Vegas, Day 2

The last time I came to Vegas, our family friends invited me out on a run of down the strip, so I decided to relive the memory. I woke up at about 720 and went for a run about 8 on the strip for about 40 minutes. Amazing. The weather was perfect, and there were few enough people to make it entertaining but not at all annoying. Running the strip is just an amazing way to see everything.

We finally went to go pick up the car (because it was actually in Vegas, finally), and took it to a place called "Hash House a Go-Go," which was way off the strip by the car place, and man was it....HUGE. This food was out of control big, and pretty damn delicious. A lot of fun, to say the least...

(Burger Stuffed w Mashed Potatoes & Bacon) - (Scrambled Egg Whites w Giant Biscuit)

(Banana French Toast)

We then drove off to the "Pinball Hall of Fame." That's right, it exists:

...kind of. It was a warehouse filled with about 100 pinball games, which was actually kind of fun. We found FUNHOUSE in working fashion, and played it a little bit, even though Rudy's eyes didn't close either...We played some other games for a bit, and then headed off to the Wynn to look around. I thought it was really beautiful. We went and walked around, gambled, and checked out the Encoure. My favorite part was in the Wynn, the view from the Country Club restaurant. It overlooks a waterfall and one of the holes on the golf course.

From there, we went off to the Venetian to show Pamela around, get a s'mores caramel apple (which was much prettier than delicious) and some frozen yogurt, and then gambled for another hour or so.

Off to dinner at a place called "Off the Strip: Just Real Food." It is the number 1 rated place to eat in Vegas on Tripadvisor, and people absolutely raved about it. So we decided to give it a shot: it was probably the best meal I have ever had. The owner was out and about, cooking and serving us. We decided to go for the "around the world" menu, which basically took a bunch of different foods off of the menu, split them up into tapas, and served the whole table tons and tons of courses. The food was to die for, the service was friendly, homey, and honestly heartwarming. When we first got there, the owner (Tommy) asked us what we were drinking, and when Pamela and I said wine, he asked us red or white and what we liked, and then said "I've got ya covered." The cheesecake was probably one of the best we'd ever had, and it was just an amazingly memorable night.

(Thin Steak and Asparagus w Balsamic) (Thai Shrimp Wrapped in Bacon)

(Mussels with Cheese) (Cheesecake)

Then, we headed off to downtown for the light show and to walk around for a bit, but since we were all so exhausted we didn't last too long. So back to the hotel we came, and here we are! I think tomorrow's plan is the hoover dam and red rock canyon during the day and O at night...but who knows?