We nourished ourselves with a second trip to Toby Keith's Bar and Grill, this time trying out the pulled-pork sandwiches-- yum! After seeing the turtles, ducks, koi and flamingos in the habitat outside the Flamingo, we decided to head north and stopped by places like the Casino Royale and the Palazzo-- which, in my opinion, had more of an Italian flavor in its decor and atmosphere than the Venetian did. One of my favorite sights in the Palazzo was the pool of cranberries, set against a waterfall:
We also found Humpty Dumpty, all in one piece (for now):
We visited the Wynn, which had been built since the last time I was in Vegas, and crossed the street to the Fashion Mall, where I sat on a couch to rest my aching feet while Allan looked at geeky toy stores. As luck would have it, the spot I sat down in was right smack dab in the middle of a show that took place every hour. Nothing special-- just Santa and some girl elves dancing to several favorite Christmas tunes, but it was fun to watch and a pleasant diversion, and again, nice to hear familiar Christmas tunes because we're here during the season! :-)
A few hotels later, and the wind was really starting to bear down on us! We made a quick stop by Caesar's Forums yet again to pick up a couple things for Christmas gifts that we'd spied while we were there earlier. As we stopped at a cafe for a quick snack and rest stop, I noticed that it was feeding time at the aquarium, and got to watch the diver swarmed by fish as she handed out food. Cutest of all were the little stingrays, who nibbled along her arm until they reached her hand, where she hand-fed them a piece of shrimp, petting them as they swam off. What a cool job!
We were blown straight back across the street to our hotel, where we rested and washed up for dinner. Guess who we saw on the way up to our room, in the elevator: yup, our elevator friend. Guess who we saw on our way down to head to dinner? Yup, you guessed it-- seven times! We introduced ourselves at long last and mused at how wild it was that in a tourist city as large as this, we ran into the same people multiple times!
Anyway, coupon in hand, we intended to go to the buffet at Paris, having heard good things about it. Unfortunately, we were just a little too late-- the buffet was so full they closed the line off. Bummer! None of the other restaurants looked appealing, so we stopped by Bill's Gambling Hall & Saloon, having seen signs all over the place for its "$9.99 all-you-can-eat Chinese menu". Of course there was a catch-- you could order your entree and get unlimited refills-- but only of that particular entree. So I ordered a veggie dish while Allan ordered a meat dish, and we ate contentedly: 2 servings! Even if we hadn't gotten the refill, it would've been well worth the price, it was so delicious and filling!
Another great way to end the day :-)
lol, you look completely Photoshopped into the waterfall picture for some reason. That's really pretty, if a bit odd of a concept. The feeding at the aquarium would have been so neat... I remember the discovery that stingrays can actually be kinda cute so I can just imagine.
ReplyDeleteI made that discovery at the Long Beach Aquarium about 8 years ago, where they have a "petting tank" in which you can pet small sharks and stingrays. I fell in love with the stingrays and bought a stuffed one at the gift shop that day :)
ReplyDeleteI made that discovery at the Long Beach Aquarium about 8 years ago, where they have a "petting tank" in which you can pet small sharks and stingrays. I fell in love with the stingrays and bought a stuffed one at the gift shop that day :)
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