Sunday 13th April
This was our last day… We started back at the Paradise Breakfast buffet… It was good, your usual breakfast fare which was all we were after… A few hours back at the pool… Hit the roulette table again and lost the last of our chips… Shopped just a little bit more… Had one last serving of Phish Food at the Ben & Jerry’s stall… Made our way to the airport… McCarran airport has free wireless everywhere which helped the time to pass… And then, after loads of flying, we arrived home… A good feeling…
Showing posts with label flamingo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flamingo. Show all posts
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Room Service
Room ServiceFlamingo room service was pretty good, took 45 minutes, I had eggs Benedict and ordered Mark some pastries… It was very well presented and overpriced, as expected!
Saturday 12th April
Saturday 12th April
Mark was feeling ill today, so I started by getting room service… It was pretty good… I just spent the day chillin at the pool… Pretty much wrote this day off, watched some baseball on our big TV, and ate at Le Village again… Started packing, preparing for the big day of departure...
Mark was feeling ill today, so I started by getting room service… It was pretty good… I just spent the day chillin at the pool… Pretty much wrote this day off, watched some baseball on our big TV, and ate at Le Village again… Started packing, preparing for the big day of departure...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Gambling at Flamingo
Gambling
We aren't gamblers; we are the soft Vegas tourists there for the lights and all that… We did intend on giving gambling a go, and once we got started it was actually quite a good time… Putting $50 on a roulette table and it lasting as long as it did was amazing… Coming out on top was even more amazing!!! Though Sunday we threw the rest of our chips on the table and lost it all in minutes… beginners luck Friday night, I’m sure!
We aren't gamblers; we are the soft Vegas tourists there for the lights and all that… We did intend on giving gambling a go, and once we got started it was actually quite a good time… Putting $50 on a roulette table and it lasting as long as it did was amazing… Coming out on top was even more amazing!!! Though Sunday we threw the rest of our chips on the table and lost it all in minutes… beginners luck Friday night, I’m sure!
Friday 11th April 2008
Friday 11th April 2008
A very chilled start to the day, wanting a breakfast we tried to find eggs in general but really struggled… Eventually we stumbled across Harrah’s Cravings buffet and thought we would make it in time to get eggs, we didn’t L
And on to the pool to top up on some sunshine before the weekend was over… The pool was vibing, with loud tunes over the speakers, booze and chatter everywhere… The Flamingo pool is indeed beautiful! I felt like a cocktail so I had a mudslide and Mark had a couple beers… The first thing I noticed was the strength of the alcohol, these bar tenders don’t use shot glasses to measure their spirits!
An afternoon nap a quick bite at a deli and all dressed up and ready for Pure… Scoping it out early a security dude came over and introduced himself and invited us to be his guests, slipped us a VIP pass, I was certain this was for money as almost everything is, and offered a tip, he said no thanks, that it was his job to make sure they get the right clients… haha… that boosted our egos slightly… a monstrous queue and in we went… this was a special clubbing experience – different to any I have had anywhere else in the world… nothing beats good vodka and music with that view of the strip (rooftop bar), but DJ AM was killing it inside too…
Left after a few hours, tried to check Coyote Ugly bar, but it was closed, so took our cash to a roulette table at Flamingo… Gambled for a couple hours, couldn’t believe how long our money lasted, we only put $50 on and left with $70something (small time, but we are gambling newbs! Carried ourselves to bed, stoked with such a great night…
A very chilled start to the day, wanting a breakfast we tried to find eggs in general but really struggled… Eventually we stumbled across Harrah’s Cravings buffet and thought we would make it in time to get eggs, we didn’t L
And on to the pool to top up on some sunshine before the weekend was over… The pool was vibing, with loud tunes over the speakers, booze and chatter everywhere… The Flamingo pool is indeed beautiful! I felt like a cocktail so I had a mudslide and Mark had a couple beers… The first thing I noticed was the strength of the alcohol, these bar tenders don’t use shot glasses to measure their spirits!
An afternoon nap a quick bite at a deli and all dressed up and ready for Pure… Scoping it out early a security dude came over and introduced himself and invited us to be his guests, slipped us a VIP pass, I was certain this was for money as almost everything is, and offered a tip, he said no thanks, that it was his job to make sure they get the right clients… haha… that boosted our egos slightly… a monstrous queue and in we went… this was a special clubbing experience – different to any I have had anywhere else in the world… nothing beats good vodka and music with that view of the strip (rooftop bar), but DJ AM was killing it inside too…
Left after a few hours, tried to check Coyote Ugly bar, but it was closed, so took our cash to a roulette table at Flamingo… Gambled for a couple hours, couldn’t believe how long our money lasted, we only put $50 on and left with $70something (small time, but we are gambling newbs! Carried ourselves to bed, stoked with such a great night…
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Paradise Garden Buffet at Flamingo
Paradise Garden Buffet at Flamingo
This was a ‘running out of time’ decision, as it was close, and we only had a half hour to make our way to the La Reve… The food was really quite crap, and strangely most of the staff here were really quite old… Won’t go back, but it was good to have a base of comparison for Le Village buffet…
This was a ‘running out of time’ decision, as it was close, and we only had a half hour to make our way to the La Reve… The food was really quite crap, and strangely most of the staff here were really quite old… Won’t go back, but it was good to have a base of comparison for Le Village buffet…
Thursday, 10th April 2008
Thursday, 10th April 2008
Another 5am start – this time to go to the Grand Canyon… We decided to pay the extra and go by helicopter rather then ride there and back in a long bus ride, this way it took a few hours rather then a full day and we got to see everything from the strip to the canon to a ranch, all from a great view… Will let Mark review it, but it was fantastic!!! Then we made the trek out to UNDFTD, across from Hard Rock Café… we were early so grabbed a yummy burger (yes we are both officially fat now) at Johnny Rockets… Checked the store and went to the Hard Rock Café to check it out, we were pretty knackered by this time so just looked at the gift shop, home, a snooze, a pretty average dinner at the Paradise Garden Buffet at the Flamingo, then on to the production of La Reve at the Wynn… This was a completely mind-blowing show… From the creator of Cirque Du Soleil, on a water stage, crazy crazy stuff! Completely action packed from start to end and well worth the cash! After the show we went on a pharmacy finding mission to get some serious water for our room, which took forever and we didn’t end up in bed till late-ish…
Another 5am start – this time to go to the Grand Canyon… We decided to pay the extra and go by helicopter rather then ride there and back in a long bus ride, this way it took a few hours rather then a full day and we got to see everything from the strip to the canon to a ranch, all from a great view… Will let Mark review it, but it was fantastic!!! Then we made the trek out to UNDFTD, across from Hard Rock Café… we were early so grabbed a yummy burger (yes we are both officially fat now) at Johnny Rockets… Checked the store and went to the Hard Rock Café to check it out, we were pretty knackered by this time so just looked at the gift shop, home, a snooze, a pretty average dinner at the Paradise Garden Buffet at the Flamingo, then on to the production of La Reve at the Wynn… This was a completely mind-blowing show… From the creator of Cirque Du Soleil, on a water stage, crazy crazy stuff! Completely action packed from start to end and well worth the cash! After the show we went on a pharmacy finding mission to get some serious water for our room, which took forever and we didn’t end up in bed till late-ish…
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Wednesday 9th April 2008
Wednesday 9th April 2008
Up early, a Carmel car to the airport, costs the same as a cab, probably makes sense to call one of these if leaving from a hard to get a cab from location, or at an unusual time… Wouldn’t get one from the airport there is always an abundance of cabs!
Plane ride was fast, slept most of the ride… Then we were in Vegas… Checking in to the Flamingo was a hassle, but the room is beautiful…
We started a walk up the strip; all the info I had read suggested breaking it up into parts as it’s hot and a hard walk… We started with that idea but ended up walking for about 4 hours, almost end to almost end… Awesome… So nice to not have to wear so many clothes!
We did some shopping, and general overviews of the hotels… Which took us right through to dinner… We struggled to find something suitable for Mark so settled on Le Village Buffet at Paris hotel, which was surprisingly good… Soon after dinner we were knackered, with really sore legs and feet so we came back to the room, chilled and fell asleep…
Up early, a Carmel car to the airport, costs the same as a cab, probably makes sense to call one of these if leaving from a hard to get a cab from location, or at an unusual time… Wouldn’t get one from the airport there is always an abundance of cabs!
Plane ride was fast, slept most of the ride… Then we were in Vegas… Checking in to the Flamingo was a hassle, but the room is beautiful…
We started a walk up the strip; all the info I had read suggested breaking it up into parts as it’s hot and a hard walk… We started with that idea but ended up walking for about 4 hours, almost end to almost end… Awesome… So nice to not have to wear so many clothes!
We did some shopping, and general overviews of the hotels… Which took us right through to dinner… We struggled to find something suitable for Mark so settled on Le Village Buffet at Paris hotel, which was surprisingly good… Soon after dinner we were knackered, with really sore legs and feet so we came back to the room, chilled and fell asleep…
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