Vaca Part II: Las Vegas

Whew, I really wore myself out describing vaca part I, so this will be a much abbreviated post by comparision. Just as some background, Ryan's aunt Kaye was also visiting Vegas while we were there. She was spending some quality time with her children Michael and Ivy at the Bellagio. Because Kaye is a high roller, she actually gets comp'd for everything at the Bellagio, including meals for her wayward nephew and his fiance hehe.

Mon - Arrived in vegas and checked into Cesar hotel. Room was pretty nice. More contemporary than I expected. Ate a big steak dinner at the Palm. Ordered ridiculously large slice of carrot cake. Bought pair of Jimmy Choo flats on sale whoo hoo. Immediately proceeded to lose a substantial amount of money at craps (stupid $25 minimum) but gained most of it back. Proceeded to lose at blackjack, quickly left the table with head hung in shame.






Tue - Met up with Kaye, Michael, and Ivy at the Bellagio. Went to buffet and ate misc assortment of foods such as sushi and leg of lamb. Went to chocolate shop, drooled over chocolate fountain, and bought some sweets and coffee. Played some more craps, this time at $10 minimum which put us in a much better mood. Made a little of our losses back. Went shopping at the enormous mall at the Cesar. Ran over to the Mirage for a Danny Ganns (impersonator) show with Ivy and her boyfriend Dario. Very much enjoyed the show although it was geared to an older audience and I only recognized about 40% of the people he was impersonating. Met up with Kaye and had dinner at Noodles, a chinese restaurant in the Bellagio. Ordered veggie tempura, fried tofu, barbequed duck, lobster, and chicken lo mein. Hit craps table again and made a little money. Joined Kaye at video poker and penny slots, hoping we could piggy back off her luck. Ended up losing the remainder of our gambling budget even though Kaye won 500 bucks. Went to bed at 4am.




Wed - Woke up and went to the Venetian. Kaye had given us a Venetian gold club card so we could access the lounge and see how the high rollers lived it up. Bizarrely enough, the lounge had free authentic chinese food such as congee. Must have lots of asian gamblers...Went shopping at Barney's which was having a huge sale. Stocked up on things we really didn't need, although we did find a beautiful jacket for Ryan to wear for wedding. Went back to Cesars and left for airport!


And that was the end of our fun filled vacation. BUT the fun was not over since Ryan's nephew Riley was coming to SD to visit the next day. Stay tuned for vaca part III!