I know that some people hate Las Vegas, but I am not one of them. Last time we were here was over a year and a half ago, and when we left last time, I made Donovan promise that we would come back soon. Apparently I should have defined "soon" a little better. :) We didn't see any shows this time, by design, and we still didn't have time to do everything we wanted to! We gambled a few hours each day...some slots (me!) and some table games (both of us).
Sunday night, when we were supposed to be running/walking the half-marathon, we had a great dinner at Battista's Hole in the Wall Italian restaurant, and then spent a few hours in the casino at the Flamingo hotel. We started at the Three Card Poker table, which Donovan loves. The table didn't love him so much, and we walked away $100 lighter. Then we sat down at the Crazy Four Poker table, which is an interesting variation of poker, where you only play four of the five cards you're dealt. I lost $100 there. After that we moved over to the Let it Ride table, where we each ended up getting a full house at some point, and Donovan walked away with $300 in his pocket, and I recouped my losses and walked away with $200! It was a very fun night.
Last night we got to have dinner with my cousin, who lives in Las Vegas. He picked us up and took us to an all-you-can-eat sushi place off the strip. We met his wife and daughter there, and spent a few fun hours hanging out and eating with them. We've actually gotten to see them a few times this year at family occasions, and it was really great to see them on their own turf!
Today we walked from our hotel behind the Flamingo down to The Shoppes at Mandalay Place (quite a ways away for those of you unfamiliar with Vegas) to have lunch at Burger Bar. Burger Bar is one of those build-your-own-burger places, and they have some fun ingredients you can add to your burger like foie gras (which Donovan gets) or extremely expensive truffle pieces. It's quite yum. We walked back and managed to catch one last fountain show at Bellagio before heading to the airport.
There's definitely a limit to how long I can spend in Vegas. I think that three nights is perfect. More than that, and the gluttony becomes overwhelming. I definitely want to go back sooner than another year and a half from now. I wonder if every six months would be too often?
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One of my favorite spots in Vegas is the Coyote Ugly bar. You never know how the bystanders will dance. And from time to time the bar-workers dance and they are talented!
I believe Coyote Ugly is located inside the New York New York hotel casino.
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