FRI. FEBRUARY 3
I did try to post my food for Friday when I got back to our hotel room Fri. night, but for some reason the hotel's high speed internet wasn't working and I couldn't get online. And that was pretty much my last chance online till I got home.
Okay, let me think all the way back to Friday. After our absolutely horrible dinner at the Rio on Thurs. night, it felt like Barb and I spent most of the rest of the weekend looking at restaurants and saying, "We've should have eaten there." At least we made a good, if simple, choice for breakfast, going to a little French bakery inside the Paris hotel. And let's face it, how can you go wrong with a chocolate croissant?
We then did a little playing, and a lot of walking. We walked a mile or a little over up to the Wynn hotel, which was less than a home run. It was classy and lovely, but the carpets were downright ugly, and really detracted from the overall feel of the hotel. We played there about 15 minutes, and they actually had a 1-cent video poker machine, which was fun.
We walked back to Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett's new Caribbean restaurant at the Flamingo, for lunch. Here's my question: Is Jimmy Buffett an owner, or part-owner, of the Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurants on Maui?... Okay, I had (duh) a margarita, which was remarkably light on the tequila. I also had a bowl of crab and corn soup, and a fairly large quesadilla with chicken, onions, peppers and sour cream. It was decent, but I can't imagine going back as a destination restaurant next time I'm in Vegas.
I spent some time at the pool while Barb did a radio interview. And either at the pool or possibly at the church where we taught, I got bitten by some kind of insect (no, not a black widow spider), about 7 bites, all over my body, now hugely swollen and infected. Really gross. Aren't you glad I shared that?
Anyway, next we were picked up to go start our teaching. They took us to-- wait for it -- a Caribbean restaurant for dinner. Oh well. Actually, it was a much nicer restaurant than Margaritaville -- more pleasant, less frenetic, better food, and much cheaper (margaritas were $2 less). I had an appetizer of what they called Meat patties: 4 little turnovers filled with hamburger, carrots and potatoes, served with a chipotle sour cream and mango salsa. Yum.
I thought that was it for the night, but the organizers of the event had a surprise birthday cake waiting for me. So later I had a piece of b'day cake -- chocolate, w/ white frosting. How sweet of them!
Then back to the hotel, about half an hour of gaming, then bed.
Okay, let me think all the way back to Friday. After our absolutely horrible dinner at the Rio on Thurs. night, it felt like Barb and I spent most of the rest of the weekend looking at restaurants and saying, "We've should have eaten there." At least we made a good, if simple, choice for breakfast, going to a little French bakery inside the Paris hotel. And let's face it, how can you go wrong with a chocolate croissant?
We then did a little playing, and a lot of walking. We walked a mile or a little over up to the Wynn hotel, which was less than a home run. It was classy and lovely, but the carpets were downright ugly, and really detracted from the overall feel of the hotel. We played there about 15 minutes, and they actually had a 1-cent video poker machine, which was fun.
We walked back to Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett's new Caribbean restaurant at the Flamingo, for lunch. Here's my question: Is Jimmy Buffett an owner, or part-owner, of the Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurants on Maui?... Okay, I had (duh) a margarita, which was remarkably light on the tequila. I also had a bowl of crab and corn soup, and a fairly large quesadilla with chicken, onions, peppers and sour cream. It was decent, but I can't imagine going back as a destination restaurant next time I'm in Vegas.
I spent some time at the pool while Barb did a radio interview. And either at the pool or possibly at the church where we taught, I got bitten by some kind of insect (no, not a black widow spider), about 7 bites, all over my body, now hugely swollen and infected. Really gross. Aren't you glad I shared that?
Anyway, next we were picked up to go start our teaching. They took us to-- wait for it -- a Caribbean restaurant for dinner. Oh well. Actually, it was a much nicer restaurant than Margaritaville -- more pleasant, less frenetic, better food, and much cheaper (margaritas were $2 less). I had an appetizer of what they called Meat patties: 4 little turnovers filled with hamburger, carrots and potatoes, served with a chipotle sour cream and mango salsa. Yum.
I thought that was it for the night, but the organizers of the event had a surprise birthday cake waiting for me. So later I had a piece of b'day cake -- chocolate, w/ white frosting. How sweet of them!
Then back to the hotel, about half an hour of gaming, then bed.
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