So, Mom, G-man, cutie, and myself went to Vegas on Monday and returned on Friday. We stayed at the Rio, which was nice because the rooms are bigger...plenty of room for all of us!
How'd we do in the Casino?
Ok, well, we didin't play all that much, and we're not exactly high rollers, plus I was carrying around some bad karma from our stop at the outlet center...but my baby did win $60 on a nickel slot machine. That was fun. Overall, we broke about even.
How were the Casino games?
I was very dissappinted to discover that my old Monopoly machines were removed and replaced with new monopoly machines that paid off significantly less. Sigh. We're not supposed to come out ahead? On the bright side, many of the major casinos now have penny slots (granted, you can bet $1.50 or even $2 on the machines if you play like 15 lines and bet 20 per line...) but you can also just bet like 25 cents, 5 cents, even, if you want, 1 cent. I always look for the ones that have bonus games, because, well, I am a sucker for bonus games.
Other things worth mentioning at the Casino:
It seems that casinos will no longer change pennies and dimes for you. So our change jar that we fill up and usually change in Vegas is still full. That sucks big time. I don't know if this is true of all casinos, though, so if you find one that is still smart enough to change pennies and dimes, please let me know.
Let's talk food. Best Buffet?
Still, hands down, Carnival World Buffet. Believe is or not, they have made it even better since I was last there. Yes, they have. For those of you that don't know the glory and awe of this feasting wonder, let me explain. The Carnival World Buffet is located at the Rio hotel, which is west of the strip, just past the 15, on Flamingo Drive. The Carnival World Buffet always has a line, which gives you thirty minutes to continue to work up your appetite. Once inside and seated, you may be a little disoriented, and not quite know where to begin. This is because there are about 10 different buffet stations within this one buffet. It is best to walk the entire lengteh of the buffet, as to take in all of your options, as well as speed up your metabolism with this brief hike so as to burn calories faster and consequently, be able to eat more. There is a salad bar, A pizza bar, A seafood bar, a fish and chips bar, a sushi bar, an Asian bar (including teppen yaki and Pho,) A Chinese bar, A mexican bar, an Italian bar, a Barbeque Stop, And a classic American buffet bar (with, you know, the whole turkey-mashed potatoes-macaroni and cheese-stuff,) and of course, the dessert bar. And to be honest, I am probably missing some things too. And as if my day couldn't get any better, they had crab legs. Sigh.
Best Buffet Deal
Texas Station. Off the strip, North west of downtown, is our favorite of the Station Hotels, Texas Station. This hotel/casino has a movie theeater, bowling alley, and kids club, great slots, an excellent food court (Fatburger, Baja Fresh...) and also a really cool buffet. Like a mini Rio, this buffet has about 6 stations serving a variety of foods, including mexican, pizza, chinese, american...and these really yummy desert bars that are cookie based topped with chocolate and butterscotch chips, nuts, and cocnut. yummers. Best part? Dinner is only $7.95. Now I ask you, where can you get your drink meal and dessert for that price this day and age? (Not to mention soup, salad, and as many entrees and desserts as you want???)
Coolest Attraction Experienced This Trip:
Star Trek Experience at the Hilton in Las Vegas. This attraction is so cool. Well worth doing at least once. I am not even the biggest star trek fan, and I LOVE this attraction. I have done it twice now. I can't explain more, because it is something that you have to DO. If anyone told you about it, they would be selfish and destructive as the key to the attraction is not knowing what is going to happen. Sigh. Such an amazing thing. FYI, I am referring to the original attraction, which is now called the Klingon Encounter. We also did the new one, the Borg Assimilation, which was great as well, but not nearly as awesome as the original. By the way, when you purchase your ticket it inculdes both attractions. Hint: We found out that if you go to the Ticket's Tonight booth above GameWorks (between the Giant Coke bottle and the M & M factory next to MGM grand, you can get half off tickets for the Star Trek Experience (which we didn't expect since it isn't a show...) Again, I highly reccomend...even if you are not a fan of the shows!!!!
Dam
Yup, we saw Hoover Dam. I am always amazed by this whenever I see it. It is truly a cool thing in many ways. OF course, the whole time I was there I had Ishmael speaking in my ear..."Man trying to harness nature....man is nature...is this such a good idea???" Sigh. We had a dam good time, though.
Most Daring thing I did:
Wear my new skimpy bikini in public at the Rio pool. I didn't move alot, however. No one needs to see that.
News that broke while I was away:
Um, we released control of Iraq, Um we turned Saddam over, Ithink, and uh, oh yeah...JK Rowling released the title of the sixth Harry Potter book!
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