Katie & Paul's Excellent Adventure

What day is it again?
Day 7: Viva Las Vegas!
Loved, Loved, Loved, Love

Paul at the Venitian

We are leaving in the next few minutes for Los Angeles (can you believe it?) so I'll make this super quick.

We ate ate at the Luxor's buffet around 11am--right at the cusp of breakfast and lunch. Paul, never wanting to miss an opportunity like all-you-can-eat, filled his plate with breakfast items: bacon, french toast, etc. He finished his meal, took a deep breath, looked at me and said. "That was a delicious breakfast. Now, I'm going to get lunch." And off he went to get a hot dog, stroganoff, and macaroni and cheese. I love how he eats.

We spent the day wandering in and out of different casinos, wanting to experience all of them. Our first attempt at the craps table ended poorly for us, but by the time we made it to the Mirage, Paul turned $40 into $123 at the craps table and I turned $5 into $25 at the slots! However, both of our winnings were short-lived. Paul lost all of his last night at Mandalay Bay and I spent about $10 of my winnings playing the slots to pass the time. But that is what gambling/entertainment money is for, right?

My new favorite casino is Paris. The architect for that building is a genious! Paul's favorite is the Mirage because that's where he won his money.

We had tickets to see Love last night. It was beautiful. The Cirque du Soleil shows I've seen in the past are very trick-heavy. Lots of stunts. This one focused more on dancing and capturing the mood of the songs and the Beatles themselves. I would go again tonight, tomorrow night, the night after that, and why not? The night after that. It was spectacular. Just beautiful.

For dinner we went to Tender, the steakhouse at the Luxor. We had surf and turf sliders for an appetizer, which were AMAZING. The "turf" was kobe beef. Can you really go wrong there? However, the service was horrendous. Our waiter forgot about us, rushed us through ordering, and didn't tell us what any of the food was that we were eating. I wonder if I have a higher fine-dining standard now after living in Charleston aka the land of delicious food for two years. I'm used to waiters being your charming tour guide through your meal. The dude we had last night tossed our food at as, and wouldn't even let me get out what I wanted in a wine when I asked him for a suggestion. (me: I'd like a red, not too spic-- him: I'll get you a merlot. I'm not a huge fan of Merlot, but he was gone before I could say that.) But our steaks were good.

So vegas was really fun! Oh! We also rode the roller-coaster at New York, New York, which was really fun! Plus, there was no line! That's just the way I like lines!

The lobby at the Luxor

Did no one tell the people at Ceasar's Palace that the Trojan Horse attacked Greece, not Italy? It's still pretty darn cool though.

Paris!