Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Spring Break Day 2

Joe and I had all day in Vegas. We went to the strip mall, and sadly, I kept finding myself in the same stores that we have in Salt Lake -- Charlotte Russe, Nike, Bath and Body Works, etc. It was sad to realize how unoriginal and cheap I am.

We went back to the Strip to find some action. For those of you who have been to Vegas recently, you may have noticed a new hotel going up between the Bellagio and the Monte Carlo. We found out that it is going to be part of the new 67-acre CityCenter, "an intoxicating blend of culture, community, and creativity." It will have hotels, condos, casinos, shops, restaurants, etc. and it opens sometime next year. It looks really amazing and it will be fun to have something new to check out in Vegas!

We've been meaning to check out Freemont Street so we finally made it down there on this trip. Unfortunately we went during the day so we didn't get to see the amazing lights, but we DID find some cheap drinks and tables! Joe won probably $300 just by hitting "black" a bunch of times, which was a good thing cause I kept losing it all on "odd".

I used to hate gambling, but I've started to like it after a few winning-weekends in Wendover with my favorite new game, PaiGow Poker! Play it here for free. I think I won back most of what I lost in Roulette.

We went back to the Strip for dinner. I'd heard about this place in the Excaliber that I REALLY wanted to check out -- Dick's Last Resort. Their website says, "From Rug-rats to Old Farts, from High-Class to No-Class, from the Top of the Food Chain, to the Bottom of the Barrel, it’s FUN FOR ALL AND ALL IN FUN FOR THOSE WHO DARE TO ENTER! Sit back and watch, or join in the fun. Dick’s has always been known for its outrageous, surly, energetic waitstaff who inflict humor upon our guests. Our atmosphere makes everyone feel like they’re temporarily breaking all the rules…and getting away with it." Basically, I heard that they treat you like crap! But, once we got there, the wait was 2 hours and the menu looked shitty, so we ended up with Mexican again. HA I'm addicted.

Then it was off to another early (2:00 a.m.) bedtime so we could drive to San Diego in the morning!

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