December 3, 2013 – Day Eight of Eight
[This is the final day of my 2013 Thanksgiving trip to Las Vegas. To start at the beginning, go here.]
Last day WAHHHHHHHHHH.
My flight home leaves at 4:05. So I have until around 1:30 to still win enough money to not have to go home ever again.
I decide to not start gambling until after I check out so I don’t go too nuts. I also decide that my goal is to not see daylight until it is time to leave to go to the airport.
Monday, December 2, 2013
[This is part nine of a ten part trip report. To start at the beginning, go here.]
When we last left off, I was leaving the Mirage and continuing on to Flamingo to catch the 202 bus.
Here is the newly redone Imperial Palace. It is owned by Caesars Entertainment and for some time, it seemed that they wanted us to call it a new name. But that new name was stupid so I refused. It seems that my boycott has caught their attention as now there is NO name on the building. No name is better than calling it “The Quad”
If you are familiar with me, then you know I don’t take kindly to most changes in Las Vegas. Or in life in general I suppose as well.
But there is one change that I cannot get enough of. Huge animated hotel and casino signs. The first property to introduce this was Wynn. On one night back in December of 2008, I stood outside on a freezing night taking endless pictures of it. Once I got home, I uploaded them and realized they were all horrible shots where you can see my breath in every picture because it was so freaking cold outside. I still have it in my head to go back and do it all over again.
On this last trip, I repeated that night. Only this time, Aria’s beautiful new sign was my model.
I realize not everyone has a sick fascination with seeing 238947238 pictures of a sign. So I am making this separate post for it so as to not entirely clog up my trip report.
Monday, December 2, 2013
[This is part eight of a ten part trip report. To start at the beginning, go here.]
Today is my last full day. WAH.
I wake up at the Riviera at 8:00. One of the things I do not like about staying here is that the food options are awful. The coffee shop is gone. The buffet is gone (I think anyway, it was inedible so even if it does still exist, it is not an option) You can have breakfast in their pub, but I don’t want to do that. I want a very large iced coffee. The only place you can get one around here is at the McDonalds across the street. So that is where I go.
Sunday, December 1, 2013 – Day Six of Eight
[This is part seven of a ten part trip report. To start at the beginning, go here.]
This morning I woke up with my alarm at 9:00. Figures that I am finally actually sleeping on a day I have to be up to check out.
Today is Free Play Day I will be using all the free play I have saved up and I will win a bazillion dollars with it.
Saturday, November 30, 2013 – Day Five of Eight
[This is part six of a ten part trip report. To start at the beginning, go here.]
This morning I am up at Fitzgeralds 5:30 am. I don’t mean to be but my brain knows there are slot machines below me.
I don’t go out until 8:00. I head to Fremont to use the free brunch buffet comp I have from using the American Casino Guide coupon. It would normally be $20.04 if paying with cash.
This is the one breakfast I have ever had in Vegas where the coffee shows up at a drinkable temperature, rather than too hot. I drank a LOT of coffee. Then when I left, I obviously went to the Dunkin Donuts inside Fremont and got a large iced coffee.
Friday, November 29, 2013 – Day Four of Eight
[This is part five of a ten part trip report. To start at the beginning, go here.]
I slept so terribly last night. I kept having really bad dreams. I finally gave up and got out of bed at 6:37 am, and was out the door at 7:30.
First stop: The D Grill, located inside Fitzgeralds. Yes, I am still refusing the name change. I had a $5 coupon from checking in and used my comps to cover the rest. I still have a $25 dining voucher here but it’s a one time use thing that is too much for breakfast so I am holding onto it for dinner one night.
Thursday, November 28, 2013 – Day Three of Eight, Part Two
[This is part four of a ten part trip report. To start at the beginning, go here.]
This is my first stay at Fitzgeralds since they did a name change. The new owners would like us to call it “The D”. Yeah well I would like them to pick a name that is not stupid, and to also bring back the neon rainbow and pot of gold outside. So it looks like neither of us are getting what we want. Fitzgeralds it is!
Thursday, November 28, 2013 – Day Three of Eight, Part One of Two
[This is part three of a ten part trip report. To start at the beginning, go here]
This morning I am up at 5:30 am at Aria, ON PURPOSE. I plan to go to the Bellagio and get some pictures of the conservatory before everyone else is awake.
I leave my room at 7:00 and stop at Starbucks for a Green Tea Frappucino. I love these things so much. They are something I don’t allow myself when I am home because indulging as much as I would like to, would cost me the same amount annually as a round trip flight to Asia. Stuff like that is so crazy. So if you are reading this with any Starbucks item near you, and you have ever said to me “I wish I could afford to travel”, please take a moment to stop to add one plus one. It really does equal two.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 – Day Two of Eight
[This is part one of a ten part trip report. To start from the beginning, go here]
I am up at 8:00 am at Aria. I tried to go back to sleep but it was just not going to happen. I took my time getting ready and left my room at 10:30. First stop, Starbucks. The barista tried talking to me and I could not make out any words he was saying. I finally had to tell him “You and I cannot speak until I have had caffeine.”