Vegas Adventures: Part Two

(View from Our Room, LCS 2008)

Thursday

• I realized that this is my sixth trip to Las Vegas (LV)! I've been to LV three times with Steve and stayed at Treasure Island, and three times with my mother and sister. We stayed once at New York, New York, and twice at the Bellagio. The cityscape changes every time I visit!

• Dad chauffeured Mom and I to the airport at noon and left to work on his honey-do list. Mom and I enjoyed a great lunch at the airport cafe--she had a delectible patty melt and I nibbled on a garden burger. We then boarded the airplane and took off around 2:30p.m. for lovely LV!

• A tip for you... try to get priority seating. It may be a couple of extra dollars, but you get to board and settle in first. The flight was pleasant. The pilot and the flight attendants were bantering back and forth on the loudspeaker and making the passengers laugh. A major change is that you have to pay for your snacks and drinks, but it's not that expensive and you get to choose your snacks.

• I was happy that I brought a book along to pass the time. I read Truffles by the Sea by Julie Carobini. It's the story about Gaby, a thirty-something who rents a beautiful loft by the sea,has a lot of challenges (a fire, a dying business, and crazy neighbors) but also has romantic interests. The story is also sprinkled with with chocolate truffles and and inspirational. Those who like Christian fiction will enjoy this story.

• We landed at the airport at 5:30 p.m. or so, managed to find our luggage, and took a shuttle to the beautiful Bellagio. We met up with sis and checked in. However, the first room we encountered was was already occupied. No one was in there, thank goodness, but the bed was unmade, the ironing board was out, and the trash was full. Yuck. So we called downstairs and after being placed on hold for a long time, they gave us a new room.

• We tried the new room and the key would not open the door. So, sis left us at the casino and talked to the concierge. For our troubles, they docked $50 off any meals, and gave us a new room with a spectacular view of the water show. We can see Paris directly across the way.

• So, we unloaded our bags, dined at the Cafe Bellagio, and then went downstairs to the casino.(This is where I use the adage "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas"). We came upstairs at midnight and passed out from our busy day.