Arrived in Vegas on Friday morning….had to get up at 4:15 am in Lansing to get to Detroit for the flight. I was upgraded into first class, and, being the nice guy that I am, surrendered my ticket to Suzanne and took her place in the back of the bus. Suzanne enjoyed the ride; got some sleep, started the “Lost Symbol”….good times all around. Back in the bus wasn’t bad; sat next to a couple who absolutely got hosed by Northwest with their baggage and they spent a fair bit of time (justifiably) complaining about their woes.
Arrived in Las Vegas at 8:30 am local time. Headed out for breakfast at Hash House A Go Go featuring “twisted farm food”. We had watched an episode of Man –vs- Food which featured his trip there, and Suzanne had found a coupon, so what the hey.
Suzanne had the bacon waffles.
I had the Andy’s fried chicken eggs benedict (from the menu “Andy's sage fried chicken w/ fresh spinach, hardwood smoked bacon, market tomato, griddled mozzarella, chipotle cream and scrambled eggs”). This is what that the guy on the show had; he finished it all, I did not. But man was it tasty!
Spent the rest of the day checking out some of the casinos. Especially liked the fall theme at the conservatory at the Bellagio and the world’s largest chocolate fountain.
Suzanne went 8x on her $20 investment, mostly due to accepting a deal of nickels on a Deal or No Deal machine. I’m about even… my winnings will mostly hinge on football bets Saturday and Sunday.
We’re staying at a Hilton Grand Vacation condo; have to attend a presentation Saturday morning. Room is awfully nice; we’re sharing a 2-bedroom unit with another couple and it’s awesome…only real downside is we’re quite a ways north on the strip from the casino’s and other stuff.
And it’s hot. 100 yesterday. But dry, and it’s been a long time since we’ve been somewhere with the heat that hot and that dry…..still think it’s worse to be hot and humid (like Michigan) but felt at times like I was pizza backing under a heat lamp as we walked around.
