Our day started by returning the car and then heading to breakfast on the strip. We went to Mon Ami Gabi and sat on the patio. It was very relaxing and quite a holiday-ish thing to do. I had the "big skinny pancakes" which the waiter patiently explained to me were crepes. (Which totally makes sense being that it's a French restaurant.) It's a good thing he said something though as I was picturing traditional pancakes. There would have been a "what the hell?!" moment otherwise. The crepes were delicious and the carb-loading was helpful because it was another marathon day.
Once we were done breakfast we wandered down the Strip. I felt myself being pulled, as if by an outside force, to the most magical place in Vegas. The Ross store! Oh Ross, how I've missed you. I ended up buying four dresses, all of which I thought could work for summer or winter. Dennis also decided to peruse Ross and damned if the man didn't out-shop me! He got more items than I did, and spent less per item. I was both impressed and also slightly embarrassed by my own performance. (I demand a re-match!)
After we dropped our bags off at the hotel, we caught the bus and went downtown to the old Strip. Dennis was hoping to do the Superman zip line. Unfortunately, it wasn't open yet. It wasn't a wasted trip as we stopped for lunch at Pizza Rock, where we devoured this magnificent pie:
Once we were done breakfast we wandered down the Strip. I felt myself being pulled, as if by an outside force, to the most magical place in Vegas. The Ross store! Oh Ross, how I've missed you. I ended up buying four dresses, all of which I thought could work for summer or winter. Dennis also decided to peruse Ross and damned if the man didn't out-shop me! He got more items than I did, and spent less per item. I was both impressed and also slightly embarrassed by my own performance. (I demand a re-match!)
After we dropped our bags off at the hotel, we caught the bus and went downtown to the old Strip. Dennis was hoping to do the Superman zip line. Unfortunately, it wasn't open yet. It wasn't a wasted trip as we stopped for lunch at Pizza Rock, where we devoured this magnificent pie:
It was called the Honey Pie and it was glorious.
After lunch, we caught the bus back to the hotel for a quick catnap. We had reservations to Rock of Ages, with dinner at Table Ten booked before. Table Ten is one of Emeril Lagasse's restaurants. We had gone to Delmonico Steakhouse years ago and so we wanted to try one of his other venues. We had the four course tasting menu and it was fantastic. The gumbo was superb but the best part was the dessert - banana cream pie that had chunks of banana in it. So good.
The tickets for Rock of Ages were included in our hotel booking. Given that it was a free show, I didn't have high expectations. But it was fantastic! Funny, with great music and dancing. The only downside was the people sitting next to us. They were slightly inebriated to begin with, then just plain ol' drunk. It got to be quite obnoxious so at the intermission, we moved up a couple rows. (And so did everyone else sitting in their vicinity!)
That wrapped up another day! At this rate we will need a holiday from our holiday.
After lunch, we caught the bus back to the hotel for a quick catnap. We had reservations to Rock of Ages, with dinner at Table Ten booked before. Table Ten is one of Emeril Lagasse's restaurants. We had gone to Delmonico Steakhouse years ago and so we wanted to try one of his other venues. We had the four course tasting menu and it was fantastic. The gumbo was superb but the best part was the dessert - banana cream pie that had chunks of banana in it. So good.
The tickets for Rock of Ages were included in our hotel booking. Given that it was a free show, I didn't have high expectations. But it was fantastic! Funny, with great music and dancing. The only downside was the people sitting next to us. They were slightly inebriated to begin with, then just plain ol' drunk. It got to be quite obnoxious so at the intermission, we moved up a couple rows. (And so did everyone else sitting in their vicinity!)
That wrapped up another day! At this rate we will need a holiday from our holiday.