Last weekend Maja and I made a weekend trip to Vegas for a break from the kids, good food, good shows, and shopping. We flew out Friday morning and came back on Sunday. We stayed at the MGM Signature hotels, which besides the drunks coming in from partying at 5AM and waking us up, it wasn't a bad place to stay. It was just off the strip and a quick cab ride to anywhere we wanted to go. Unfortunately we found out that the stores in the malls will ship your purchases, so the economy is not suffering from a lack of our input! My partner (business that is) Eric Johnson and his wife Nancy went with us. We parted was with our wives Friday afternoon at the mall so we could go look for computers at the apple store. About two hours later we hooked back up. They claimed to be shopping, but I found a flyer for the Thunder down under (see pic below) so who really knows what Maja was doing. Unfortunately "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas," so we may never know the truth. That evening we ate dinner at one of Emeril's restaraunts in the Palazzo casino, Table 10. It was really good food. I'd highly recommend it to anyone. We then went to see the off Broadway showing of Jersey Boys. On the billboards it states "Warning: Authentic Jersey language" Were they correct! I sounded like pittsburgh again with the F-bomb being used as an adjuctive for most any action of object. Other than that it was a great show with great music. It was a show about Frankie Valli and his career.
Friday we ate breakfast at the Paris at their Le Village buffet (can't go to vegas without hitting a buffet). We then went shopping again. We had lunch at a really good steak house located outside of the Fashion Show Mall, the Capital Grille. The food was really good, especially their desserts. That night we saw the Blue Man Group at the Venetian. I don't know if we were expecting more or that we'd heard too many good things about them, but we were disappointed. It was alright, but doubt we'd see them again.
We had a great time and can't wait to go back again. If you ever see any CE courses and want to go, let us know and we'll meet you there!
4 comments:
Maybe Maja thought the Blue Man Group was just OK because her expectations were to high after seeing the Thunder Down Under. Sounded like a fun trip. Maybe someday we can take a trip like this together.
Wow, Maja, you're just the professional traveler! We saw the Blue Man Group too and were disappointed (we thought it was because they came here). Sounds like it was an awesome trip and well deserved.
Jeff, I thought you were coming out with that "partner" business (which I still think you accidently let slip). Sounded like a really fun and eventful vacation. I'll have to see your Vegas purchases when we come to visit in November!!
Alright, let's be honest here...Jeff, that's really you on that poster isn't it? The fourth one from the left. That's what you were really doing in Vegas; CE courses, ya right! Next time let us know when you have some "CE courses" and we'll be there!
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