Las Vegas

My relaxing place...

Last weekend, I went to Vegas for a 3-day 2-night getaway. And it was the best Vegas experience ever. We were lucky as we had no traffic going there and coming back. Non-stop cruising both ways. Each way's drive time was about 3 hours 30 minutes. Very fast. I had a whole lot of fun up in Vegas, going to places I had never been to before. We stayed at the Tahiti Village Resort, which was very nice. Our room was very clean and we stayed in Tower 5, the newest tower built there. In the resort, I chilled one morning poolside, reading "The Scarlet Letter." It was cold but relaxing. In the Resort, they had a fitness center and an activities center. I was happy since I didn't have to walk through the casinos to get to my hotel room. What a relief.

Red Rock Canyon

Once we got there, went shopping at the Las Vegas Premium Outlets. I didn't buy anything but ran into Eric Prana and his family. Pretty cool unplanned meeting between our families. On the night of the 23rd, we feasted at the Feast Buffet at the Red Rock Casino and Resort. There were a lot of different varieties of food, from American to International, Asian to Italian, Mexican to Sushi, etc. I ate a lot of different styles of food. Very good tasting delicious food. On Christmas Eve, we went to Red Rock Canyon. Google Maps led us to this ghost town in the middle of nowhere, but we found our way into the park. It had been closed all week due to flooding from the record rain. Red Rock Canyon was absolutely gorgeous. Went on the scenic drive through the conservation area. Basically, only this one portion or rocks is red. Walked down the rocks and took lots of pictures. 

The V show

On the night of Christmas Eve, we watched the "Ultimate Variety Show" at Planet Hollywood. We somehow got discounted tickets and it was a very exciting and funny show. Wally Eastwood was the host and he is one hell of a great juggler. Eastwood demonstrated to us his juggling skills, using different objects. He was very lively and funny. I loved his demonstration with juggling the balls and playing different piano tunes. There were also acrobats who were crazy flexible and strong, gymnasts who danced like an Olympian, a magician who played many tricks with this one bird, and other acts. What a great show to watch. The "V" show. Then, we walked around that area of the Strip. Went to see the new hotels that just opened recently, such as the Aria hotel, Cosmopolitan, and vDara. Those hotels are nice. They have shops that are for the rich. Everything is so expensive in those shops. Saw the Bellagio water show, which was to Christmas-theme music. It was super short and disappointing.

Overall, I had a extremely great time at Vegas. Before, Vegas had seemed boring as we didn't go to places suitable for us. But now, I want to go back to Las Vegas more often, like during 3-day weekends. Besides, Las Vegas is only a 4-hour drive away.