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Vegas, Baby!

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Last weekend I joined Way in Vegas since she was there for a conference. Our cousin, Samantha, came too and we made a fun girls weekend out of it! Well, actually, since Way had the conference during the day and I worked remotely, we really just made a few fun nights out of it - which Vegas is perfect for! And, as we get older, a "fun" night really just means awesome meals with good company. We splurged for one meal at Le Cirque and then had a more casual dinner at Lotus of Siam. Both were really good, but in different ways. We ended with a lunch at a Chinese noodle place in Caesar's Palace that was pretty, but really not worth the price! I didn't take many pictures - here's a few that I have.


Le Cirque was what you'd imagine - good service, intimate setting, really good albeit not totally inventive food.

Celebrating the Year of the Dog at the Bellagio Gardens. This was a giant husky.

Getting noodles in Caesar's Palace

Neat entry to the restaurant - it was a hallway of goldfish!

More Chinese New Year decorations at Casears!

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  1. WFebruary 7, 2018 at 9:05 PM

    Thanks for joining me in Vegas for a few days! We should do it more often. :)

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