met in person before. We've been internet friends for about 10 years, and we talked like old friends who see each other regularly, We also drank a LOT of free drinks, courtesy of the Bellagio. I also got to meet Carole, Chriss' wife, who is a very sweet and funny lady. Love them both to bits! Hopefully I'll get a chance to go "across the pond" to see them both sometime soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">White chocolate polar bears at Jean Phillipe in Aria</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Aaaaaaand now I'm addicted to it.</span></td></tr>
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<br />Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-3177874733615785122017-04-16T22:14:00.000-05:002017-04-16T22:14:55.474-05:00The Girls' Trip in Photos - December 2016<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last Christmas, our boss gave us three hard-working women a trip to Vegas as our Christmas bonus. Me, Roslyn, and Julie spent three nights at Bellagio having a great time. Roslyn hadn't been in years, and it was Julie's first trip. I got to play tour guide once again. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A couch at Cosmopolitan that I've never noticed before.<br />But perhaps it wasn't there before...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Yes, I think it's safe to say Julie had fun!<br />I believe her exact words as we were walking across the street were, "Hold my purse!"</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-14885544706738473012017-04-16T21:41:00.000-05:002017-04-16T21:41:15.632-05:00Freedom From Work - July 4th weekend 2016<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another trip report in photos - July 4th weekend 2016</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A solo trip just because I wanted one. Stayed at Flamingo, and did a lot of walking and eating really good food. Oh, and I fell in love with a new cult game - Game of Thrones.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Cinnamon crepes - my favorite breakfast at Mon Ami Gabi in Paris</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Oh, look! Another Game of Thrones jackpot on the first pick!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lobstermania - my favorite classic slot machine</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Potstickers, hot edamame, and Cactus Ass Kick drink at Tom's Urban<br />New York/NY</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Excalibur checkin line was literally to the front door when I walked through the casino.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Julian Serrano at Aria (Spanish Tapas)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Still love the parasols at Parasol Up/Down in Wynn</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My first Peach Bellini</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Behind again. I am just now posting from my January 2016 trip. I cancelled my December trip when mom became extremely sick. This was originally going to be a trip for both of us that we booked back in July, and then she wanted me to go by myself, and then...well, she got extremely ill, and I cancelled the trip altogether. The night we were originally supposed to leave in December was the night she went into the hospital for the last time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I took this trip in January to get out and try to do something for me. In the end, I did a lot of things for my mom for the last time: I gambled at some of her favorite machines, visited some of her favorite casinos, and ate at some of her favorite restaurants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love you and miss you, mama. You will always be in my heart and on my mind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is my trip report in photos. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">First photo of the trip.<br />I love coming out of the casino and seeing my favorite things.</span></td></tr>
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Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-49281180282347815112016-01-24T00:01:00.002-06:002016-01-24T10:06:01.508-06:00September 2015 Labor Day Weekend - Photo Trip Report<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Better late than never..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Is that really true? So much has happened in the past four months that I completely forgot to post anything about my September 2015 Vegas trip with my mom. As it turns out, our Labor Day weekend trip was mom's last Vegas trip before she passed away on December 23, 2015 from cancer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I finally downloaded the Vegas photos from my little Canon PowerShot camera, I found another photo of mom that I'd forgotten about. Mom was never a fan of having her picture taken in the first place, so I'm shocked that I actually got TWO photos of her on this trip. We had a great time, even though she had already lost her appetite and was worried about the doctor's appointment she had scheduled for the Tuesday after we returned. That was the date she was officially diagnosed with terminal cancer, and I think this last trip was a really great way to take her mind off of everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since it's already been four months since we took this trip, I'm just going to post the photos with captions. It's been fun looking back at the photos and remembering mom in her favorite place one last time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love you, mama. I'm so glad you introduced me to your favorite place so that it could become MY favorite place. It was a wonderful thing to share with you on so many occasions. I wish I'd thought to add this sooner, because I know how much you loved to re-live Vegas through photos and stories, especially when you were involved. <3></3></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">French Kiss @ The Henry in Cosmopolitan (delicious!)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mom and I both put a little money out there, but I think I had to borrow pennies from her. That explains while she won and I did NOT. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sunset from the Venetian towards The Mirage.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Split order of Lobster Eggs Benedict at Payards @ Caesars - Seriously, that is some good stuff!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Me in my favorite bathroom in Vegas: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">the downstairs bathroom off the casino floor in Caesars</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mom and her final royal flush - in spades - at Caesars :)</span><!--3--></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bubbly Dragon - FIN at The Mirage<br />It was okay, but I prefer their Zen Mojito.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mini meet at Harrah's - me in between NandJfromNJ, Julie, and Paul</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Slingback cosmo @ OLiVES in Bellagio -<br />YUM, YUM, YUM!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't think this is even on the menu anymore.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not a bad view from our Harrah's room looking at TI.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was taking a photo of the new club area at Caesars. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another view of Paris.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have an obsession with this hotel,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">but I can't win there. Odd...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some wins are so deceiving, lol! $17.36...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pepper steak and Singapore noodles at FIN @ The Mirage. This was the only time mom completely cleaned her plate and had seconds AND thirds! <br />The first time I took her to FIN, she was skeptical, but it quickly became one of her favorite restaurants. She ordered the Singapore noodles after I'd ordered them on the last trip. :)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hit every jackpot but the big one during this trip.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-9839405413748156832015-08-24T13:21:00.001-05:002015-08-24T13:21:22.334-05:00Jean Scott's "Frugal Vegas" blog mentions my frugal friend, Dewey!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is an awesome shout out from the queen of frugal Vegas, Jean Scott, for our mutual friend, Dewey. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://jscott.lvablog.com/2015/08/17/frugal-resources/" target="_blank">Dewey </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She may be the queen of all things frugal in Vegas, but Dewey is truly the king! Be sure to check out his blogs via the link above, or bookmark them from my own bookmark on the right-hand side of the page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Way to go, Dewey!</span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-47769346447256681872015-07-11T21:03:00.001-05:002015-07-11T22:45:37.934-05:00Flying Solo on the Fourth of July<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Flying Solo on the Fourth of July</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was my only solo trip for the year. I am taking a total of four - yes, FOUR - trips this year, and that's a lot of trips for me, because one needs money for these trips, yes? Luckily my boss is great and gives me the time off (<i>without</i> pay) if I don't have the time saved up and my trips runneth over into a workday, but he's also paid for two of my round-trip flights already, so I'm not going to complain about it when I have to possibly go for ONE day without pay in exchange for what is essentially a "free" trip to Vegas. Free round-trip flights twice a year are fine with me and would cost me more than I would make in a day if I were at work, so I'll consider it a perk of my job and a good trade.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Because my boss scheduled the trip himself, he picked the early flights both ways; a 6:40 a.m. takeoff meant I had to be at the airport at 5:00 a.m. That's a bit early, but it's going to Vegas, and OF COURSE I was awake, up, and ready to go before I was supposed to be, just like any other Vegas trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Landed even earlier than expected and ended up having to store my bags. I had opted for early checkin at Flamingo if it was available, but even at 7:45 am there were no rooms to be had on Fourth of July weekend. I tried to wait around for a little bit and played Zuma and Hot Hot Penny machines before giving up and putting my bags in storage. I'd made a 9:30 reservation for breakfast at Mon Ami Gabi, and I figured my room could be ready by the time breakfast was over if I were lucky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Walked to Paris and decided to redeem some of my Total Reward points on a $25 voucher for Mon Ami Gabi. I am always happy to use my rewards when I have them. I ended up with the cinnamon crepes, a side of applewood smoked bacon, coffee and a mimosa. I LOVE their cinnamon crepes! I think this is the third time I've had them. I only finished one piece of bacon - WAY too salty! After my voucher, I spent $14+tip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Classic Gold Fish slots were in order before walking over to Planet Hollywood. I always enjoy the original Gold Fish slots. I seem to have some luck on them, and even if I don't win, I am able to play for quite awhile before I lose a buy-in, so that is always a "win" in my book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Still no text from the Flamingo, so off to Planet Hollywood for some Lobstermania and Ellen slots. The original Lobstermania slots are also getting harder and harder to find. No luck on these at all. Enjoyed playing Ellen again - I played the one with her "mystery gifts", not the dance party version. I got to play for awhile before that lovely text stating my room was ready finally appeared.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was shortly before noon, and there was a HUGE line for the regular checkin, and a shorter line for key pickup. I was glad to be in the latter! Another 20 minutes and I was up in my room, 22165. The room itself was very nice and actually had an updated bathroom, unlike the bathrooms that mom, Hayley and I had to deal with in December, which were small and looked old. The walk to get TO the room was forever long: out the elevator, down one long hallway, a right turn, and almost at the end of another LONG hallway. Good thing I like to walk! The view overlooking the pool was nice, and no noise after 7 pm when the pools close for the evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I love the floor to ceiling windows in these rooms.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I headed to New York/New York first to play a little Titanic and Wonder Woman. When mom and I were there in May, you couldn't find a seat at the Wonder Woman slots anywhere. Now there seems to always be at least one open. That theme song will get in your head and STAY there! I had "Wonder Womaaaaaaaan!" in my head for most of the trip, even though I only played it once. Played a long time, got a really nice bonus, switched to some Titanic slots, and finally decided to check out Tom's Urban for a drink and a snack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tom's Urban is pretty new, and I like their eclectic menu. I ended up with a drink called the Cactus Ass Kick: Olmeca Altos Plata Tequila, hibiscus syrup, prickly pear, and lemonade are the ingredients. It reminded me of a cross between a margarita and a mojito, without the ice. Pretty good, but not really strong. I sat on the terrace under the misters, people-watching for a long time. I ordered the spicy edamame and the fried Brussels sprouts from their "Small Plates" menu. The edamame were delicious, and I finished every last one of them. The Brussels sprouts were sautéed in a balsamic vinegar and had a good flavor, but at the bottom of the bowl they were really swimming in the vinegar and too sour and bitter for me. My waitress, Jannifer (not Jennifer), was from England and so entertaining! Such a sweetie - go and see her. You won't be disappointed in her attention or her service.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I people-watched for a long time after I finished my snack and drink and ended up back in Monte Carlo. None of the games appealed to me that weren't already taken, so I ended up taking the tram back to Aria, instead. I hadn't been in there in a few trips. I have a love/hate relationship with this casino, too; sometimes it's my friend, and sometimes it's not. Today it was just an acquaintance. I played the new Hangover community slots where you have to get three chips to qualify for the group bonus, which was fun, and I played for almost an hour on $20, which is not bad for Hangover slots of any kind, but in the end it took all my money. I wandered around and couldn't find anything else to hold my attention, so I decided to walk on to Cosmopolitan, because they have True Blood slots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Took the LONG walk to Cosmo that's even longer because of the DE-construction of the hotel in the middle of City Center, only to find out that both True Blood slots were out of order in Cosmo. Booooo! I think I walked the entire casino three times before I finally decided to play Michael Jackson slots up near the front, and then he just took all of my money with only three winning combinations. That is CRAP. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I headed back to Flamingo to change clothes before heading to Bellagio. I had a reservation at Lago at 8:45 p.m., but once I got into Bellagio, I was not feeling like anymore food. The edamame were so good and filling that I didn't need anything else, so I just played around on Walking Dead (which I still can't look at but love to play) and watched a lady hit the big bonus for $620. I got my own machine up to $112 before I decided I would brave the Conservatory crowds for some nighttime photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It. Was. CROWDED! I have never seen so many people crammed into the Bellagio Conservatory! It was quite a feat to take a photo without another person in it. It took me almost an hour to make it through the whole exhibit and get my photos, which weren't very many, and even then I didn't take all the pics I wanted to because there were too many people in my way. I decided to head back to the Walking Dead slots, and they tried to take all my money back (oooooh, no you don't!) before heading back to Flamingo for the night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found a seat in the Margaritaville casino at the original Hangover slots (which I love and am still totally addicted to) and played for two hours on $40 before I finally lost everything. Walked around and around, looking for other things to play, and remembered that there's not a lot of stuff I like to play in Flamingo, even though I like their rooms. Headed up a little after midnight down for the day. I'd been up for almost 24 hours. Rest needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Woke up before 7 a.m. - what a surprise! I hardly ever sleep long in Vegas. I think six hours of sleep is a lot for me when I'm there. I got ready for the day and headed down to the casino. Yep, even in the light of day I didn't find much I want to play. Surprisingly, all the Hangover slots and Zuma were full this morning. I tried Gremlins. I didn't like the movie, and I don't care for the slot machine, either. I had a couple of bonuses, but really low returns and no excitement. Not what I'm looking for in a slot machine, thanks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over to Caesars Palace, and I finally played the Bejeweled slots back near the Bacchanal Buffet. I'm not a fan of these, either. For the minimum bet you get no real bonus extras, and I found myself wanted to move the gems with my own hands more than once. I'm sure Bejeweled players everywhere have the same desire. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Off to Payards Patisserie for breakfast. I had a reservation in the sit-down part of their restaurant instead of at the counter service area; the entrance is around the corner from the counter service area. The restaurant itself has a small dining area, which is very cozy, and not over-crowded. I ordered the breakfast I'd read about and had been waiting for, and the waitress totally agreed with me: Lobster Eggs Benedict.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Oh. My. God!</i> Best meal of the trip! It was luscious. It was decadent. It was full of flavor. The eggs were cooked over-medium instead of over-easy, a whole lobster tail in the serving, and everything is presented on a croissant instead of the traditional English muffin. I have to say that I don't think this would be very good on an English muffin, but it was so absolutely delicious on a croissant. All that softness together, I guess. Perfectly cooked, perfectly delicious! Their coffee is really good, too. I love the fact that they also offer everyone a coffee to go - why don't more restaurants do that? The breakfast looks really big, but it's because the plate is not as large as a dinner plate, and the look is a bit deceiving. I have a feeling my mom may want to partake of this one on a future trip, and I'll be happy to oblige her if she does!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over to the Linq casino for some Gold Fish 3. Not my favorite of the Gold Fish slots (the original is #1 in almost every case), but these are growing on me. My only problem on this trip is that every time I played these particular machines at the Linq casino, which are close to the Carnaval Court entrance, it was SO HOT! They either weren't turning the air up enough or the machines were just putting out way too much heat, but it was too hot to play for too long, day or night. The only real benefit of these machines on this trip was that they were right next to an electrical plug, so I could charge my phone while I played. It's the little things...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I tried the True Blood slots in the Linq with no hits whatsoever. Anything I picked, I picked WRONG. That drives me crazy. I gave up after I lost my buy-in and headed to Harrah's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My other addiction: Phantom of the Opera. But, like anything else, when it's nice to me, it's really nice and lets me play for a long time, but when it's mean, it's really mean and my money goes POOF! I actually got to play a bit this time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I headed back to Flamingo to grab my sweater before heading back down to Planet Hollywood. I had a front row ticket to the Jeff Dunham show, so I wanted to get there in plenty of time to find the theater, because I had no idea where it was. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After playing one round with Ellen because she didn't like me this time, I headed off to find the theater. Good thing I did, because I "assumed" it was in the Miracle Mile Shops when it was NOT. It is actually upstairs in the casino, directly above the Heart Bar area. Checked out their gift shop, took a couple of photos, and stood in a really LONG line to get a drink before the show. But I LOVED my seat! I'm so glad my cousin, Donna, pointed out the tickets to me. End seat on the front row for $85+tax was a great deal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jeff's new show is called "Not Playing With A Full Deck", and he is calling it a 'rehearsal' for the new special he's recording in LA in August. Funny stuff. Lots of physical comedy involving both Little Jeff and Peanut on the floor right in front of me that I wasn't expecting. My face hurt from laughing, so I think I definitely got my money's worth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The show lasting two hours put me in a bind to get to my dinner reservation back at Caesars Palace, however. Trying to get OUT of the theater was a pain. The down escalator was not working, both banks of elevators (North and South) were extremely slow, and I ended up hauling my ass down the escalator through the crush of people and ultimately down the Strip to get to Sushi Roku at 7:30. Whew! Just made it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sushi Roku is on the third floor at the front of the Forum Shops, overlooking the North end of the Strip. I was given a table facing that direction, and was quite pleased with it. My only problem with the restaurant was the noise level; it was really, REALLY noisy the entire time I was there. Good music in the background, but you could hardly ever hear it for the noise of the patrons in the restaurant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had a $20 certificate from OpenTable to offset my bill, and I started with a drink called the "Tokyo Cooler" - infused Svedka Vodka, fresh lemon sour, champagne, and fresh berries. Really, really good and smooth. My favorite drink of the trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I ordered edamame for an appetizer, and once again chowed down completely on them while I took in the view. Not as spicy as the edamame I had at Tom's Urban, but really nice and fresh and crispy. I really like it when they are NOT overcooked and come out of the shell perfectly every time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My waiter looked like a younger version of Roger Federer; so much so that I did a double-take the first time he walked up to my table. He was from Spain and not Switzerland, however, and had an interesting name: Ragael. He recommended two courses of sushi, ordering one before the other, so that I could enjoy myself and relax while I dined. I started with a Crab Dynamite roll, which was nice and spicy, and then ordered a Spicy Scallop roll, which was even spicier. Smaller portions for sure in this restaurant - six pieces in each roll, and overall a bit on the small side, so I should have opted for dessert, as well. Dessert would have allowed me to stay a little longer, and I would have had a PERFECT view of the fireworks from my table. The head waiter even walked around asking the diners if they minded the windows being opened during the fireworks display, and that should have been my real clue that the show would be very close by. But, alas, I was a complete dumb ass and decided to head down to the Strip to find a "good" spot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There were none. Anywhere. So, I stood with the crush of people in front of Harrah's and couldn't even get a decent view of the front of Caesars. *Sigh* Lesson learned. If I go to Vegas for July 4th again, I will get a reservation at Sushi Roku for about half an hour later and stay for that dang dessert!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After the fireworks that I <i>couldn't</i> see, I went to try the True Blood machines at the Linq again. Apparently I was not aware of the boycott they had against me, because there was still no love and no money to be had from them. At all. Gold Fish 3 was...hot again. Bleh!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I decided to head back to Flamingo. Not a very long walk from the Linq at all, usually. HOWEVER...the massive crush of people walking between the Linq to WHEREVER they were going was INSANE! I have never been in such a crush of people before, ever! I did not like it. It took me almost half an hour to walk from the entrance of the Linq casino to the entrance of the Flamingo casino next door, and I even cheated and went through one of the Margaritaville casino doors! That walk should take less than 2 minutes on any given day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Because of the crush of the people out on the Strip and the rest of them IN the Flamingo casino, there were absolutely no seats to be found even at any of the <i>half</i>-decent slot machines. I was starting to become discouraged, and even debated if I should try to go somewhere else or just go upstairs. I didn't want to go back into the Strip crowd, and it was too early to go to bed, so I walked hither and yon through the casino a few times before I finally found ONE open multi-game VP machine by the sports book. Yay! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">About ten hands in I hit four 2's (no kicker), and cashed out that ticket so that I wouldn't put it all back into the same machine. I noticed another machine at the end of the row had opened up and put another $20 in there. Not too much time had passed before I was DEALT a straight flush. Love it! Cashed that out, too, and moved to another one that opened up. Four 9's. Yay! Put that ticket aside, too. I tried one more machine that I ended up playing for another hour or so, up and down, before I finally ran it out and decided to call it a night. I was still down for the day and the trip, but it wasn't too bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I woke up to a really cloudy Sunday in Vegas - the kind of clouds that look like rain. I guessed I wasn't going to have my morning at the pool, after all. I took my time getting ready and decided I would walk down to Encore and then make my way slowly back up the Strip. It was sprinkling when I walked out of Flamingo, and I decided to give ONE MORE CHANCE to True Blood at the Linq. WHY do I do this to myself? No love, no love, no love! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A few more sprinkles on and off as I walked down the Strip. Darker clouds to the left and right of me. When I got to Encore, I decided to have breakfast at Society Cafe', which I really enjoy, instead of waiting for an early lunch at Wazuzu. Shame on me, I should have waited an hour, because I SO wanted to try Wazuzu! Not that my breakfast at Society Cafe' wasn't good, because it was. I opted for the Blue Crab Cake Benedict I had on my first visit, along with juice, coffee, and a Sunday newspaper. The eggs were a little underdone for my taste, even for over-easy. The crab cakes themselves were delicious, as was the asparagus, the Béchamel sauce, and the potatoes served on the side. It was a nice, leisurely breakfast either way. Not sure I'd order it a third time, though. I really enjoyed the huckleberry souffle' pancakes I had last time with mom; I should have ordered those again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At Palazzo, the ladies had changed their dresses from Spring to Summer. Very nice, vibrant colors in the atrium and the lobby. I fully expected to see some sort of patriotic display for July 4th, but there was nothing. I was a bit disappointed in that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I walked out of Venetian, it was raining. Not just a little mist, but big, fat drops. Interesting. Okay, time to walk a little faster. On to Harrah's. A little more Phantom of the Opera, but only one bonus I crapped out on. Another stop at the Linq - I skipped True Blood this time. Dirty bastards. I decided to try the Hangover slots there, and learned that they hated me, as well. *Sigh* Gold Fish 3? They hated me, too, especially the green fish. Just like the original version. <i>Waaaaaah</i>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I saw that the FIFA women's soccer final was on, but there were no seats to be had in the Linq sports book. Walked back over to Flamingo, and same thing there. Fine. Since ALL the slots apparently hated me at that moment, I decided I'd just go back up to my room for awhile. I watched the second half of the game in my room, with the curtains open and reflections of the sunshine off of all the pretty clouds, then got ready to go for my final dinner of the trip. (That was quick, huh? They all are!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Reservations at a place I've always wanted to try: Mesa Grill. I was seated in the dead-center of the restaurant, which is really pretty and dimly lit; not loud at all, considering it was pretty crowded. I started with a white peach margarita. Nice flavor, and actually strong. I decided on the tiger shrimp roasted corn tamale as an appetizer. <i>That. Was. Delicious! </i> Best part of the meal. The tamale itself was moist and had a great flavor, with a delicious sauce that the perfectly cooked and well-seasoned prawns sat on. I could have licked the plate but didn't - too many witnesses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I eeny-meeny-miney-moe'd over what to have as an entree, and my waiter couldn't help me make a decision. He finally brought over another waiter, and I told that one I couldn't choose between the grilled rabbit and the blue corn crusted halibut. He told me to go with the halibut. I did, and it was really good, but it was a LOT of fish. If there had been more sauce accompanying it, it would have been exceptional. As it was, it was just too much fish. Maybe I would have liked the rabbit better, but who knows? Later that night, I wondered to myself why I didn't just get two appetizers and a dessert, since there were several appetizers that I really wanted to try. I was so stuffed by my appetizer and entree that I didn't even want to <i>think</i> about dessert, and I believe everyone should have Bobby Flay's desserts. Opportunity missed...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Blue corn crusted halibut-yummy tomato sauce!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After dinner, I took a nice stroll through the casino and Forum Shops, and over to the Mirage for some gambling. Guess what I found there? More Walking Dead slots! Love the game because it gives me lots of play and good bonuses, but I just CANNOT watch the zombies. I know, I know - why don't I play something else? Well, if it stops letting me play and I find something else that does, I will. Until then, I will look away when all the zombies are around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I ended the night playing the newest version of the Lord of the Rings machines that I had already played in May - the one with the big wheel - and had a pretty good run on them. In the end, I lost my buy-in and decided to head back to Flamingo to pack. I was down about half of my bankroll for the trip, even with my nice wins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My flight would be leaving at 6:20 a.m. on Monday morning, and I didn't want to stay up too late because I was going to work as soon as I got home. Everything packed and ready to go, I set my alarm for 3:45 a.m. and tried to lay down around midnight for a little nap, but I couldn't make myself stay asleep - I was too worried I wouldn't get up and miss my flight. I kept my eye on the clock, got up at 3:30 a.m., and got ready to go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Monday, July 6th</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The airport - no, the <i>security</i> <i>line</i> - was very crowded for 4:45 a.m., much to my surprise. Even so, it moved quickly. I grabbed a Jamba Juice and waited for my plane to board. Everything was on time, which was great. Tried to sleep a bit on the plane, but the guy who took the middle seat beside me decided he had to type on his laptop with his elbows WAY, WAY OUT, and was actually touching my arm with his elbow while I was leaning against the window. Really? How can one be so ignorant of personal space? We landed at 11:00 a.m. and I was at work by 11:35 a.m. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Would I take those flights again? If my boss pays for them - ABSOLUTELY!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Observations:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Homeless people talking to themselves scare me. I don't know why, but they really freak me out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I need to learn to go with my first instinct. When it comes to choosing a meal, or where to sit, what to play, whatever - I need to just do it. Second-guessing myself leaves me wanting more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Vegas during holiday weekends has been hit-or-miss. My Memorial Day weekend trip with my mom was crowded but not horribly so, where July 4th weekend was crazy-packed everywhere I went. We'll see how Labor Day weekend is - that's my next trip with mom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On to the next!</span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-48709534438747814172015-05-31T14:50:00.000-05:002015-07-08T20:42:11.930-05:00Memorial Weekend Trip 2015<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have no cute title for this trip. Just can't think of one. Plus I didn't take nearly the number of photos as I usually do. Perhaps I'm losing my touch?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is trip number 30-something with my mom, and we stayed at Harrah's again. We found out after the fact that we could check in ahead of time like I'd done previously at Flamingo, but the email went to my parents' shared email and my dad neglected to let us know. Instead, he wrote down the confirmation number and deleted the email, and told my mom after we were home from the trip. How helpful. (I seriously wish I had a Sarcasm Font.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Friday, May 22nd</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Little did we know then that South Texas was just entering the "flood period", but it was raining while we were waiting for our late evening flight. Interesting person sitting next to mom on the plane. I think - I HOPE - she was either a dental hygienist or a dentist, because the disgusting photos of peoples' mouths that she was editing during the ENTIRE flight should only be used for dentistry. Bleh...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Using mom's Platinum Total Rewards status, we got a Carnaval tower room with a view of the High Roller and used the Diamond Check In (us lowly Gold players get no such things), then put our stuff away and went in search of a snack. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The new Fulton Street Food Court is fantastic: choices of sandwiches, salads, soups, baked potatoes, pizza, frozen yogurt, snacks and drinks of all sorts. We both just had soup, but it was GOOD and HOT. I really liked the looks of the big salads and sandwiches, but I wasn't super hungry, so next time. Also, we discovered that the bar area of the food court is converted into a restaurant during breakfast hours, so that is definitely convenient. I was worried that there would be no option other than the buffet for breakfast now, but there it is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over to the Linq casino for some of my favorite True Blood slots. NOT my best friends on this trip, anywhere! I found the new Gold Fish 3 slots there, too, which I like more than Gold Fish 2 but not as much as the original Gold Fish. Sometimes the original is the best, and change is not always good. I also tried the Mad Men slots at Harrah's, and they were interesting and gave me some play. I haven't decided if I like all of these new slots with the giant wheel, but they are not completely horrible. I managed to stay up until about 2:30 a.m., so that's 4:30 a.m. San Antonio time, and not too bad considering that we have a new puppy at home, so I'd been up almost 24 hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Saturday, May 23rd</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I could NOT sleep! I was awake by 7 a.m., and tried to go back to sleep and/or keep quiet, but that didn't happen. Mom and I were up, out, and on our way to the monorail by 9 am, where we enjoyed the MGM brunch buffet again, thanks to another myVegas reward. Good as usual, but they didn't have our French toast casserole this time, which was disappointing. More lunch options on the menu at 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. than last time, too. I don't know if they're changing it or if that's just what they had that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I got to play the new Friends slot machine at MGM, and of course I love it because it's FRIENDS! I sat next to a cute young girl who didn't know much about the TV show itself but who'd had a run of luck on these very machines the night before to the tune of $400, so we got along famously, and I was able to get three bonuses - the wedding bonus, and two of the same picking bonuses that I can't remember the name of but didn't do well on. Still walked away with money doubled, so that's something. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">This looks impressive, but it's only $6.00, LOL!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over at NY/NY, I found a Titanic slot that finally let me play AND get some bonuses, so I was able to play and enjoy it for awhile. The only other time I've played Titanic was at the Venetian, where it sucked up my money and didn't give me anything in return. Perhaps I like these. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I noted lots of Wonder Woman slots around, so much so that "Wonder Womaaaaannnnnnn!" was going through my head most of the time, and I never played them because they were always full.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On to Monte Carlo. I still absolutely love the feel of this casino and will end up staying there eventually. I found the Ellen slots and played the one with the mystery boxes, and mom went around the corner and found the Dance Party version and proceeded to win $380 on it. Go, mom! I played out the money I won, unfortunately.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My version of Ellen had a "Know Or Go" bonus that I liked.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We used the Monte Carlo to Bellagio monorail to get back to our part of the Strip, and headed in to the Bellagio conservatory because I HAVE TO take photos. I just do. This was a much better display than they've had in the past few summers with an underwater theme that I enjoyed. I only took daytime photos on this trip, but I will be back in 5 weeks and will take nighttime photos then.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I left mom playing Fireball while I took in the Faberge display at the Fine Arts museum using another myVegas reward. It was one of the last days of the exhibit, and next up is Picasso from July through January 2016. I'll be going to that one, too, but I'll wait until our September trip to go because I think it's not even going to be open until after my July 4th trip. I enjoyed the display, and learned a lot of things about Faberge that I did not know, because I always assumed they made only eggs. Not so. Very pretty cloisonné parasol grips, animal miniatures, picture frames, and commemorative plates, among other things. I still connect Faberge mostly with Czar Nicolas and his family, but I guess that's what I was raised on, so that's what I associate with it. No photos, because they are not allowed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mom had Kung Pao Chicken, and I had Singapore Noodles. My noodles had more "pow" than her chicken, but she loved the flavor. My noodles were fantastic, and I cleaned the plate. I also tried my only alcoholic drink with dinner: a Singapore Sling. It was more alcoholic than anything else, and I liked my Zen Mojito from my previous visit much more. That was truly a delicious drink. If you dine there, I highly recommend the Zen Mojito and the Singapore Noodles, but I don't think any of the food could be bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After a little more gambling at the Mirage, we headed back over to Harrah's. Phantom of the Opera was FINALLY showing me some love again, and I played for a long, long time and got tons of bonuses. One of these days I'll complete the Masterpiece Bonus...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I played only one session of The Hangover on my entire trip on that night, and it was a bust. That game will suck your money out soon quickly, and it did, so I gave up. No bonuses at all. I finally settled in to some Hot Hot Penny Reels O' Dublin for the night, and played until I was finally too tired to stay awake anymore, which was around 1 am. After the previous night's lack of sleep, I was ready for bed. Plus overall I was losing, so that didn't help anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Sunday, May 24th</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We walked to the Venetian for breakfast at Bouchon. I'd never been there before, and had never been in the Venezia tower, for that matter. Beautiful space, and I love the detailing of this area of the Venetian. We only had to wait about 5 minutes for a table at Bouchon, and enjoyed our copycat breakfast: omelets with hangar steak, mushrooms, and spinach, served with a side of fresh strawberries and sourdough toast. Their strawberry jam was great, the toast was mom's new best friend, and we ate every bite again. They serve fresh bread and butter at the beginning of the meal, and overall the whole experience reminded me of Mon Ami Gabi at Paris. The prices, the atmosphere, the service - all of it reminded me of Mon Ami Gabi. It's not as convenient as Mon Ami Gabi because you have to really walk to find it, but if you're on that end of the Strip and willing to walk to find it it's certainly worth a visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We did a little bit of gambling at the Venetian before wandering over to Palazzo. Their Spring display was still up, and I enjoyed the lovely "dresses" on the ladies in the lobby and near the waterfall. I always enjoy Palazzo's and Bellagio's use of natural elements in their displays. I know Palazzo will have theirs changed soon for Summer/July 4th, so I'll be back again to check it out next trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found a Sound of Music slot machine and thought, "Great! I LOVE The Sound of Music!" No, no, no. Crappy slot, weird features, no Julie Andrews, and no SINGING whatsoever - what the hell is this? Me no likey. Mom and I did find some nice, quiet, old-school Gold Fish slots in a back corner, and contented ourselves there for awhile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On to Wynn, which I love as a casino, but never have much luck in. I found another Titanic slot that let me play for a good, long time, and took advantage of that while my poor mom bounced around from machine to machine, looking for something friendly. Not too much to be found there. Time to take a cab down to Planet Hollywood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I figured it made sense to take a cab all the way down there and work our way back to home, so that's what we did. After a quick run to Bubba Gump's to get my cousin a replacement keychain, we made our way around the PH casino to find something - anything! - that would entertain us. I could find nothing. All the Wizard of Oz slots have been removed, as well as the Godfather slots, my favorite old school Lobstermania machine...all gone. So many of the newer slots have features that I just don't care for, or just don't hold my interest. I finally found another Hot Hot Penny Reels O' Dublin machine that let me win and win and...well, I got it up to $60, so that's good. Hard to do on a penny machine sometimes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On to Cosmopolitan, where mom found some of her beloved Fireball machines, and I chose to see if True Blood was any nicer here. It was not. This is certainly becoming a pattern, and one I don't care for. We didn't spend too much time gambling, because it was painful. Instead I took mom to China Poblano, where I had eaten before, to try some sui mai. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eclectic is the name of the game at China Poblano, which serves both Mexican and Chinese cuisine, and we had to a wait a few minutes for a seat at around 5:30 p.m. Our service was spotty, as the waitress said she would bring out our food "as it is ready", and it was a random delivery at best. We ordered chips and salsa to start, which I hadn't tried there before, and it was good stuff. Mom had the Lucky 6 sui mai, and I had the scallop sui mai. Mom also ordered a chicken chorizo taco and I ordered a mushroom and guacamole taco, which were both very good, but mom's taco came WAY after everything else. For dessert we shared two paletas (ice cream bars): coconut and pineapple, and key lime. OMG, those were delicious! They had six total selections, and I can imagine that the others were just as good.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mom's Lucky 6 sui mai, chips and salsa, and my Scallop sui mai</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My mushroom and avocado taco. <br />Mom's chicken and chorizo taco came too late for a photo.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">OMG! So good!<br />Coconut and pineapple paleta on the left, key lime paleta on the right. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over to Cromwell for some gambling. We hadn't spent much time there since it's been changed from Bill's Gambling Hall. Mom found VP at the back of the casino, and I played Lobstermania2. All so-so gambling. The Drai's Beach Party people were all leaving, and that's the most crowding we saw. The casino is so pretty, but there's not much to do in there, and it is very sparse as far as machines go. I guess they are really set up for Drai's daytime and nighttime parties with several lounge areas for such a small casino, and I can't imagine paying as much as you would for a room there compared to somewhere else with a less expensive restaurant or a buffet and possibly a show of some sort at the very least.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Flamingo is a mixed bag, too. That was our next stop, and it seems like they've taken out most of the games I like to play, which is unfortunate for me. Margaritaville next door does have some games I like, but at least everything in this area of the Strip is close together so you can move easily from one casino to the next.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back to the Linq so that I could play Gold Fish 3. These are definitely growing on me. I do like many of the games in the Linq, but they can get crowded fast because it's not a huge casino. Mom went back and forth to the Sports Book to see if the Cavaliers were losing (unfortunately they came back and won that night), but we didn't stick around for too long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I ended the night at Harrah's bouncing around from game to game and finally having a pretty good run on Phantom of the Opera, but nothing that helped replenish my lost funds, and I was still pretty down for the trip. Mom and I tried the new Captain Nemo Treasures machine together, and we had a hard time understanding what the hell was going on. A couple of bonuses, but...me no likey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Monday, May 25th</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Going home day, but still an almost full day in Vegas. Our flight didn't leave until 8:25 p.m., so we had time to roam. First it was over to Bellagio Cafe' for breakfast, where mom had eggs over-easy and toast while I went all in for Maryland Crab Cakes Benedict, which were really yummy. Served with hash browns that were perfect for dipping runny egg middles. Mmmmm....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also tried the new Rolling Stones slots. Even though I got a couple of bonuses, in the end I realized I can't get no satisfaction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over to Caesars Palace to see if any of the games were any nicer today. They were NOT, so I starting playing penny 50 Play VP to stop the bleeding. I forget how long 50 Play VP lasts at the penny level. Still not enough for me to make any comeback, but better than killing myself with slots didn't particularly care for.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I had a Disney World Haunted Mansion moment here, but they never started singing.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One more try for the Mirage, where I staged a mini-comeback with new Lord of the Rings bonuses:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We ended up back at Harrah's, and it wasn't too long after that I decided to take a long walk. I was losing at everything I played, and it wasn't getting any better. I left my mom to play VP contentedly by herself, since she was hitting 4OAKS on almost every machine, and walked down to Planet Hollywood, over to Cosmopolitan, and back again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once mom's VP fun was over, we switched to playing side-by-side Zuma slots before we headed to the airport. At least they let us play for awhile! Finally it was time to head for the airport, and another trip was almost in the books.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We're still smiling at the end of the trip!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our flight was actually on time and uneventful, but the flight from Vegas to San Antonio before us was apparently full of issues. They should have been taking off around 5:30 or so, but they left and landed about 5 minutes before us! I'm glad I wasn't on that flight. As it was we landed at 12:35 a.m. and had to wait for another plane to leave our gate, so I got home at almost 2 a.m. and had to get up for work at 6 a.m. for work. I won't be doing THAT again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Phantom of the Opera and Titanic were much nicer to me on this trip. I completely enjoyed the Gold Fish 3 slots (though not as much as the original) and the new Lord of the Rings slots (again, nothing can replace my all-time favorite LOTR original). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm looking forward to my July 4th weekend trip and hoping that there are few new changes to enjoy, with lots of new food discoveries, as well.</span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-16459611051921240262015-03-18T09:56:00.000-05:002015-03-18T09:56:01.435-05:00Link to article: 10 Hidden Gems of Las Vegas<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another great list of things to do or see, off the beaten path, if you want something different to do in Las Vegas. This article is on the HotelClub blog:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.hotelclub.com/blog/las-vegas-hidden-gems/" target="_blank">Hidden Gems</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've always wanted to find the "secret pizza", but haven't done it yet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I HAVE seen the tusk at TI, which is beautiful. TI also has several other beautiful artifacts on display with the tusk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Great ideas if you're tired of the same old Vegas. I'm not. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">;)</span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-42026393077928747042015-03-18T09:42:00.000-05:002015-03-18T09:56:40.780-05:00Link to article: 5 Best Buffets in Las Vegas<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've only tried three of the five on this list, so I don't know if I totally agree or not, but here's the list from Travel + Leisure.com:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/local-experts/las-vegas/5-best-buffets-in-las-vegas?xid=JustIn021915BestBuffetsLasVegas" target="_blank">Best Las Vegas Buffets</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My experience with Wicked Spoon at Cosmopolitan was just "meh" - it had some good points, but not everything was hot. We went for breakfast, which is my favorite meal, and we were there at 9:00 a.m., so it's not like stuff had been sitting out all morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Buffet @ Wynn was my favorite for quite a while. I've gone probably 6 or 7 times for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I just haven't gone back because there are so many others to try now! The Jazz Brunch at the Country Club at Wynn is there to compete with it now, but it is only on Sundays and it is a bit pricier. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace is definitely the top on my list (and my mom's, for sure!) right now. I've been for breakfast and lunch - or a spillover from breakfast TO lunch - on several occasions now, and I really enjoy it. The key is to take your time, eat slowly, and sit back and talk with your table mates or just people-watch if you're alone. No need to rush.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've never been to M Resort and probably won't. I'm a Strip Girl. That's where I stay, that's where I play, and that's where I eat. So I can't say a thing about this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Aria's buffet is on my to do list. I think it could be a worthy contender. The only problem is getting to it; everything is such a LONG walk because the hotel is so far back from the Strip, then THROUGH the casino, etc. But good for a solo trip, perhaps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My favorite "regular priced" buffet is at Harrah's. They have a good selection and are not too expensive. All of the top 5 buffets on this list top $30 for breakfast and $50 for dinner. Harrah's will get you in for $20 for breakfast and $30 for dinner, and you get an extra $1-$2 off for being a Total Rewards member (take your card with you to get your discount).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Keep eating Vegas!</span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-59325139981894653072015-02-23T20:06:00.001-06:002015-02-23T20:06:21.905-06:00Bellagio Conservatory 2015 Exhibit Schedule<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is the 2015 Bellagio Conservatory Exhibit Schedule, taken directly from the Bellagio website:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>January 9 - March 14: Chinese New Year</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>March 20 - May 11: Spring</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>May 15 - September 12: Summer</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>September 18 - November 27: Autumn</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>December 3 - January 2: Winter/Christmas</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The "missing days" are the dates of the changeovers from one exhibit to the next. If you like to plan your trips in order to see the displays in ALL of the Vegas hotels (like Palazzo and Caesars Palace, which also do great displays for Winter/Christmas and Chinese New Year), this should help keep you from missing the ones you'd really like to see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The website link is <a href="http://www.bellagio.com/">www.bellagio.com</a>. Click on "Attractions", then "Conservatory & Botanical Gardens", then you can view the list and also check out their webcam link for a live feed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.vegas.eater.com/" target="_blank">vegas.eater.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have already added a few of these places to my "to do" list, including Border Grill at the Forum Shops, Payards, and Bouchon. I've already tried the Jazz brunch at Wynn and Jasmine brunch at Bellagio, which are both excellent, and I will enjoy them both again sometime, after I try a few others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A couple that were already on my list (and will stay there until I try them): the Gospel Brunch at Hard Rock and the Sterling Brunch at BLT in Bally's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To check out all the restaurants on the list, scroll down the left-hand side of the page through the link, then click on whichever one you'd like to see more about. There are menus and website there, and as you go down the list you will see them highlighted on the map to the right. That way you know exactly where you are going!</span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-61978693433760074362014-12-29T19:30:00.000-06:002014-12-29T19:30:53.359-06:00Christmas Trip Photos 2014<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are my Las Vegas Christmas trip photos for those who love to see this sort of thing. I've divided them up by location. Enjoy!</span><br />
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Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-26563183564133323002014-12-28T20:26:00.003-06:002014-12-28T20:26:48.764-06:00Merry Christmas, Baby! Jingle all the way from Vegas!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>December 20th-23rd, 2014</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Christmas Season Trip Report</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This trip was my...36th trip? I <i>think</i>? I have no idea anymore, but I DO know that it helped me complete my "Vegas year". I have now visited Las Vegas during every month of the year, over the past 17 years. Mom and Hayley went along for this trip, which was mainly for shows, food, photos, and shopping. When it's not mentioned that mom went with Hayley and I somewhere, you can correctly assume that she was gambling somewhere. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Although I enjoyed our trip during this Christmas break, I was a bit disappointed overall in the Christmas decorations. I figured that the casinos would put up more decorations, or Christmas trees, or </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">something</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, but it seemed that on my previous two trips during Chinese New Year celebrations that they do a LOT more during January and February. My guess is they are playing to the Asian market (and they should - they come to Vegas and spend a whole lot more money than I do). Anyway, I would have liked to see more decorations in the casinos and hotels. That's not to say that I didn't find decorations anywhere because I DID, and I will have a separate post with only decoration photos, because I ended up taking about 250 photos of Las Vegas Christmas decorations alone. That should not be surprising.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I checked in to Flamingo via my phone before our plane even took off. Love this! Also love getting to walk right up to the desk and pick up the room keys when we get to the hotel. Room was 28079 (top floor) with a view of The LINQ area. Mom was right next door in 28081. Put our stuff away and headed down to Mon Ami Gabi for dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was a little too chilly to sit on the patio, so we took a table inside. My only complaint about this is that they keep the restaurant a bit too dark. The couple next to us ended up using their cell phone to look at the menus, and my food pics turned out too dark to share. (I don't do flash pics in Vegas because I don't want to irrigate others around me, and I hate it when they use theirs.) Hayley had the Salmon Salad, mom had the Steak Classique, and I had the Chicken Paillard because they no longer have Gabi's Fish and Frites on the menu. I was extremely disappointed by this because I REALLY wanted the fish. Mom and I had planned on sharing our entrees so that we could each have half of the steak and half of the fish, but it was not to be. My chicken had good flavor, but it was disappointing after my expected meal. Hayley and mom both enjoyed their meals. Mom and I each had a glass of wine (I had white and she had red), and Hayley had pomegranate tea. Total was $104.42+tip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We walked through the Paris casino for photo ops but only found a single Christmas tree in the lobby. They have had much more for Chinese New Year. Oh, well. Over to Bellagio where we all KNOW they have good decorations! I specifically wanted to take photos at night so that all the lights would show up, but it was pretty crowded. Loved the Christmas tree, and the "snow tunnel" was cute but too crowded to walk through, and I hate waiting. I do like the penguins and polar bears, but if I saw it every year I'd be saying, "Meh."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gelato break at Jean Phillipe Patisserie for our dessert. Coconut in a cup for me and mom (I love it), and tiramisu in a cone for Hayley. $13.78 total, and I completely forgot about the myVegas rewards for buy one, get one free scoops.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We walked through the front of the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace on our way to The Mirage for LOVE at 9:30, and there was only a little garland hung in the common area arches on the first floor. I knew there had to be more in the rest of Caesars Palace because I could see stuff outside the main entrance, but that would have to wait until later in the trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I purchased two tickets for LOVE from The Mirage Ticketmaster operator by phone after I couldn't get the dang website to work correctly AND the myVegas rewards showed our trip dates as blackout dates for the holidays. It worked out well because we had Section 206 Row N Seats 5&6 for $99 each instead of $145 each, thanks to my mLife card. This was Hayley's 3rd time to see the show and my 6th (or was in the 7th?), and we both noticed that they have made some minor changes to the show, but it is still a fantastic show and our all-time favorite, obviously. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We gathered mom up from where she was gambling at Harrah's and walked back to Flamingo, where Hayley called it a night around 11:30 p.m. That is too early for me to go to bed in Vegas <b>EVER</b>, so I went down to gamble and played lots of The Hangover, Lobstermania2, and Zuma slots in the Margaritaville casino, ending up with a nice little cash out to put me up $125 for the day before I called it a night around 1:30 a.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I got up early (7-ish) to gamble while Hayley got ready for the day, but the Margaritaville slots weren't being very nice to me. Apparently they didn't remember me from last night. I found mom and we had coffee (mine with Bailey's) and played the addicting Zuma slots while we waited for Hayley to appear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We took a cab down to Wynn to save mom's hip and legs. The Jazz Brunch at the Wynn Country Club was in order for today, and I'd made an 11:30 a.m. reservation for us. Hayley enjoyed the Jazz trio almost as much as the food. She ordered the French toast bread pudding off of the "extra" menu (at no charge), and mom and I ordered the sliders. Sooooo good! They changed the shrimp and grits from single serve dishes to the warmed serving pans, which was fine with me because now I could get MORE on my plate! We sampled the Bananas Fosters waffles, which they didn't have before, and they were delicious. Hayley liked them better than the chocolate-covered waffles she tried first. Good food, great atmosphere, and always enjoyable. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Apparently I've forgotten the cost of the Jazz Brunch because it was $225 for the three of us before tip, and I did a double-take when I looked at the bill. Wow!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sliders-delish!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hayley and I took a tour of the Encore and Wynn decorations before we regrouped with mom for the walk over to Palazzo. I have to say I liked Palazzo's Christmas decorations the best of all: white peacocks and snow. Really pretty. They are certainly giving Bellagio a run for their money when it comes to beautiful decorations for the different holidays.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">From Palazzo over to Venetian, we then walked back to Harrah's and left mom to gamble while Hayley and I headed over to the Forum Shops at Caesars to do some shopping. We did have to stop for a drink break at Ciao Ciao outside of H&M in the Forum Shops, but other than that we shopped for about 3 hours before we headed back to drop our bags off in our room and meet mom for the night's show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had seen an advertisement for the Human Nature Christmas Motown Show at the Venetian only a week or so before we left, and after I looked at the seating chart I decided to get seats in the back because the show was in a smaller theater. Tickets were $49.95 each, and it was a great show. They performed this special Christmas show daily through Christmas Eve. If they do it again next year and you get a chance to see it, go; you won't be disappointed. The show was almost two hours long and absolutely worth it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Late dinner at Grand Luxe in the Venetian. Mom had Cajun Pasta, Hayley had the Southwestern Salad, and I had the Seafood Louie Salad. No idea how much it was because mom paid. Really good, but the portions were so huge that none of us could finish our plates. Back to Flamingo for the night. My late night gambling on The Hangover Slots had me cashing out a $260 ticket and up $105 for the day, so I managed to recoup my morning losses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Monday, December 22nd</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We woke up to a slightly foggy view from our room, which looked really cool from way up on the 28th floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Early morning gambling included more Zuma slots at the edge of Flamingo and Margaritaville, and I changed over to Bailey's and hot chocolate. I lost a bit o' money by the time Hayley met us downstairs for our walk to The Cosmopolitan for breakfast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We ate at The Henry, which I've enjoyed several times. This time I started with a drink called "Parisian Chic": Ciroc Peach Vodka, passionfruit puree, ginger syrup, lemon juice, and prosecco. Pretty good, but definitely on the tart side. Mom had the Croissant Sandwich, which had ham and about five eggs, I had the Banana Flapjacks, and Hayley had the California Club Omelet with bacon, tomato, avocado, and cheddar cheese. The omelet is served with a side of toast and a delicious hash brown patty that I had to try, but she also ordered a side of Seasonal Fruit, which included a homemade Fig Newton. Lots of food, and she managed to eat all of it. Total came to $91.89+tip including two coffees and a tea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No Christmas decorations to speak of in Cosmo, but we walked around a bit and let Hayley call her boyfriend while mom played Fireballs and I played True Blood. I don't know how mom did on the Fireball machine, but I turned $20 into $60 and said I was done there. On to Planet Hollywood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We left mom to gamble while we walked through the Miracle Mile shops. Given the fact that this is an entire MILE of shops, we were actually done in about an hour, and stopped to have a drink at Starbucks and chill in the lounge while mom gambled. When we gathered up mom again, we decided to head over to The LINQ area to check out the outdoor decorations (better), do a little shopping, and see what the PARQ at the LINQ was all about. This is where they had the snow hill set up. We sat underneath the High Roller for a bit and I asked Hayley if she'd like to do the snow hill, and she said, "Sure. Why not?" $5 for a one-time ride, or $25 for an all-day pass. Not a bad deal, and Hayley enjoyed it, saying it was faster than she'd expected it to be. They also had a $50 pass that included the all-day pass to the PARQ snow hill as well as the ice skating rink and a complimentary hot chocolate at Caesars Palace. That also would have been fun, and well worth the price.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">With a bit of time to kill before our 5:30 reservation at Giada's, Hayley decided she wanted to go back to the Miracle Mile shops and get a tattoo on her wrist. She'd been talking about it for a few weeks, and she decided she wanted something fitness-related. We left mom to gamble at Flamingo while we hustled back down to the tattoo shop in Miracle Mile, where she decided on a small barbell on the inside of her left wrist. I think it took about 15 minutes total for her to describe what she wanted and for the artist to mock it up and actually finish the tattoo. Total cost was $100+$10 tip ($100 is the shop minimum there, so it was expensive for a 1-inch tattoo). Off to get antibacterial wash, etc. before meeting up with grandma for dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A new thing to hate on the Strip: Jesus freaks with large signs and megaphones, who also use their children to hold signs advising everyone they are going to hell. See you there, my friend. You don't know anything about any of us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We were seated right next to the window again, with a fantastic view of the Strip and the Bellagio fountains, but I didn't really care for our waiter, Nancie. She didn't seem very interested in anything and cut me off when I asked questions (listen to the customer first!), and so overall d</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">inner was a little bit disappointing for us. We ordered appetizers like I'd done by myself in July, but I think we would have been better off ordering our own entrees, instead. I don't think Hayley or mom enjoyed the choices as much as I did. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started with a drink called the Hannibal, which was NOT as good as the Barbarella that I had in July. The Hannibal is very tart, with Botran Reserve Rum, Maurin Quina, fresh lime, blood orange and mint syrup, and a Chianti float. WAY too tart for me, but I did finish it. Hayley and mom both tasted it and agreed it was a bit much. Mom had a glass of wine and Hayley ordered tea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They still start diners off with the bread appetizer, but they used too much rosemary in the garlic bread, which my mom won't eat. Prosecco was also served to mom and I, and Hayley got a hand-squeezed lemonade. We shared the Eggplant Fries, Orzo Meatballs (which I had before and love), the Sausage Arancini, Fritto Misto (shrimp, calamari and veggies), and a Margherita pizzette. The Eggplant fries were literally melt-in-your-mouth good, and the Fritto Misto was crunchy and delicious. Hayley and I shared the pizzette because mom doesn't eat pizza, and the crust was light and crunchy and very good. They didn't care for the meatballs and left the sausage to me after they'd tried their portions, so I think it would have been better to order separately. Oh, well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Although we were informed they don't bring the dessert cart around for selections unless you order the tasting menu, dessert was a success. Mom had a Chocolate Budino (a mousse), Hayley had Gelati e Sorbetti and chose the chocolate and pineapple flavors from the day's selections along with a Mocha Mio to drink (like a cappuccino) and I had the lemon bundt cake with chocolate glace and a whipped creme on the side. Total for the meal was $168.54+tip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After dinner it was off to downtown, where Hayley has never been, to see the Fremont Street Experience. As usual, downtown is an experience in itself! Lots of characters, street performers, and some pretty interesting acts. We saw Santa's brother enjoying a saxophone player, and a Chippendales-like guy kept trying to give Hayley beads. There was a random guy wearing a peppermint-striped bikini (top AND bottom), fishnet hose, and a Santa hat. I can't unsee that. Oh, and a "fireman" dressed in a fireman's helmet and a yellow banana-hammock thong with suspenders that he should NOT have been wearing. We stayed through two Fremont shows: Bon Jovi and The Who. A little coffee and chai at the Starbucks outside of Golden Nugget kept us warm before we headed back to Flamingo. Hayley was pooped from the walking, and more gambling netted me come back to "only" down $110 for the day after I hit a couple of good bonuses on Zuma and True Blood at The LINQ (no long The Quad)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Tuesday, December 23rd</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Packed and checked out, we stored our bags and headed to Caesars Palace for the Bacchanal buffet. Hayley looked like she was in heaven at mom's favorite buffet, and she tried as much as she could. Lots of good stuff, and I started with my Chinese food section as always. Mom paid for this one, so I don't remember the total. Always nice to move to the front of the line with her Platinum Total Rewards card!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We left mom to gamble at Caesars and Flamingo while we took a stroll down the Strip to ride the roller coaster at New York/NY using my 2-4-1 myVegas reward. Chilly out there, but enjoyable. Hayley thinks she's getting too old for coasters, but it was probably just riding after a buffet, even though it'd been about an hour since we'd eaten. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hayley and I continued walking, and walking, and walking...(and using the trams) down to Mandalay Bay to use my two free passes to the Shark Reef Aquarium courtesy of myVegas rewards. It is LITERALLY at the end of Mandalay Bay, and therefore at the END of the Strip. It is quite a walk, so prepare for it if you plan on walking it. We enjoyed the display and spent about 2 hours walking around inside of it before we did the whole thing in reverse and headed back to Flamingo to gather up my mom and all of our belongings and head to the airport.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A successful trip, I ended up coming home with $150 more than I took for gambling, so a definite win in my book. The first two nights' gambling definitely put me ahead and helped keep me there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next trip is yet to be scheduled, but I'm sure it won't be too long. Viva Las Vegas!</span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-63926606911663103952014-12-19T23:48:00.001-06:002014-12-20T09:21:51.949-06:00Giada's in the Summertime - July 2014 meal recap<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's almost time for my next trip to Vegas (tomorrow, as a matter of fact), and I said I would post about my fantastic meal at Giada's and <i>never got around to doing it</i> after my July 2014 trip. Here it is, December 19, 2014, and I'm getting ready to go to Vegas AND have another meal at Giada's, so I'd better get going!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My dinner reservation was at 5:30 p.m., and I walked right up the escalator to the seating hostess. She turned me over to ANOTHER hostess, who took me on a little "tour" of the restaurant on the way to my table. She showed me where the fresh pasta is made every day, the pizza ovens (the smells were <i>heavenly</i> there!), the lounge area, and finally took me to my table by the window, overlooking the corner between Caesars and Bellagio, so I could actually watch the fountain shows while I dined. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Looking around the restaurant, there are some really great seating areas, including booths for larger parties and small, intimate, two-top tables everywhere. The decor is simple and understated, yet very pretty. The tables are all decorated with simple cork placemats, flowers and candles. Very pretty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My waiter, Frederick, was a very talkative guy and very entertaining. We discussed many topics over the next couple of hours, and he was never intrusive but very interested in everything I talked about, so that was a great change to the usual waitstaff. He took my drink order first and brought me their bread appetizer. I do mean BREAD APPETIZER. There were three bread selections, including thin, crispy breadsticks, a flat bread that was almost like a cracker topped with parmesan cheese and salt, and a little crock pot of yummy garlic bread. Alongside the breads were little bowls of red pepper flakes, hand-churned butter, capers, onions and thyme. So delicious! I ate every bit of everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The drink I ordered was called the Barbarella: Tanqueray, orange spice, ginger beer, lemon and basil foam. So tasty! Trying to order unusual-sounding drinks is not difficult, but I do also try to read the ingredients and make sure it's something I would really WANT TO try. It was tempting to just drink the whole thing down quickly, but I managed to sip on it throughout my meal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After discussing the dishes with Frederick, I opted to try three appetizers instead of one larger entree, which I think turned out to be a great idea and let me sample bits of everything without either over-eating or being stuck with just one thing. I ordered Wild Mushrooms, Mascarpone and Tarragon Shrimp Scampi, and Orzo Meatballs. While I was waiting on my meal, Frederick brought me a small glass of prosecco "to welcome me to Giada's home". I do believe I love prosecco now, too! It is such a sweet wine that it is very easy to drink.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found myself trying the Orzo Meatballs first and eating all five of them before I tried the scampi or the mushrooms. The meatballs came with a red sauce that was really good on the garlic bread (mmm hmmm!), and hard to put down, so I didn't. The wild mushrooms were fresh, firm and covered in a delicious garlic butter sauce and herbs. The Mascarpone and Tarragon Shrimp Scampi was equally as delicious as the meatballs, but it included a small "cake" of polenta that looked like a small corn on the cob, but was actually just a crispy polenta cake that I think was actually just supposed to be a decoration on the plate but was SO GOOD that I ate every bite of that, as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I went with the intention of eating smaller plates so that I could enjoy dessert, and I did accomplish this, but when the beautiful, heavily-laden dessert cart comes around...prepare yourself to be advised on every aspect of every dessert by a capable young man who really knows the desserts and knows how to sell them to you</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">in multiples</span>.</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> You will buy them. Yes, you will.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He walked me through about 12 different desserts, trying to talk me into the cakes and the other larger desserts, but I ended up with a ricotta cookie (the Giada signature cookie), a blackberry/peanut butter cookie, and two <i>Capezzoli de Venere</i>, or "Nipples of Venus". I got the Capezzoli just because I was fascinated by this dessert in the movie <i>Amadeus</i>, and I was not disappointed. These are filled with chocolate ganache, chestnuts, and truffles, and they are so soft they seem to melt in your mouth. Very good choice, and I would have them again. The ricotta cookie was light and delicious, a bit lemony, with a slightly crunchy "crust". The blackberry/peanut butter cookie was different, an unusual flavor combination to be sure, but I was not a huge fan of it and don't really know why I chose that particular cookie in the first place. Maybe because I like blackberries? Not sure on that one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After all was said and done, I spent two hours enjoying my meal, talking with a great waiter, and watching the fountains go off while the sun set behind Caesars Palace. There are worse ways to spend an evening in Vegas. My total bill was $76.75+tip, and worth every penny.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I plan on taking my mom and my daughter as a Christmas present on our trip this week. I hope they enjoy it as much as I did.</span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-21709068494097871892014-08-10T15:45:00.000-05:002014-08-10T15:45:29.455-05:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Solo Escape Trip - </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">July 18 - 22, 2014</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another trip is in the bag. I feel like I didn't take a lot of photos this trip that didn't involve food. I'm also going to post a longer, separate report on Giada's new restaurant at The Cromwell, because it was a LONG meal and the place is brand-new, with a lot going on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I do like taking trips where I leave after work. It makes the work day SO much more enjoyable! It also irritates the heck out of my boss, who thinks my extra-cheerful Friday self is somewhat annoying when I'm headed to Vegas after work, and I like to annoy him as much a possible. I left at 7:30 p.m. San Antonio time and arrived on time at 8:10 p.m. Las Vegas time, just as the sun was setting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Harrah's did the right thing for me. I checked into an AWFUL room on the 5th floor that had such a weird smell I seriously thought that something - or someone - had died on the roof it overlooked. They moved me to a new room on the 14th floor very quickly (and without any smells).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On to The LINQ to check out the rest of the shops that have opened since my last visit. I really do like this whole area, and now that they've finished opening everything it's a great place to spend an evening, just walking around and people-watching. I got the Fun-Ghi hot dog at Haute Doggery, which is owned by Holsteins (another one of my favorite places to eat in Vegas). The Fun-Ghi has mushrooms and grilled onions, and it was very tasty. I had a hard time deciding which hot dog to get, so I'll probably have to go back and try another one just to see what else I might be missing. The hot dogs range from plain Polish dogs to some really interesting combinations that include all kinds of spices and unusual toppings, and the prices run from $4.49 to $11.99 for the more elaborate ones with all the fixings. Fries, onion rings, and drinks are all sold separately. My hot dog was $7.99 and bottled water was $2.00.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did take a look at the newly opened F.A.M.E., which stands for "Food. Art. Music. Entertainment." It is supposed to resemble a Chinese street market with separate food booths inside, and it has everything from specialty teas and dim sum to Chinese pizza and roast duck in its eight "booths". These "booths" are set up like a food court with lots of eclectic art and music all around, and there is a DJ off to one side who cheerfully talks to anyone and everyone who walks in. I would go back to try the really affordable dim sum and pot stickers because they looked delicious, but otherwise it was a "been there, seen that" experience for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had $50 in Free Play from Harrah's, so I made sure I picked it up before I completely forgot about it. I decided to blow it on The Hangover slots, which is exactly what happened. Oh, well - I love those dang machines! I played around Harrah's and The Quad, just checking out new machines, lurking the people on the True Blood machines at The Quad, and people-watching. Even though I had been up since before 6 am my time, I managed to make it until almost 2 am Vegas time before I finally decided that was enough for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Up early because I can't sleep in Vegas, I headed down to Encore for my breakfast reservation at Society Cafe'. I enjoy this restaurant immensely. This time I was seated near the edge of the restaurant, at the corner where I could see both the casino traffic and the interesting parade of people on their way to the pool. Entertaining, to say the least. I ordered Crab Cake Oscar Benedict with a side of potatoes, orange juice, and coffee. The crab cakes were really good, very light and lemony, and they were topped with the usual asparagus, poached eggs, and béchamel sauce. I do like this version of Eggs Benedict because there's no English muffin to contend with. I've had good and bad experiences with English muffins, and I thoroughly enjoyed every bite of this dish. The suggested side of potatoes was also very good - nice and crispy around the edges. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The people at the next table were actually offended that the waiter asked about food allergies and had the chef come out to speak with them when they mentioned a nut allergy. I would think this was a fantastic thing! Having a chef coming to check on you <i>personally</i> to ensure your allergies didn't get in the way of enjoying your meal? Awesome service, I think! My waiter, Kevin, was very attentive and came over to visit with me throughout the meal. As a solo diner, I'm certainly used to it and enjoy it, especially when the waiters are really nice and personable. My meal came to $36.84 + tip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I played Ruby Slippers 2 at Encore while I was there, and I can't decide if I like it or not. Like most people, I have a love-hate relationship with ALL versions of the Wizard of Oz machines, but the jury's still out on this one. Walked back through Wynn and played True Blood there, too. It's my new "affordable" obsession since I can't find my beloved Lord of the Rings machines anywhere, and The Hangover slots can get really, REALLY expensive after awhile. I totally forgot about getting a pineapple mojito there again, but I was stuffed from breakfast. I found new Titanic machines in Palazzo that I had absolutely ZERO winning combinations on. Won't be playing those machines again any time soon...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I picked up my ticket to LOVE at The Mirage at 3:30 p.m. with the intention of going to Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden to see the new tiger triplets after that. That's when I noticed that the sign out front said the tiger cubs were only out from 12-4 pm daily. Poop. And I never made it back through there in the right time frame, either. Double-poop. I did redeem my free popcorn from myVegas at the Sugar Factory on my way out and took it to my room for a light snack while I got ready for dinner and the show.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Cloudy day at The Mirage. I was using a filter, though, so it's not quite that dark.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back to The Mirage for dinner at Japonais - delicious! I had a new drink, since I planned on trying drinks with unusual names yet again: Coco-Ichigo. Yummy! I've never had a bad experience with my drink choices yet. The Coco-Ichigo has a touch of coconut milk with fresh strawberries and vodka, but I can't remember what else, and I didn't write the ingredients down, sadly. I decided to have the Snow Crab Avocado Roll (basically a California roll) and the Sweet and Sour Calamari for dinner, and I have to say that it was THE BEST calamari I've ever had. They slice the calamari length-wise, and they are lightly battered and fried as usual. Served with a wasabi sauce and a sweet and sour sauce, I could have ordered two of these and been perfectly happy with both of them. Seriously - if you go, have the calamari, because you won't regret a single bite. Total was $47.56 + tip, so I came in a little below the "$60 per person average" they advertise on their website. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While waiting for LOVE at 9:30, I played my mom's $20 on Fireball. I played, and played, and played...and finally cashed out with $60. I cashed her ticket and put the money aside to call her in the morning and see what she'd like for me to do with her winnings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On to LOVE for the sixth time (I think), compliments of myVegas. Nothing really to tell there, because the show hasn't changed much over the years, but it is always fantastic and I could see it on every trip. I think I had a perfect seat in Row O, Seat 16, Section 200 - right in the middle. I did order a large alcoholic drink before I went in, which I regret only because it was so very, VERY LARGE and hard to finish. $20 for a drink called "Here Comes the Sun" when I should have ordered the $12 version and been just as happy. I did finish most of it, but that was a lot of alcohol for me. Off to bed.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">An illegal photo at LOVE. Great seat.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Sunday, July 20th</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did have my "usual" meal on this trip, and I'm certain I will have it again: breakfast at Mon Ami Gabi in Paris. I love sitting on the patio in the early morning, watching the people walk (or run) by, and enjoying the weather before it gets too hot to sit outside. This time I got to see someone get thrown out of Paris. Dumb ass wouldn't just leave, either; he had to keep egging the security guards on, and they ended up chasing him down the Strip, past Bally's. This time I ordered the lemon crepe special, which is topped with fresh strawberries and dark chocolate drizzles. I ordered a side of bacon like I always do when I order something sweet for breakfast, a mimosa and coffee. I did use my TR points by getting a $40 voucher before I went into the restaurant, and I only ended up spending $32.30 (plus a cash tip), so they put the $7.70 back on my Total Rewards account almost immediately after my meal. It was already there when I sat down to play a Blazing 7's machine less than 10 minutes later, which is awesome.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lemon crepes with fresh strawberries and dark chocolate drizzle...<br />plus a side of bacon!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also played Moo-La-La at Paris to see if it still liked me, but it was apparently not awake yet, so I took my longest round-trip of this vacation: I walked to Bellagio and took the tram back to Aria in order to pick up my ticket to Zarkana (courtesy of myVegas) for the evening, then redeemed a myVegas reward for Jean Phillipe's chocolate mousse and checked out a few machines for later in the afternoon before taking the same trip in reverse. I actually ended up taking a nap around 1 p.m. because I hadn't slept soundly the night before, and I would be at the late showing of Zarkana and have to make the whole trip all over again that night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I walked through Bellagio on my second trip to Aria, I noted the Bejeweled machines over near the Petrossian Bar and decided I would try them later so that I could report back to Bonnie, since Bejeweled is one of her favorite things. As requested by my mom, I put $20 of her winnings away, kept $20 for myself and put her other $20 in Fireball at Bellagio. Although I played for quite a while, I did not have the same result as I'd had at The Mirage, and so she only got her original $20 back. (As a side note, when I tried to put MY $20 in the Fireball machines, they just laughed and ate them up quickly. They apparently only enjoyed rewarding my mom's $20 bills.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back at Aria, I had a reservation at Lemongrass. Tonight's drink was called the Pink Leopard. It was my favorite drink of the trip. Made with Ketel One, pama juice, yuzu puree and fresh sour with ground pomegranate seeds. Yummy! I could have had a second one, but decided that was probably not a good idea, after all. Dinner was an order of the vegetable spring rolls (tasty, but I probably could have done without them, because I was extremely full before the show) and the Black Pepper Prawns, which were delicious and very spicy. Total was $48.65 + tip. Lemongrass is a nice, quiet restaurant, tucked away in a back corner of the casino, and even though most of the tables were full at 6:30 p.m., it was very low-key and not noisy at all. I'd love to go back.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Vegetable Spring Rolls - too much food...</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While waiting for my late show, I tried the new Bridesmaids slot machines in Aria. A lady sat down at the one next to me and proceeded to go through her $20 really quickly, but I got lucky and had lots of little bonuses and had a great time. Really an entertaining machine if you get the bonuses, but aren't they all? I also tried the Jurassic Park community slot machines, which were also a lot of fun, and all of us were hitting multiple bonuses and really having a good time. I did not see either machine anywhere else I went during this trip, but I wasn't looking really hard for them, either.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Zarkana was a really good show. As a myVegas reward, I chose the 78,000 coin seat and was not disappointed. Plus I found out that I had my friend Sandy's EXACT SEAT: Section 105, Row A, Seat 1. Great seat, just to the right of center. Unlike LOVE, where you are admonished for even THINKING of taking a photo, you are actually encouraged to take photos as long as you don't use a flash. The pre-performance actors (who are also part of the show) posed for all kinds of photos with the audience members, and in hindsight I should have gotten one myself. The emcee gave me a little French greeting and kissed my hand, so it's not like I didn't have a chance to talk to any of them. The whole show is based on a defunct circus that's come back to life, and it's very entertaining. Had I seen it before I'd seen LOVE I might have liked it even more, but it was really worth it and I'd see it again if I took someone else to share the experience. I would recommend it to anyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back on the tram and over to Bellagio, where I took some late night photos of the Conservatory. I did this because I wasn't too keen on the overall display, so I thought maybe the photos would look better after dark. Maybe...somewhat. Unfortunately, there were two large groups of Japanese tourists in the Conservatory at the same time, so trying to see anything without being in someone's way was almost impossible. I tried the Bejeweled slots and didn't hit any bonuses, and also played $20 through The Walking Dead slots without cringing (I don't know why I want to play them when I'm not fond of zombies at all).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A bit of gambling at Caesars, where my other Moo-La-La slots are located back near the Bacchanal Buffet, but nothing to report there. Caesars had the most crowded casino on the Strip during this trip, but even so there weren't a ton of people around at any given time. I didn't spend a lot of time there, which is unusual, because I really enjoy the atmosphere at Caesars and find myself going back a few times each trip. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Late night gambling at The Quad, where I found a True Blood machine open and managed to hit Sookie's Progressive for $563.12 before bed. Yay! That makes me up for the trip, which is always a good thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I finally made it to Serendipity 3 at Caesars, and I was not impressed at all. I had a spinach, avocado, mozzarella and egg white omelet with a coffee. While the coffee was okay (it wasn't very hot), the spinach in my omelet was all bunched together, with the pieces not cut up at all, and it really didn't have any real flavor. I know, I know: it's spinach and egg whites. But still, no flavor at all. I left more than half of it. Total for this meal was $22.70 + tip. Not going back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On to Cosmopolitan, where my goal for the morning was to find Claire's favorite bartender at The Henry and get a good photo of him. I did find him, briefly...before he apparently went on break or left, I'm not sure. I lurked around for a bit and he didn't come back, so I gave up and went to find something to play. (<i>Note to Claire: he wasn't there an hour later, and not 3 hours after that, when I came back through to check. Next time...</i>) I found a Beetlejuice slot which was very rude to me, but like the Bridesmaids machine at Aria the day before, the guy who sat down next to me got bonus after bonus, which allowed him to play on and on. I spent my $20 and watched his bonuses before wishing him luck and moving on. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, look - more True Blood machines! I sat down and played and played and played, and cashed out $100 about an hour later. Thanks, Cosmo! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'd found an old school Lobstermania machine at Planet Hollywood in March that let me play for a looooong time, so I found it again, over near YOLO. It let me play for a bit, but no great wins, so I went to find something else. Ruby Slippers 2 here had some bonuses, but nothing that let me play for too long there, either, because I apparently can't pick things in this bonus round that give me more than 50 coins. No seats at the regular Wizard of Oz machines OR The Hangover slots, so I finally gave up and went over to Paris because nothing else looked interesting to me. More Moo-La-La slots with some really good bonuses, and some high limit slots that I put aside $100 to run through. I played a Five Times Pay $1 slot, but couldn't get back above $50, so I tried a $1 Blazing Sevens machine that took the rest of my high limit cash and gave up. Boo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over at Flamingo I found Grease Pink Ladies slots. Haven't seen those before. Once again, I had a good seat and the poor girl next to me had crap. She went through her money quickly, while I played my $20 through several of Frenchy's bonuses. Cute, but I didn't hit any of the other bonuses, so I have no idea what they are like. Back to Harrah's to play some Lobstermania2 progressives, The Hangover and Triple 7's before dinner. Up and down, but nothing really to note. I got dressed for dinner at Giada's at The Cromwell.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I like the changes to Bill's old casino, but it was very dead inside at 5 p.m. They have at least 4 separate bar and lounge areas now, which is a lot for a small casino like that. Some old machines, some new machines, but I played just a bit on some older reel slots before I went up the escalator for my dinner reservation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I plan on doing a more complete report on Giada's, but it was the overall highlight meal of the trip. From the moment I walked in until I left a full TWO HOURS LATER, I had great, personal service, wonderful conversations with employees, a beautiful view, and fantastic food. A bread basket with accompaniments start your meal, and I ordered a drink called the Barbarella: Tanqueray, orange spice, ginger beer, lemon, and basil foam. Very good. After I talked it over with my waiter, Frederick, I decided I would have three appetizers instead of one plate, and he helped me choose the Marscapone and Tarragon Shrimp Scampi (delicious) and the Wild Mushrooms (very good and garlicky), and my own choice of the Orzo Meatballs, which were served in a red sauce and were so light and delicious that I ate all five of them all first. When I'd placed my order, Frederick brought me a glass of prosecco "to welcome you to Giada's home". I think I'm in love with prosecco, too! Another gentleman brings the dessert cart to every table - that's his only job: to peddle desserts. So many choices! There were more than 12 desserts that he walked me through, and I ended up with two selections: cookies (one risotto cookie - a Giada signature - and one blackberry cookie with peanut butter-unusual but tasty), plus two Capezzoli de Venere, or "Nipples of Venus", which are filled with a chocolate ganache, chestnuts and truffles. I'd only heard about them from the movie <i>Amadeus</i>, so I wanted to try them just because of that. He really wanted me to try one of the cakes, but I was so full by that time that I thought I might explode. Total bill was $76.75 + tip, and worth every penny. I will be taking my mother and daughter back in December. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My breads, a glass of prosecco, the meatballs, scampi (top right) and wild mushrooms (bottom)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Top: risotto cookie<br />Bottom: blackberry peanut butter cookie<br />Right: Nipples of Venus</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I took a long, slow walk back to Harrah's to change into more comfy (read: <i>stretchy</i>) pants, and played all around The Quad and Harrah's again. As usual, The Hangover slots tried to take all of my money, but Lobstermania2 let me hit a couple of the smaller progressives to keep me playing for a while. I finally gave up around 1 a.m., since I had to leave for the airport at 7:30 a.m., and went to pack up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Last thoughts:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The weather was perfect - right at 100 degrees every day, so not very bad for the latter part of July. I came back only $150 down, so that's definitely a win for me! Next trip will be in December with mom and Hayley to see all the Christmas decorations, eat and possibly see more shows (if they're not dark). This was a nice, quiet solo trip that I needed for my own mental health and well-being...nothing wrong with that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Viva Las Vegas!</span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-37354468932857930282014-07-01T20:18:00.001-05:002014-07-01T20:18:51.401-05:00Imperial Palace to The Quad to The LINQ Hotel and Casino - link to article<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, that didn't take very long!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The long-time Imperial Palace was re-named (and re-done) as The Quad in December 2012. Now it will become The LINQ Hotel and Casino soon:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2014/7/1/182611/9448/vegas-travel/Caesars+To+Rebrand+The+Quad+As+The+LINQ+Hotel+And+Casino" target="_blank">Ch-ch-changes!</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Imperial Palace was my first Vegas home away from home, and I stayed there quite a few times in my first few years visiting Vegas. It holds a lot of good memories for me. With these latest changes - and if Caesars Entertainment is done re-working things for awhile - maybe I'll stay there again. The photos make the rooms look very promising. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'll need to collect all things branded "The Quad" on my next trip in three weeks before they change over again. I have quite a few items that say "Imperial Palace", in the newer earth tones and the classic blue and white that I first saw back in 1997.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now to wait and see if I get any comps...</span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-68079147603662712362014-04-14T20:48:00.000-05:002014-04-14T20:49:33.660-05:00Liberace exhibit at The Cosmopolitan - March 2014<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I took a whole bunch of photos at the Liberace exhibit at The Cosmopolitan, so I decided to post them separately here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The website showed this exhibit wrapped up at the end of February 2014, but it was still going strong during our end of March trip, and mom and I took a look-see at all the excess that was Liberace. Very interesting exhibit, and something to do for a while that involved a small donation and some time away from the slots and video poker machines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-26158696597919634622014-04-14T20:27:00.002-05:002014-04-14T20:48:58.409-05:00DaVinci Exhibit at The Venetian - March 2014<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These are some photos from the DaVinci Exhibit at The Venetian, March 2014. When I saw that the exhibit would be open while mom and I were there for our trip, I made an absolute plan to go, since I missed the National Geographic 50 Greatest Photos Exhibit in January (bummer).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cost was $27.50 per person (discounts for students, local residents, and active military available), and the entrance was off The Venetian's lobby area, through a small gift shop. I spent about an hour or so going through the entire exhibit, which was entirely at your own pace. It probably would've taken my dad twice as long, since he reads everything and THEN studies the objects intently.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These photos only represent a small part of the whole exhibit. The first couple of pieces were outside, tempting the people to go inside and see more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-5992227578040590222014-04-13T17:05:00.000-05:002014-04-14T20:29:34.712-05:00Adventures in Dining and Sightseeing...With Some Gambling Thrown In!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>March 25-29 Trip Report</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday, March 25th</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another day at work, another day in paradise. If I HAVE TO go to work, then it's a really good thing when I get to take off work early, go pick up my mom, and go to the airport in order to fly to VEGAS! There are worse things in life, are there not? (That was a rhetorical question.) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once again I have a TON of photos. I think I am going to do separate posts for the DaVinci exhibit, The Linq expansion, and the Liberace exhibit because I just went a little crazy with pics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were once again at Harrah's with mom's free rooms, so we put our stuff away, checked out our night view, and headed down to the Oyster Bar at Harrah's for dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think we both overlooked the Oyster Bar because we thought "they just serve oysters". Wrong! Very good food, and very reasonable. Mom had the Cajun Scallops with pasta, and I had the Crab Louis Salad. Very delicious food choices for us. I also tried a </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">drink called a 'Red Tide'-made with Belvedere Black Raspberry vodka, Chambord Black Raspberry liqueur, watermelon schnapps, orange juice, cranberry juice and fresh sour. Yummy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried the Ferris Buehler's Day Off slots at Harrah's. I have to say that I really, really like them, and not because I won a lot of money on them, because I didn't. They just have a LOT of different bonuses, and a random expanding 'Collossal Wheel', so you always have something interesting come up. I played these every day, and had fun playing them, even when I didn't win, which was most of the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The nice lady at Harrah's Diamond check-in, Melissa, sent a Happy Birthday card up to the room while we were out. Cute! Mom is only Platinum and I am lowly Gold, so it was a nice gesture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Wednesday, March 26th</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mom's 65th birthday - a day of choices for her. She decided to try The Henry at The Cosmopolitan for breakfast because I'd talked about it and she thought the Cinnamon Roll French Toast sounded good. She got that and I got the California omelet, which had avocados and mushrooms and a side of breakfast hash browns that were like a delicious casserole. All very good, but I will keep trying other things if I go back again because I like to try different breakfast stuff (and they do have several versions of Eggs Benedict on their menu, which is a bonus).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Cinnamon Roll French Toast at The Henry</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My California Omelet doesn't look as impressive, but it was good!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tried the Back to the Future slots at Cosmo - I don't know if they were out in January, but I must have missed them. I got to the bonus round 3 times, and picked the same dang train bonus every time. I wanted to try the other stuff, but it was apparently impossible for me. We saw Liberace's car, and I was pleased to see that the whole Liberace exhibit was still open, even though the website said it was supposed to close at the end of February. Score! The exhibit is open from 3-9 daily, and they take donations only, so there is no set admission price. We made plans to come back the next afternoon, since we were going to be back for dinner at Holsteins on Thursday. Mom found some Fireball slots that let her play for a while, and then we decided it was time to move on. Windy, windy day outside! Gusts to 50 MPH felt like you'd get knocked over, especially on the escalators.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Liberace, we will return again!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On to Bellagio for Spring Conservatory photos. Once again, I'm only "Meh!" on the design. The 'tree house' was a bit boring, but I did like the Koi fish and the underwater cameras. I think the caterpillars might have been new (or new to me), but most everything else was recycled. Again, it's not that I don't like recycling, but there was nothing "Wow!" about it. We found more Fireball slots to keep us happy for a bit, and I tried the Walking Dead slots, but they creeped me out too much to do more than play $20 through them. I'm just not a fan of zombies overall. No bonuses didn't help, either. Tried to play more of the Phantom of the Opera, but he has apparently lost all love for me, as I discovered a cold shoulder by the Phantom at every casino.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Bigger greenhouse with butterflies...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I remember these flowers!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">It smelled fantastic!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Getting down to their level...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">One of two Koi ponds.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A very boring tree house, sorry.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Loved the underwater cameras on both sides!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I forgot what the smaller, bluish-purple flowers are, but I asked about them specifically.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I do like the caterpillars.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spent a bit of time in The Mirage, but found nothing that didn't just suck our money right up, which was unfortunate. I really like The Mirage, but I can rarely hit anything in there. We dropped plenty of money there before we headed over to Caesars Palace, where we enjoy pretty much everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mom's choice for her birthday "linner" (lunch/dinner) was her favorite-est place in Vegas: Bacchanal Buffet. This was my first time going to this buffet for something other than breakfast, and it was good as usual. We like to pace ourselves through our Bacchanal buffet meals and seriously have lots of time between plates so that we are there for 2 hours or more, just chatting and enjoying the time, not rushing or trying to cram food into our faces. Even so, with 2 hours in a buffet, you're bound to end up trying lots of food, even if it IS small plates!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Stuff I tried:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lobster Corn Chowder - good; nice and thick</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shrimp and grits - delicious!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cold boiled shrimp - it is what it is, and that's okay</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lobster shooter - bleh! no likey!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lobster and leeks - very good; lots of flavor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brussels Sprouts with bacon - yum!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Truffle fries - very good; good seasoning</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mushroom and cheese polenta - absolutely yum! cooked just right...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheeseburger slider - mine was delicious (mom didn't like hers - her top bun was too hard)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Truffle scalloped potatoes - unusual and very good; lots of flavor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greek salad - unexpectedly spicy and delicious</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spicy edamame - spicy, crispy and flavorful</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sui mai - delicious as always (I am a sui mai addict)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chicken and Shrimp Pad Thai - too cold, not a lot of flavor - bleh!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dim sum - good stuff, nice as firm, warm and delicious flavor in the pork</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crab sushi - very good, especially for a buffet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Raspberry tart - not a fan; it had chocolate, but it didn't taste like chocolate. Gross...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Molten Chocolate Cake - warm, delicious, and a great way to end a meal!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They brought mom a plate with macaroons and other stuff (some good, some not), and "Happy Birthday Carolyn" on it. Cute!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The only picture of my mom I'll probably ever post - she hates them. Happy birthday!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gambling at Caesars afterwards was very bleh! Nothing was hitting, and it was a very non-Caesars end to the day. We played a long time before we decided to go over to The Quad and check out what was new, and we were glad we did. Additional areas have been opened up, and there are more games to play. I really like the flow of the casino now, and you can still see traces of Imperial Palace here and there. I had good luck on the True Blood machines, which allowed me to play for quite a long time, but didn't hit any large bonuses then.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We ended the night back at Harrah's, and it was mostly crappy stuff for me. I managed to try to lose ALL of my daily money in The Hangover slots before I FINALLY hit a great bonus on the Reels O'Dublin Hot, Hot Penny slot machine that I always have to play in Harrah's. After a great bonus, I ended up cashing out $186 which left me down only $35 for the day. It turned out to be a really good thing, because I accidentally miscalculated my gambling money and forgot to bring one whole day's worth of gambling money. WHAT??? Yes, it's true - so I saved myself by NOT losing much that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Thursday, March 27th</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mom decided she wanted to try Society Cafe @ Encore this morning. I'd been there for breakfast during another solo trip, and I really enjoyed it. Mom had a ham and mushroom omelet, and I had the Huckleberry Souffle' Pancakes. Good stuff. Once again, if I go back, I will try something different. It's a beautiful restaurant, and I enjoy people-watching there.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mom's Ham and Mushroom Omelet</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Huckleberry Souffle' Pancakes</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">No, thank you! They all sound gross...</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I played some Rapunzel slots I'd never seen before. They are pretty much the same as the Alice in Wonderland slots, so no big surprises there. While I was playing that, mom hit a small progressive on a Triple Time Progressive slot machine that neither of us had ever seen before. She has no idea what triggered it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On to Wynn, where I tried the Avatar slots - not a fan. I don't know if I just don't get them or what (I liked the movie), but I didn't enjoy the slots, even though I hit several bonuses. I took a couple of photos of the carousel - no major Spring decorations here.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I do love the Encore butterflies.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Wynn's carousel</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Up close on the Wynn roses.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Palazzo was our next stop, and I HAD TO sit down and play the LAST of the classic Lord of the Ring slots that I think are around. I enjoyed myself for quite a long time, playing on the same $20 and just enjoying the fact that they were the original slots that I love SOOOOOOO much!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A Palazzo bathroom I don't remember, which is odd...</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At The Venetian, my first goal was to check out the DaVinci exhibit, which is $27.50 per person for non-Vegas residents (there is a student and Senior citizen discount available, too - I am neither). I highly enjoyed the exhibit because I didn't realize how much DaVinci was really involved in. I would recommend it to anyone and will post the photos from the exhibit separately. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We headed over to check out The Linq area and see the High Roller </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(not get on it!)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, which had a "soft opening" that week. We wanted to check out the shops and restaurants so we could decide what looked interesting for future information. Mom was happy, happy, happy to see the Ghiradelli shop open again. The Sprinkles Cupcakes shop looks interesting but had a HUGE crowd inside. For new food places, I wouldn't mind stopping into Haute Dog and the Flour and Barley restaurant for starters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next it was on to The Cosmopolitan to check out the Liberace exhibit. As I said before, it's open from 3-10 p.m. daily, and they don't charge anything to see it. They accept donations only. I really enjoyed looking at everything. I can't even imagine trying to put on those costumes and perform, but what a showstopper they had to be! Loved it and glad I got to see it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found some more True Blood machines in the back, towards the Vesper Bar, but they were horribly mean to me. I also tried some Beverly Hillbilly Millionaire slots, which were also not very nice to me before I gave up and decided I would try the Fireball slots at the front with mom. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At this point we were starving because we didn't have a huge breakfast, and I'd made a reservation for Holsteins at 7:30 p.m. because OpenTable showed them unavailable for most of the afternoon and evening. At about 6:30 p.m. our stomachs were starting to eat themselves, and we finally gave in and went up to the second floor to see if there was any way we could get in any earlier. They found my reservation and were able to seat us at 7:00 p.m., instead (thank God!).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Yummy Cajun popcorn! Used to be Truffle Butter popcorn, but I can live with the change.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We both enjoyed Lobster Rolls from the "Small Bites" menu - me with extra fries and mom had hers with onion rings. Soooooo good! They come with cole slaw, but trust me when I say we ate EVERY BITE, including ALL of the Cajun popcorn appetizer they brought us. I also tried a drink recommended by the waiter that's called a Ginger Julie - it has muddled mint and lemon, ginger beer, and Pendleton Canadian whiskey. Smooth! I could have had a second one easily.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We took a leisurely stroll back to The Quad, where I had excellent bonus rounds on True Blood and was a happy girl. I doubt they will be my friend on the next trip, but we'll see. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back at Harrah's after that, where I found the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (LOTR ROTK) slots I'd apparently missed because they were put over in the $1 slot area next to the sports book, and I don't play dollar slots, so why would I look for them there? I played for a long, long time on them and actually hit several bonuses, which I'd been unable to hit before. Nothing big or earth-shattering, but nice enough to keep me going for a while. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suddenly I had the urge to go back to The Hangover slots and give it ALL back, and then some! what the hell is wrong with me?!?!?! After all of that, I ended up way, way down for the day, and called it a night at almost 2 a.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Friday, March 28th </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our last full day in Vegas. We grabbed Starbucks coffee at the less crowded upstairs store in Harrah's for a hold-over until lunch. We were planning on lunch AND dinner today, so no breakfast plans. Make room for Vegas food! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back over to Caesars to see if the gambling was better today, and YES, it was! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried a Moo La-La slot I'd never seen before, back by the buffet, and I turned $20 into $120 over the course of...what? An hour and a half or so? I played for quite a long while and enjoyed it. Cute machine. Also found it at Paris later. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On to Gordon Ramsay Pub for lunch right at 11 a.m. This was my absolute favorite meal of the trip! The restaurant has a great atmosphere, the staff had wonderful "uniforms", and the food and drinks were excellent. Mom had the Fish and Chips and I had the Bangers and Mash - one pork, one beef, and one chicken sausage, all well flavored and not huge portions, served over mashed potatoes and surrounded by a moat of onion soup. Oh, it was so good!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't forget the drink because it had the best name of all - God Save the Queen! It had Bombay London Dry Gin, Dubonnet Rouge, St. Germain, grapefruit juice and Peychaud's Bitters. Stout! Oh, it was good. Also my favorite drink of the trip. I will be back, because we were too stuffed to try the Spotted Dic for dessert, and that was part of the plan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After lunch, I managed to play Gold Fish for a nice little triple-your-money win before we headed over to Flamingo to see if the machines had gotten any nicer since January (they had not). I played Lobstermania 2 and got the minor progressive for $26, but it doesn't last long on a 60-cent per spin machine, y'know?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over to The Linq and back to Ghirardelli's, where I managed to make a nice Tetris tower of chocolates in my one-price-fits-all box (hey, it was a challenge, and I accepted it) for $19. Mom finally got her Ghirardelli chocolate fix, and she was a happy camper. Back to The Quad for more True Blood slots, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">got the "Spin the Bottle" bonus at last and hit Lafayette's progressive on my first pick, with only one pick available. Seriously, I am good at picking progressives if I get the choice in a bonus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We took our chocolates back to the room so we could grab a cab over to Paris before dinner at Bubba Gump's (next to Planet Hollywood). Mom's legs were kaput! I found the Moo La-La slots again and had a fun time, outlasting several other people in the seat next to me, which is always fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bubba Gump Shrimp Company is part of the Landry restaurant chain, and I enjoy most all of Landry's good stuff. We like the atmosphere and feel it's kinda like Rainforest Cafe' meets Saltgrass with movie memorabilia. Each table has two signs on it "Run Forrest Run" and "Stop Forrest Stop". You leave it at "Run Forrest Run" if you're doing okay, but you change it to "Stop Forrest Stop" if you need something. Cute! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will be back in December with Hayley, because she's already said she wants to go. Mom had Lt. Dan's Drunken Shrimp (without the sauce), and I had the BLT Shrimp Salad. Mom tried the Snapdragon Cabernet, and I had the Blood Orange Margarita. Good choices all around again. We decided we were ABSOLUTELY having dessert here and ordered the "Hook, Line, and Sinker" dessert trio: Warm Bread Pudding (absolutely heavenly, with crispy edges and wonderfully warm), a biscuit with strawberries (unusual and very good), and a Chocolate Chip Cookie Sundae, which is basically a giant, warm cookie topped with ice cream. Ice cream was on top of everything, in fact, and that's never a bad thing. We'll be having that again in December.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cab back to Harrah's for the last night of desperate gambling! I played around on all the usual suspects: The Hangover, Lobstermania 2, Gold Fish, LOTR ROTK, Ferris Buehler's Day Off and even threw in some Quick Hits. After all that, I was just down $50 for the day when we finally called it a night at almost 2 a.m. We had a morning flight out, so we packed up and hit the hay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a quick breakfast at Harrah's Cafe' and got to play a little more before we left. I finally found a seat at the Wolf Run 2 slots but couldn't make anything happen, so it was one last round of Gold Fish before the airport.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mom had tons of quads and aces with kickers, so she easily made Total Rewards Platinum for the year. No royals for her on this trip, although I think she dealt herself a straight flush at least once if I remember correctly. Even with all those quads, she left a lot of money there. I am not at liberty to say how much, but it was a multiple of my loss, and I left about a third of my money there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next trip? Not sure, but I am hoping to get in a quick solo trip sometime at the end of summer because I do like solo trips so much. Mom, Hayley and I will be out again in December for the Christmas displays. After that trip I will have officially been in Vegas during every month of the year. It only took about 16 years to make it happen!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Mom's Makeup Trip - January 15-18, 2014</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's so nice to leave on time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the middle of winter, it's a crap shoot as to what the weather in San Antonio AND in Las Vegas will be like, and you never know when they might delay a flight or even close down the airport, so mom and I were happy to leave on time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Wednesday, January 15th</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mom and I left on her "makeup trip" after work. I left early to pick her up, and we got back to the airport with 2 hours left before our flight, so we obviously had plenty of time to spare. You would think that the 7th largest city in the U.S. would have a busier airport, but we really don't. There was no security line at 4:30 in the afternoon, and hardly anybody in the airport.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No cab line from the airport to Harrah's. Our taxi driver asked us which route we preferred, and I told him to take the back route, Koval to Flamingo. I appreciate it when they ask, and even though there was a lot of traffic, he followed instructions. Because of the Linq construction, he DID have to go up to the Strip to enter the Harrah's drop-off area, which we didn't realize was necessary until we attempted to have my cousin Eddie take us back from dinner at Ellis Island on Friday night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There was also no line to check in at 7:30 p.m. This might be the perfect time to land in Vegas! I had booked a room under mom's name, and then got an e-mail offer for 3 free nights and 2 free Jersey Boys tickets from Caesars Total Rewards for myself, so I jumped on that. I should have canceled mom's room but I forgot to, so we had 2 rooms down the hall from each other on the 10th floor, Mardi Gras tower - me in 1000 at the end of the hall, and mom just past the middle in 1036. All was good with a partial Strip view, and NO CONSTRUCTION!!!! (Yay!) After my Flamingo construction hatred in October, I was happy to be facing the Strip, even if it was only partially.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We headed downstairs to Ming's for dinner. Mom had the Kung Pao Shrimp and Scallops, and I had the Tempura Roll. Mom said her food had good flavor - HUGE scallops - but lacked the "pow" (little heat), and my sushi roll was very good. I also had a flaming drink called a "Scorpion" - something I can mark off my list of 'Things to do in Las Vegas'. It was potent, but not very flavorful. Been there, done that now, so time to move on to something else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our first order of business was to walk down the Strip to Venetian and Palazzo. I wanted to take photos of the Chinese New Year display at Palazzo for sure. A bit of gambling at Venetian, and on to Palazzo for my pics. I have to say I was a bit disappointed overall by ALL of the Vegas displays. 2014 is the Year of the Horse, and while they were pretty displays, they just weren't making me say "Wow!" like I did last year. I think part of the problem (in other casinos, like Caesars and Paris) was that they didn't have all of their decorations up yet. The Chinese New Year is officially January 31st, and I was in Vegas last year the day before the official New Year began, so there was a lot more going on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After photos were taken, we headed back to Harrah's around 11 p.m. I finally got a seat at the Twilight Zone slots! They were...interesting. I don't think I quite figured out the bonuses and the different options you have, like more frequent payouts for less money, or less frequent payouts for big money, and just found them more confusing than entertaining. Well, I can say I tried them. We both headed to bed around 1 a.m., because we'd both been unable to sleep the night before. (Vegas anticipation!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Somehow we always manage to get up and be ready at pretty much the same time, even down the hall from each other. This morning we were taking the monorail down to MGM for the MGM Grand Buffet. I was redeeming a myVegas reward for 2 free buffets (for breakfast or the champagne brunch), and it was once again easy to do. Just remember to read the fine print to know HOW and WHERE to redeem them. For buffets, you take your confirmation number, ID and your player's card to the MLife booth and they put the credit on your card. The breakfast buffet runs from 7 a.m. - 10 a.m., and the champagne brunch runs from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Trust me when I say they are sticklers for the time you enter as to whether or not you get the champagne, so choose wisely. Our waitress was nice enough to give me a mimosa when my mom asked her about it at 10, even though we arrived at 9:15.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'd never had the MGM Grand buffet before, and it was pretty darn good. Our breakfast value was $17.25 each per our table ticket, so I'm sure the champagne breakfast is a bit higher value. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I get small samples of food on the buffets I try so that I don't over-stuff myself and I can try more things. Here's what I tried over the course of an hour and a half:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Steak and eggs</b></i> - good</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Ham and cheese frittatta</b></i> - not good. Bechamel sauce?!?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Eggs benedict</i></b> - good</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Ham and cheese quiche</b></i> - very good</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Cheesy eggs</i></b> - good</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Bacon</i></b> - very crispy! Just the way I like it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Potato cheese bite</i></b> - okay, but mom loved hers. She said they were like "cheesy, cheesy, cheesy hushpuppies".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Breakfast flauta</b></i> - good - filled with bacon and eggs and fried.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Pesto pasta</i></b> - I failed to find the pesto - bland</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Crab sushi</i></b> - pretty good for a buffet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Cheesy grits</i></b> - very yummy!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Chorizo hash</i></b> - very good and spicy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Cinnamon roll French toast</i></b> - this was delicious. I had seconds.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Bread pudding </i>- my favorite buffet dessert. Very good!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mom tried their double chocolate cake but said it was too dry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They had tons of petite desserts, but we had seriously eaten too much, so we didn't partake of anything else. Their coffee was also very good, and I appreciate it when they leave a carafe so that you can serve yourself instead of depending on a waitperson to refill for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After we finally rolled out of there, it was time to try some of the new slots I had seen on the way in. I sat myself down at a Zuma slot I'd never seen before (right outside the buffet entrance), and proceeded to play that machine for over an hour on my $20. I ended up ahead and didn't end up playing anything else because mom had lost lots of money in MGM and was ready to move on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Off to New York, NY. I still love this casino. I have good days and bad days here, and this was another good day. After walking all around the casino, I finally decided to try the Dark Knight slots because I hadn't been able to ever get a seat at them before and one of my co-workers really enjoys playing it. If you've never played it, you get to choose between Batman and Joker, and the bonuses change based on which "side" you're on. I tried the Joker for a bit but found it kinda depressing, so I switched to Batman and played for a long time on THAT $20, too. Mom tried a few things here and there but didn't find anything that let her play, so when we finally decided to go I was up and she was down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We ended up walking back to Planet Hollywood. I was a bit worried about mom and her hip, but she made it like a trooper. I told her that the next time we try to do any walking like that we are taking a few rest breaks. Since breaking her hip in September, she can't move quite as fast as she did before, and she needs to remember that. (I know you're reading this, Mom - you know it's true!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Planet Hollywood also has a love/hate relationship with me. When I stayed there with Hayley a couple of years ago, I managed to do pretty well. When I visited in October, I played the same Hangover slot for close to an hour and came out ahead. This time I tried Wizard of Oz (damn Ruby Slippers!), The Godfather and Hangover. They all hate me. Time to move on to Paris.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was to be a long day at Paris. We were here to gamble, pick up my Jersey Boys tickets, eat at Mon Ami Gabi, and then see the show. I picked up the tickets just after 2 p.m. for our 7 p.m. show and saw the value was $67.50 each. Not a bad comp! I tried some Twister/tornado slots I'd never seen before, and I played my favorite Gold Fish machine for quite a long time before we headed to an early dinner at 4:30 p.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dinner on the patio at Mon Ami Gabi - what can I say? It's one of the things we like to do. I'd made a reservation through OpenTable, and we asked for patio seating when we walked up. We got a nice table along the railing, although with the bit of chill in the air it might have been better to sit back against the glass, under the heaters. Still, it was nice, and we did plenty of people-watching, including a group that was apparently filming some sort of reality bit right next to our table. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We decided to share our meals and got Gabi's Fish and Frites and the Steak Classique and Frites to split. I also got a half carafe of "sanfria", which equaled about 2 glasses of yummy, fruity goodness for me, and mom had wine. I could do that sort of thing all the time...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Off to Jersey Boys at 6:30, and mom bought a souvenir program for $20. We enjoyed the show, but I personally think I like Human Nature better. If you've never seen Jersey Boys, it's like a play with music (but not a musical), and I enjoy just hearing guys sing, I guess. There is some strong language, but if you realize going in that Joe Pesci played a bit in the formation of Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons, you get past it. Think "Goodfellas" without all the killing. Still, it was an entertaining show, I enjoyed the story, and I can say I've seen that one, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We walked to Flamingo and checked out the destruction of Bally's entrance earlier in the day. I guess it's all in the name of progress - and I'll probably end up liking whatever shops they end up putting in the space, just like everything else they've done in Vegas so far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After playing for a bit in Flamingo (where I had NO luck), we checked out the new Linq area. We did notice that the Linq was all lit up the night before when we arrived, but it was not quite ready for action, and was just a giant, unlit wheel that I will not be getting on, ever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We discovered the new location of O'Shea's, as well. It's not up at the Strip like it used to be, but back at the end of the Boardwalk, next to the Linq. It is much smaller than it used to be, and it opens up directly into the back of The Quad on one side. They had every Beer Pong table open and a live band playing when we went through, but I can't see myself spending any amount of time there because A) I don't play Beer Pong, and B) it was just too loud.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Into The Quad, where I found a Haunted House machine I've never seen anywhere else. Played on that for a bit before it finally took my $20, and then we checked out the rest of The Quad. It has definitely opened up more since I was there in October, and they have moved the Dealertainers up to the front (at the entrance directly across from The Flamingo). Some things have been moved around, but it's definitely got a very modern feel, lots of slots and table games for a fairly small space, and a zig-zagging line at the check-in desk, just like it did when it was Imperial Palace. Some things never change!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today we had the Bacchanal Buffet as the first thing on the "to do" list. I think it's my mom's favorite buffet in Vegas. We were there for breakfast again, but there were plenty of good lunch items to be had, as you can tell from my list of foods (after almost 2 hours, once again - we like to take our time) - and I got small bites here, too:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Green beans in wine sauce</i></b> - delicious!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Chinese vegetables</i></b> - good</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Sui mai </i></b>- extremely yummy!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Shrimp Pad Thai</i></b> - not warm, and just okay</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Salumi</i></b> - I had pancetta this time, very good</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Pork dumpling</i></b> - I could eat these forever</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Tater tot casserole</i></b> - very tasty!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Frittatta </i></b>- not a fan at all! It had hard edges, and a sauce that did not match. Bleh!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Papas con chorizo</i></b> - good flavor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Margherita pizza</b></i> - nice crust, very flavorful</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Crab Benedict</i></b> - uhhhh...where's the crab? No likey.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Shrimp and grits</i></b> - possibly the best Southern food EVER! Very good, with more of a roux/creole sauce than the version I had at the Wynn Jazz Brunch, which is still my favorite version.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also had the bread pudding again - delish! I also had a bite of cheesecake with blueberries, which was very cheesy-tasting and not to my liking at all. Mom had a chocolate lava cake that I tried last time and loved, and a chocolate chip cookie filled with melted chocolate. What's not to love there? Next time we go to Bacchanal, I want to go later in the day - I saw some mini hot dogs as we were leaving that were so cute! I wanna try some new stuff...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We played at Caesars for a long time. I found a "Miss Red" machine that I hadn't seen before (I later found out there was one at Harrah's, which I also played), and I managed to play on $20 for quite a long time before I finally lost it. I also managed to hold my own on the Wizard of Oz Haunted Forest slots for a bit before I went downhill on that one, too. I can't decide if I like the Haunted Forest slots or not. The bonuses are okay, but sometimes it can be a long time between any really good stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On to Bellagio to take pictures of their Chinese New Year display. Once again, I don't think it was quite as impressive as I had expected it to be. I did like the horses in this display better than the ones in Palazzo because I thought they were more lifelike and proportionate. For some reason I thought that the Palazzo horses just looked too bulky. One thing I wish I'd done was go back and take photos of the Bellagio Conservatory after dark, because I think the daytime light is too harsh for most of the displays. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After photos, I had to go back and try my Phantom of the Opera slots again. The Phantom was NOT nice to me on this trip at all, yet I still found myself returning to him again and again. (I blame it all on Gerald Butler; he has that appeal and probably makes me do things I wouldn't do otherwise.) I found that they took out the Hitchcock slots in Bellagio, and I think this was the last MLife property that still had them, unless I missed them somewhere in The Mirage. But I didn't walk through all the slot areas in The Mirage on Saturday. Anyway, mom and I both had blah experiences at Bellagio, so we decided enough was enough and it was time to return to Total Rewards casinos, since we get full comps there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We wandered around The Quad for a bit before we went back to Harrah's. The plan was to change for dinner, get a cab to Ellis Island, and try out some of their slots and take a look around before we met Eddie and Pam for dinner at 6 p.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We'd never been to Ellis island before, and it is definitely a locals' casino. We signed up for slot cards and both got $10 in free play. We had about 2 hours before we were supposed to meet Eddie and Pam, and I managed to only spend $10 of my own money during that time, which is surprising. Ghostbusters, Monopoly Grand Hotel, and KISS slots I've never played (or seen) before - I was able to keep on playing. Mom did not and ended up watching me play for awhile. I also found something I didn't think they still had in Vegas - a cigarette machine. I had to take a picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mom wondered about the restaurant and whether they'd have a line or not. Sure enough, they had a 15-20 minute wait, so we got on the waiting list and got a beeper. Eddie and Pam arrived right on time, and our beeper went off less than 2 minutes later. Talk about perfect timing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was determined to try the Steak Special, and mom and I both ended up ordering it with the steak cooked 'medium'. Given the fact that the steak was so thick I think we should have ordered them 'medium well'. It was a pretty good steak, and the green beans and baked potato were both very good. Eddie had the 50/50 burger (half Angus beef and half bacon, topped with 2 strips of bacon and pepper jack cheese), and Pam ordered the fish and chips. They absolutely loved the restaurant and plan to bring some of their friends back to try it out, too. I want to try something different next time, but I think it's definitely worth it. Mom picked up the tab, which she said came to about $47 for the four of us with wine, a beer, and two sodas. Still a very good deal, and we spent about 2 hours there, just chatting and enjoying good company.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eddie got to experience the crazy Koval traffic when he took us back to Harrah's. I should say when he </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">attempted </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to take us back. When we saw that the Linq construction doesn't allow access to Harrah's on Koval (it's now called "Linq Lane" on that side), we told him to drop us off at Flamingo and we would walk back to Harrah's from there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back at Harrah's for the night, we went up and changed into comfy gambling clothes (you know there IS such a thing, so don't doubt it) and headed down for our last night in Vegas. I played Lobstermania2 and hit the light and middle progressive pots for $25 and $115, but I managed to spend lots of money otherwise. I also played Wolf Run 2, which I hadn't seen before, and did pretty well on it for quite a long time before I finally gave all of that back, too. That's why they call it gambling. I finally lost all of my money and went up to the room around 12:30. Mom said she played video poker until almost 2:00 a.m. before she gave up and went up to bed. She didn't lose as much as I did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Going home day for our short trip. We both packed up and went to breakfast in Harrah's cafe', and got to play a little bit of live Keno to boot. No winners. I have only been successful at live Keno a couple of times, but I love it when I win on a $1 bet for my birthday numbers because that's a 'free' $42 while I'm enjoying breakfast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After breakfast we checked out and checked our bags for later, and headed over</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> to The Mirage. I love the feel of this casino, but I don't typically do very well there at all. Mom and I played Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers side-by-side, but we ran through $20 quickly and didn't hit a single thing. She tried Deal or No Deal while I played Elvis, which let me play for a bit and hit several bonuses, but it was also a bust.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back to Harrah's. I proceeded to play the Hangover slots and get $20 up to $80, then lost it all after I took a potty break and fed the machine several more $20 bills. Why? Why do I do that? I need to WALK AWAY FROM HANGOVER SLOTS, but I just can't do it. Damn addicting machines! I checked on mom, who was doing slightly better, then decided I would stick with an old favorite until we left for the airport: Gold Fish. I managed to play for an hour and a half on $20 and cash that out at the end before we picked up our bags. See? That was common sense. I just didn't have a lot of it during this trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our taxi driver to the airport was crazy! He did several illegal turns, dodged in and out of traffic, but he got us there whole and he was actually funny. I appreciate cabbies who don't bitch about everything, and who talk just enough, instead of asking a thousand questions or being completely silent or on the phone the entire time. I gave him a good tip because he was entertaining, and his driving reminded me of...me. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">*** Maxi dresses on anyone bigger than a size 6-really, it's not flattering. I hate them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">*** "Little" does NOT have to be the key word in "Little Black Dress". Leave something to the imagination, or at least cover your business.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">***Leave your family drama at home. Nobody wants to see or hear you arguing or yelling and screaming in a hotel, on the Strip, or in a restaurant. You just look like an idiot. If you can't travel together civilly, then DON'T travel together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was another BIG losing trip for me, and mom's first losing trip in about 4 trips, but does that mean anything? Absolutely not! Our next trip is booked for mom's birthday, March 25-29. It's time to start looking for my next freebies to redeem from myVegas rewards, and see if anything interesting pops up in my e-mails that I can't resist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Viva Las Vegas!</span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-42422278977509702922014-01-10T20:42:00.001-06:002014-01-10T20:42:29.216-06:00Link to article: Bally's begins demolition on to make way for new shopping area on the Strip<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I didn't even know they were thinking about this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A recent article on LostVegas.com talks about the soon-to-come changes to the front of Bally's on the Las Vegas Strip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've only known Bally's as BALLY'S. It was the original MGM hotel, where the famous hotel fire took place on November 21, 1980 (link to YouTube video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xmsQrZ8MHY" target="_blank">HERE</a>, and photos <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=mgm+hotel+fire&espv=210&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=EK7QUpC_GLLhsATZ2IGADA&ved=0CDcQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=709" target="_blank">HERE</a>). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've not been a fan of the casino because I just don't care for the layout of the place, and it's very easy to get turned around in, but maybe the shopping space will make me want to visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've seen many changes in Las Vegas since I started going in 1997, and I haven't always liked them to begin with, like TITO tickets vs. coins in machines, or changing Imperial Palace to The Quad, but I end up liking most things when they're done. So, we'll see.</span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-13704607191405125142014-01-07T21:43:00.001-06:002014-01-07T21:43:32.517-06:00Link to article: Top 10 Adrenaline and Thrilling Things to Do in Las Vegas<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was posted over on LV4E (LasVegas4Ever), and I thought I might share it here. It was originally posted on toptenpk.com:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Out of the entire list, I would only be willing to do the last 5, but I'm especially drawn to # 9 (Exotic Cars) because I LOVE to drive fast, and # 10 (Colorado River Rafting at the Grand Canyon) because I've always wanted to do that...and take pictures, of course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Unless I'm on a roller coaster, I usually associate adrenaline with REAL FEAR, and I have no interest in being physically frightened while "enjoying" something. </span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-57463727638220539572013-12-26T16:05:00.000-06:002014-01-07T21:45:50.680-06:00Bacchanal for Brunch (again) in October - with photos<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When looking back through my blog posts, I realized that I hadn't posted my Bacchanal brunch photos from my October 2013 trip. My friend Tania especially wanted to hear about it and see the photos, so this is mostly for her. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace recently celebrated their one year anniversary. Still delicious. Saturday brunch is as expensive as dinner, so be aware of the price if you go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Coffee, juice and unlimited mimosas for Saturday brunch: $44.95+tax and tip (take $2 if you are a Total Rewards member).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First round: Sui mai and pot stickers (delicious!), green beans in wine sauce (yummy!), </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Chinese vegetables (good),</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">bacon and egg pizza (very good and crispy), skirt steak and egg (small plate-pretty good and not overdone), Monte Christo (almost out of shot on the right - interesting...). Oh, and OJ and pre-mixed mimosas (which are goooooood). I'd never had a Monte Christo before - it tastes like a jelly doughnut and a ham sandwich had a baby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Second round: Cold boiled shrimp (can't really mess those up), papas con carne (yucky!), hash brown casserole (delicious!), salumi (fresh and good), and a bacon, egg and cheese frittata on the small plate (decent).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Delicious bread pudding, a fruit cup with honeydew, cantaloupe and watermelon (meh!), a lemon strawberry cupcake (also meh), and a warm, ooey-gooey chocolate lava cake, which was soooo good I almost licked the container! Plus coffee, of course. I love their coffee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also tried their fresh squeezed watermelon juiced and discovered I am NOT a fan. It was not watermelon-y at all and I felt like I was drinking the leftover water in the bottom of the container that held the watermelon. Bleh...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I managed to have 4 mimosas and sit there for an hour and a half, enjoying my breakfast and taking my time. I don't mind eating alone at all, and it was a great chance to sit and people-watch. The Mexican futbol team, Tigres Dorados, came in for brunch while I was there and had a whole area to themselves. They were taking more pics of the food than I was!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Looking forward to going back for a visit in January with my mom! <!--3--></span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827775059325524977.post-31419395428451038572013-10-31T20:57:00.000-05:002013-10-31T20:57:05.637-05:00How To Celebrate Halloween In Vegas (Link to Article)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I didn't plan a trip to Vegas during Halloween this year, but I was there last year for the celebrations and it was...interesting. I wish I'd taken more photos of some of the costumes, like the very creative girl dressed as the Three Blind Mice - <b><i>all</i></b> <b><i>three </i></b>of them. Very clever!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Still, unless you're in Vegas right now (which several of my friends are), you are probably finding ways to have fun at home. If you're not in Vegas this year, you could be there next year. So here are some great ideas for how to have some Halloween fun in Vegas, compliments of Forbes.com:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2013/10/30/how-to-celebrate-halloween-in-las-vegas/" target="_blank">Trick or Treat!</a></span>Deannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721384887370392982noreply@blogger.com0