I feel sorry for anyone whose room is behind their teeth.
Breakfast at Paris is a must whenever you come to Vegas. You have to eat there to understand it in my opinion. Maybe I’m just easily impressed by crepes made to order, pate and all I can eat salmon. We got hooked on it back when we were married so it’s now the only destination we always do each trip (Star Trek closed before we arrived).
Taking advantage of our starting point, we checked out the newly remodeled Planet Hollywood casino which used to be the Aladdin. Too bad it’s pretty impressive because it’s partially owned by Clear Channel (was the last time I checked, it may not be so as part of their privatization scam) so I’m not keen on giving them much money if I can avoid it. Out of nostalgia we bet five bucks on roulette to see if our wedding date would have another victory…no luck, zero, d’oh! Somara thinks the new interiors won’t age well. I think they were very contemporary, classy without being ostentatious like Wynn.
Maintenance on Bellagio's dancing fountain. We didn't see any SCUBA teams.
Round four of the video poker took place at Bellagio and I lost, putting us at two-all. We then took in the gardens because they change every season. Seeing the floating repair barge (see the photo above) was pretty cool. We couldn’t make out what exactly they were doing yet I know it wasn’t over clogged fixtures. (If you’ve seen the story on the Travel Channel, you’ll get the reference. If you don’t, ask me, it’s a great tale of Physics coming to the rescue.)
With it being Saturday, we decided to have a couple more rounds of poker at Treasure Island. Hey, it’s our new place since the Aladdin is gone. If we didn’t have our time share, this would be our hotel due to it having one of the best locations on the Strip. Again, no clear leader, we’re tied at three a piece. Then back to TV for poolside relaxation and hot tub usage; the objective was to conserve our energy for Sunday evening, especially in light of how draining the Prince concert was last time.
Somara had a craving for steak but we were at our time share, it was Saturday night (the Strip slows to a crawl that would make I-35’s rush hour speedy) and all the high-end places at the casinos are a la carte. Think paying $55 for a couple at Outback is steep? Then you’ve never been to Vegas. The last time I ate at one, it was at Luxor and it ran $100 a person. It was amazing though! However, in Texas we eat steak at least once a month so this isn’t an experience unique to LV. Same goes for why I avoid Mexican food when I travel North or East. We had a nice evening just walking over to the Outback across the street which was satisfying.
Sorry this day wasn’t super, super exciting but I’ll close with a couple of pictures. Trust me, Sunday will be cool because its main event was pre-planned right before I boarded the plane.
This Oriental shrine above was erected in front of Caesar’s Palace a couple decades ago to bring good luck. Too bad it wasn’t there before Evel Knievel tried to jump over the fountain.
This time share in the photo is the oldest in on the Strip. It was started in 1982 and finally sold out in 1994. Thanks to its location and the city’s explosive growth since the Nineties, some people’s $2500 investment is now worth nearly a million a unit due to the land sitting between the Bellagio and the upcoming Cosmopolitan.
GAMBLING REPORT:
Somara: Broke even all day!; -$116
Steve: -$175.99