Monday was Emily’s last day in town and we woke up early to meet Mike and Noel for a hike at Red Rock Canyon. Even though Carlo and I try to get to Red Rock almost every weekend, we hadn’t been since we went with Andrew almost two months ago due to our training for [...]
Entries from May 2007
May 31, 2007
Emily does Vegas! Sunday
After catching up on sleep after our late night of poker, we took Emily to one of our favourite breakfast joints Egg Works, where she got to experience Vegas’ obsession with using tons of cheese in breakfast dishes.
Emily and I then went to the J.W. Marriott Resort by our house to check out the spa. [...]
May 31, 2007
Emily does Vegas! Saturday
On Saturday after taking Emily to visit LVAM, we decided to check out the Strip and go shopping with a little bit of gambling thrown in the mix. We went to Caesars Palace since neither Carlo or I had been there before. Caesars has got to be one of the gaudiest places in the world [...]
May 31, 2007
Emily does Vegas! Friday Night
Our dear friend Emily from Austin visited us in Vegas over the Memorial Day weekend. Thank god it was a 3-day weekend since we tried to cram as much fun stuff as possible into her trip. It was so great seeing Emily and the weekend was the most fun I have had since we moved [...]
May 20, 2007
Wir trinken Bier!
Last weekend I agreed to be the designated driver for Carlo and Mike to attend the 1st Annual Lee’s Beer Experience hosted by Lee’s Discount Liquor, which Carlo loves because it has the biggest selection of beer he has ever seen!
The event was at the Tuscany casino, a small and dumpy place just east of [...]
May 20, 2007
Better late than never – Part II
Andrew and I went to Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay and even though we expected the worse, it was actually pretty cool and had lots of different fishes and animals. Even though Carlo decided that he wanted to play Double Double Bonus Poker instead, we had a great time and took some fun photos.
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May 20, 2007
Better late than never – Part I
When Andrew came and visited us last month, he wanted to try out some of the rides on the Strip. Despite my better judgment, we ended up going to the Stratosphere and riding the Big Shot.
Basically, you go to the top deck of the Stratosphere at 921 feet and then strap yourself into a ride [...]
May 14, 2007
Lotus of Siam
We have already eaten at a lot of great restaurants in our short stint in Vegas, but by far, my favourite restaurant is Lotus of Siam. It is a small Thai restaurant on the east side of town in a fairly down market strip mall. While the location may not be anything to [...]
