Las Vegas 2012 ~ Kentucky Derby Day



Day 7

Spent the morning relaxing at the hotel pool.  Afternoon we went to the Kentucky Derby Day Party.

We enjoyed mint juleps and food

 It was fun. Dinner tonight was at The Canal Street Steakhouse.  I had French wine & a delicious Filet Mignon.  Ron had chicken breast with angel hair pasta.  It was all very good.  Dessert has from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.

Las Vegas 2012~ Day 6

Day 6

was spent at the pool & hot tub and basically hanging out in the casino & far too many appletini's.  Very relaxing day ;)

Las Vegas 2012~ Night with the Mafia

Day 5

Today was a day of pampering for me.  Steam bath, jacuzzi and most importantly.....a Swedish Massage from head to toe using peppermint aromatherapy.  My massage therapist (Joe Amato) was absolutely wonderful.   We spent the evening in the Downtown Fremont Street area.

Our first stop was the Mob Museum.  It was very interesting, I had no idea that New Orleans had such a big Mob connection.

We had dinner & drinks at Triple George Grill.  I had a Cable Car martini (spiced rum, curaçao, lemon sour), my favorite drink in Vegas.  For dinner,

Ron had the chicken pot pie which he said was awesome.

 I had the special, halibut topped with Italian sausage, sauteed onions&peppers, served with wild rice, fresh green beans & carrots, delish!

We will be back on our next time we visit the old downtown are of Vegas. After eating we walked down Fremont St making a few "donations" at casinos along the way.  Downtown used to be a fun area but I think the poor economy of Vegas has had its impact here. The shops & casinos are not as nice :(

Las Vegas 2012~ Night in Paris

Day 4

I spent the day enjoying the pools & hot tub, while Ron thought he died & went to heaven in the Sports Book where you can bet on everything and anything. @3:00, we left for Eiffel Tower Casino on the strip.

We had dinner at the Le Village Buffet of Paris.  We had duck la orange,  roasted lamb, spinach mushroom,cheese crepes.  The coffee was strong but good and we sampled various French pastries. After dinner we browsed shops & lost about $30 in the slots before heading to the theatre.

Tonight we saw Jersey Boys.  It is a musical about the life of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.  The story itself was fabulous.  They sang all their hits perfectly.  This is THE BEST SHOW I have yet to see in Vegas!!!! Afterwards we walked the strip.

Watched the dancing fountains of Bellagio and the exploding volcano of Mirage. It was a great night.

Las Vegas 2012 ~ Grand Canyon Trip

Day 3

Today we ventured outside of Sin City to the Grand Canyon South rim.   We left the hotel @ 5am.

 We decided on a short side trip to Seligman Arizona  one of the stops along Route 66. We ate breakfast at a Diner I found on Yelp called West Side Lilo's Cafe.  

Ron ordered "those potatoes" along with biscuit & gravy

OMGosh that one biscuit took up a whole plate.

  I ordered the Route 66 special -eggs,"those potatoes", huge thick pieces of bacon & two pancakes the size of Ron's biscuit!  It all tasted wonderful, including the coffee.



After we finished eating we took some photos of an old drive-in with much memorabilia of old Route 66 days.

We arrived at the entrance to the Grand Canyon 2 hours later.

Our first stop was Mather Point, the views were breathtaking.

Next, we took a short hike along Bright Angel Trail..more challenging than it looked, especially when we had to go uphill.

We stopped along the rim towards Hermits Rest then took the bus back to our car.  Each stop was more spectacular than the one before.  I wished we had stayed overnight to see more. On the way back we decided to make a quick stop at Hoover Dam for some pictures.

It was a very long, but scenic drive to and from Las Vegas.  It took 15 hours round trip. If I did it again, I would put out the money to stay overnight, just too long in a car IMHO.


Las Vegas 2012 -Menopause was awesome!!

Day 2 We awoke early & had coffee & breakfast in our room.  My most favorite thing to do in Vegas is walking the strip.  It doesn't matter if it's early morn or night.

  At 7:00am we headed out to walk the strip. We checked out a few casinos, stopping briefly in each one and checking show prices/times @ box offices.  It was a great way to get some exercise. We shared another delicious California Cobb salad for lunch ,then I headed to the pool while Rob headed to Sports Book.

Although we intended to see BlueMan today, we changed our mind last minute & bought tickets to Menopause the Musical at the Luxor.  I am so glad we did! It was soo funny.  The musical is set to 60's music and they make you laugh the whole time! I highly recommend. We had supper at a local Chinese restaurant we had gone to before & it was delicious. What a fun day!