Vegas Baby!

Last Friday Andy, me, Jill and Adam boarded the late night flight out of Des Moines and arrived in Vegas shortly after.  I love flying into Vegas when it is dark out.  The casino lights in the middle of the desert are very impressive and always exciting to see from the plane above.

We checked into the timeshare my parents have located on Harmon Ave and Koval, less than a mile from the strip.  Its called the Wyndham Vacation Resort.  We have stayed here numerous times and love it.  This time we were upgraded to the 4 bedroom presidential suite which was so nice.  Plenty of room for four people.  We each got our own master suite with a jetted jacuzi tub, talk about relaxing!

Andy chillin before heading out to the strip.

Different view.

Saturday we got up early and headed to MGM Sports Book to watch the Iowa game. 

Then to Emeril's to eat a yummy lunch.  Best clam chowder soup we had ever eaten. 

We headed back to the resort and enjoyed a few hours by the pool.  The weather was sunny and in the 90's all three days we were there.  It was absolutely beautiful!

Sunday morning we took the shuttle over to the Rio to meet up with Andy's high school friend Bert and his girlfriend Amy.  We ate lunch at the Italian festival and had some great meatball sandwiches and Italian churro desserts. 

Sunday night we made dinner reservations at Bradley Ogden, a fine dining steak house in Caesar's Palace.  Bert is a chef at Prime Steakhouse at the Bellagio and knows the chef at Bradley Ogdens so he made a phone call to ensure we received the best service.  And that we did.  First of all we were seated at a great table, and best of all, we were served additional tapa dishes while we waited for our meal.  The food was delicious.

Adam and Jill trying one of the many appetizers brought out.  This one was the delicious cream of tomato soup.

Monday morning we had three hours to hit the strip, eat a great lunch, and head to the airport.  We received a recommendation to try a place called Hash House a Go Go.  Even though the wait was pushing our arrival time to the airport we saw the plates coming out of the kitchen and knew we had to give it a try.  And boy are we glad we did.  Check out Andy's burger - that was one of the smaller dishes too!

My blueberry and pecan pancakes with eggs, sausage and bacon. I didn't even make a dent in the pancake.

Vegas is the perfect destination for couples that want to relax, stay busy, have fun, sleep in, lay out, gamble, eat good food, the list goes on and on. It is the perfect mix for everyone. I can't wait to book our next trip!