Las Vegas-Day 3 - Burrr..how did it get so cold?

Today we woke up to cold and windy weather and decided to just hang in the room for a while, blog while my dear friend; Cookie gives me a manicure and pedicure! She is awesome! At 2:00 pm, we finally ventured out at to a sometimes sunny but cold enough weather that my winter coat that I needed my winter coat when was outside. Disappointed, but not giving up on wearing summer clothes, I put on a summer top with jeans...good thing I am a terrible packer or I would not have thrown in some winter clothes. As we walk, we talk to people, and discovered from the locals here, that Vegas, like a lot of the USA, has been experiencing some weird weather changes this year.

Our first stop was Excalibur Castle. I had seen some unique duffle bags that had only cost $8.00.at the Magnet Max that I decided to get for my daughters. I also picked up shot glasses, at a small price of 3 for $5.00. Cookie had done some research on this shop and found out that although the store was in NEW YORK, NEW YORK, and a few other places. The cost, in the store at the Excalibur was a couple dollars less on all items in the same store at the other locations.

Then it was onto NYNY. Here we decided to venture into Coyote Ugly. At first, I didn’t see why a movie had been made on this bar all I saw was one single girl dancing on the bar, and a game of throwing a golf ball into beer was all that was going on. All of a sudden however, the girl on the bar started living up the crowd by bouncing comments off it, and pouring shot mixture down women’s throats. Then she got the crowd more excited by dumping $5.00 worth of music for the man who got to the jukebox first. When good old rock music poured out of the jukebox, I found myself enjoying not only the friendly atmosphere of the patrons, but also some of the crazy tactics the girl on the bar was employing. I would have liked to stay here longer but there were many more places to explore such as the new spa at the Aria Resort and Casino.

The Spa, as it is called, is open daily from 6:00 am to 8:00PMA. The salon that is part of it is open from 9:00 am to 7:00 PM. For $30.00 per day, you can enjoy a day at the fitness center, swim in the outdoor pool, have some snacks, use the wet area, "Garbanyoku" heated stone bed, and Shio salt room, and outdoor therapy pool and all amenities. The also offer In Spa therapy, Cabana and pool side therapies, massages, facials, tanning, waxings, you name it for various fees. It was my understanding that the $30.00 is waived if you purchase one of the services that have a fee. After a quick tour of the facility, Cookie and I were off to explore more outside of the Aria. Instead, of finding the tram, however, we ended up on a level in the Monte Carlo where the smell of food reminded us we had not eaten all day. After grabbing a quick cup of coffee at a Star Bucks where I could use my gift card I got from a client, we decided on another cheap McDonald’s meal. Most people do not realize that you can eat healthy and cheap at McDonalds. For instance, I got a side salad and a spicy chicken sandwich. I took the bread off the sandwich and chopped it up and put it in my salad. The meal then cost a whopping $2.00. After eating, we set out once again, to find the tram. On our walk we ran into the Cupcake Cakery where the largest cupcake that I ever saw was on display! These yummy cupcakes are made fresh daily and contain no preservatives. The staff at the Cup Cakery, Dino and Layla and happily posed with us and answered all our questions about the cupcakes. The most popular cupcake is the red velvet with cream cheese icing. You can find all the cupcakes online at the cupcakery.com. Layla got into our enthusiasm so much that when went to take a picture, she gave us the huge cupcake to hold. Even though it was plastic, it looked good enough to eat!

Once again, we set off to find the tram. We almost missed it again, as it is not very well marked in that building. The door is off to the side and of course takes you up to the outside roof. Running up the stairs we ran into Bibi, a who cooks French food at the Aria. Bibi was from South Africa. When he first came to the states, he took a job in Philadelphia. Then, his mentor left and so he decided to move to Vegas. Bibi accomplished us to the Bellagio where we impressed with the richness of rooms. Bright chandeliers and rich white marble floors made this resort and casino seem very luxurious. It was here we parted with Bibi..But of course, not until we took some pictures with him. This is also where we decided to zoom into the restroom and change our look so we could go out dancing at Cesar' s Palace. I must say that we got some strange looks while were curling our hair in the bathroom. I thought about it, and I wondered if they thought we were some kind of street worker...Next for the walk to Caesars’ Palace. I absolutely loved way the front of Cesar is set up. Columns and a circular drive make you feel like you had just entered a different time in history. At first when we got into the hotel, it seemed very up scaled.

My opinion changed when I saw what is called the Pussy Cat Club. Here they had a girl dancing with pretty skimpy clothes in a cage. There was also a bar where shadow dancing was done. Thank goodness, Cookie had scored us some free passes to get us into the Pure Night Club as neither of the other two appealed to us. But, after seeing the young kids all lined up to get in and discovering it was local's night where all the people who are from Las Vegas get in free, we decided against going there as well. It was now almost midnight. The shuttle back to the Rio only lasted until 1:00 am. If we were to stay out later a cab would have to be taken back. So, off we went to see if there was anything at Paris, Paris that we could take in.

On our 15-minute walk there, we saw the Bellagio hotel show of water, music and light thoughtfully interwoven to mesmerize its admirers. ...It was actually quite impressive. The sidewalk in front of the water with the stonewall in front of the water was like a picture postcard of some far off city in Europe.


Arriving at Paris/Paris with sore feet, and a lighter attitude, Cookie and I set off to find some entertainment. What we found was dueling pianos. Well, dueling pianos was not what I thought it was going to be. I thought dueling pianos met they tried to out play each other...like break dancing. But, I discovered instead that dueling pianos is where they get the audience to put up money for songs. The song that the piano sit gets the most amount of money is played. Well, at almost one am, the top song of the night was almost a Bridge over Troubled Water. But, at the last minute, Bon Jovi, ruled the night. At five till one, we rushed out to the street and caught our shuttle back to the Rio.... another full day in Vegas had come to an end.




Today we woke up to cold and windy weather and decided to just hang in the room for a while, blog while my dear friend; Cookie gives me a manicure and pedicure! She is awesome! At 2:00 pm, we finally ventured out at to a sometimes sunny but cold enough weather that my winter coat that I needed my winter coat when was outside. Disappointed, but not giving up on wearing summer clothes, I put on a summer top with jeans...good thing I am a terrible packer or I would not have thrown in some winter clothes. As we walk, we talk to people, and discovered from the locals here, that Vegas, like a lot of the USA, has been experiencing some weird weather changes this year.

Our first stop was Excalibur Castle. I had seen some unique duffle bags that had only cost $8.00.at the Magnet Max that I decided to get for my daughters. I also picked up shot glasses, at a small price of 3 for $5.00. Cookie had done some research on this shop and found out that although the store was in NEW YORK, NEW YORK, and a few other places. The cost, in the store at the Excalibur was a couple dollars less on all items in the same store at the other locations.

Then it was onto NYNY. Here we decided to venture into Coyote Ugly. At first, I didn’t see why a movie had been made on this bar all I saw was one single girl dancing on the bar, and a game of throwing a golf ball into beer was all that was going on. All of a sudden however, the girl on the bar started living up the crowd by bouncing comments off it, and pouring shot mixture down women’s throats. Then she got the crowd more excited by dumping $5.00 worth of music for the man who got to the jukebox first. When good old rock music poured out of the jukebox, I found myself enjoying not only the friendly atmosphere of the patrons, but also some of the crazy tactics the girl on the bar was employing. I would have liked to stay here longer but there were many more places to explore such as the new spa at the Aria Resort and Casino.

The Spa, as it is called, is open daily from 6:00 am to 8:00PMA. The salon that is part of it is open from 9:00 am to 7:00 PM. For $30.00 per day, you can enjoy a day at the fitness center, swim in the outdoor pool, have some snacks, use the wet area, "Garbanyoku" heated stone bed, and Shio salt room, and outdoor therapy pool and all amenities. The also offer In Spa therapy, Cabana and pool side therapies, massages, facials, tanning, waxings, you name it for various fees. It was my understanding that the $30.00 is waived if you purchase one of the services that have a fee. After a quick tour of the facility, Cookie and I were off to explore more outside of the Aria. Instead, of finding the tram, however, we ended up on a level in the Monte Carlo where the smell of food reminded us we had not eaten all day. After grabbing a quick cup of coffee at a Star Bucks where I could use my gift card I got from a client, we decided on another cheap McDonald’s meal. Most people do not realize that you can eat healthy and cheap at McDonalds. For instance, I got a side salad and a spicy chicken sandwich. I took the bread off the sandwich and chopped it up and put it in my salad. The meal then cost a whopping $2.00. After eating, we set out once again, to find the tram. On our walk we ran into the Cupcake Cakery where the largest cupcake that I ever saw was on display! These yummy cupcakes are made fresh daily and contain no preservatives. The staff at the Cup Cakery, Dino and Layla and happily posed with us and answered all our questions about the cupcakes. The most popular cupcake is the red velvet with cream cheese icing. You can find all the cupcakes online at the cupcakery.com. Layla got into our enthusiasm so much that when went to take a picture, she gave us the huge cupcake to hold. Even though it was plastic, it looked good enough to eat!

Once again, we set off to find the tram. We almost missed it again, as it is not very well marked in that building. The door is off to the side and of course takes you up to the outside roof. Running up the stairs we ran into Bibi, a who cooks French food at the Aria. Bibi was from South Africa. When he first came to the states, he took a job in Philadelphia. Then, his mentor left and so he decided to move to Vegas. Bibi accomplished us to the Bellagio where we impressed with the richness of rooms. Bright chandeliers and rich white marble floors made this resort and casino seem very luxurious. It was here we parted with Bibi..But of course, not until we took some pictures with him. This is also where we decided to zoom into the restroom and change our look so we could go out dancing at Cesar' s Palace. I must say that we got some strange looks while were curling our hair in the bathroom. I thought about it, and I wondered if they thought we were some kind of street worker...Next for the walk to Caesars’ Palace. I absolutely loved way the front of Cesar is set up. Columns and a circular drive make you feel like you had just entered a different time in history. At first when we got into the hotel, it seemed very up scaled.

My opinion changed when I saw what is called the Pussy Cat Club. Here they had a girl dancing with pretty skimpy clothes in a cage. There was also a bar where shadow dancing was done. Thank goodness, Cookie had scored us some free passes to get us into the Pure Night Club as neither of the other two appealed to us. But, after seeing the young kids all lined up to get in and discovering it was local's night where all the people who are from Las Vegas get in free, we decided against going there as well. It was now almost midnight. The shuttle back to the Rio only lasted until 1:00 am. If we were to stay out later a cab would have to be taken back. So, off we went to see if there was anything at Paris, Paris that we could take in.

On our 15-minute walk there, we saw the Bellagio hotel show of water, music and light thoughtfully interwoven to mesmerize its admirers. ...It was actually quite impressive. The sidewalk in front of the water with the stonewall in front of the water was like a picture postcard of some far off city in Europe.


Arriving at Paris/Paris with sore feet, and a lighter attitude, Cookie and I set off to find some entertainment. What we found was dueling pianos. Well, dueling pianos was not what I thought it was going to be. I thought dueling pianos met they tried to out play each other...like break dancing. But, I discovered instead that dueling pianos is where they get the audience to put up money for songs. The song that the piano sit gets the most amount of money is played. Well, at almost one am, the top song of the night was almost a Bridge over Troubled Water. But, at the last minute, Bon Jovi, ruled the night. At five till one, we rushed out to the street and caught our shuttle back to the Rio.... another full day in Vegas had come to an end.

Today we woke up to cold and windy weather and decided to just hang in the room for a while, blog while my dear friend; Cookie gives me a manicure and pedicure! She is awesome! At 2:00 pm, we finally ventured out at to a sometimes sunny but cold enough weather that my winter coat that I needed my winter coat when was outside. Disappointed, but not giving up on wearing summer clothes, I put on a summer top with jeans...good thing I am a terrible packer or I would not have thrown in some winter clothes. As we walk, we talk to people, and discovered from the locals here, that Vegas, like a lot of the USA, has been experiencing some weird weather changes this year.

Our first stop was Excalibur Castle. I had seen some unique duffle bags that had only cost $8.00.at the Magnet Max that I decided to get for my daughters. I also picked up shot glasses, at a small price of 3 for $5.00. Cookie had done some research on this shop and found out that although the store was in NEW YORK, NEW YORK, and a few other places. The cost, in the store at the Excalibur was a couple dollars less on all items in the same store at the other locations.

Then it was onto NYNY. Here we decided to venture into Coyote Ugly. At first, I didn’t see why a movie had been made on this bar all I saw was one single girl dancing on the bar, and a game of throwing a golf ball into beer was all that was going on. All of a sudden however, the girl on the bar started living up the crowd by bouncing comments off it, and pouring shot mixture down women’s throats. Then she got the crowd more excited by dumping $5.00 worth of music for the man who got to the jukebox first. When good old rock music poured out of the jukebox, I found myself enjoying not only the friendly atmosphere of the patrons, but also some of the crazy tactics the girl on the bar was employing. I would have liked to stay here longer but there were many more places to explore such as the new spa at the Aria Resort and Casino.

The Spa, as it is called, is open daily from 6:00 am to 8:00PMA. The salon that is part of it is open from 9:00 am to 7:00 PM. For $30.00 per day, you can enjoy a day at the fitness center, swim in the outdoor pool, have some snacks, use the wet area, "Garbanyoku" heated stone bed, and Shio salt room, and outdoor therapy pool and all amenities. The also offer In Spa therapy, Cabana and pool side therapies, massages, facials, tanning, waxings, you name it for various fees. It was my understanding that the $30.00 is waived if you purchase one of the services that have a fee. After a quick tour of the facility, Cookie and I were off to explore more outside of the Aria. Instead, of finding the tram, however, we ended up on a level in the Monte Carlo where the smell of food reminded us we had not eaten all day. After grabbing a quick cup of coffee at a Star Bucks where I could use my gift card I got from a client, we decided on another cheap McDonald’s meal. Most people do not realize that you can eat healthy and cheap at McDonalds. For instance, I got a side salad and a spicy chicken sandwich. I took the bread off the sandwich and chopped it up and put it in my salad. The meal then cost a whopping $2.00. After eating, we set out once again, to find the tram. On our walk we ran into the Cupcake Cakery where the largest cupcake that I ever saw was on display! These yummy cupcakes are made fresh daily and contain no preservatives. The staff at the Cup Cakery, Dino and Layla and happily posed with us and answered all our questions about the cupcakes. The most popular cupcake is the red velvet with cream cheese icing. You can find all the cupcakes online at the cupcakery.com. Layla got into our enthusiasm so much that when went to take a picture, she gave us the huge cupcake to hold. Even though it was plastic, it looked good enough to eat!

Once again, we set off to find the tram. We almost missed it again, as it is not very well marked in that building. The door is off to the side and of course takes you up to the outside roof. Running up the stairs we ran into Bibi, a who cooks French food at the Aria. Bibi was from South Africa. When he first came to the states, he took a job in Philadelphia. Then, his mentor left and so he decided to move to Vegas. Bibi accomplished us to the Bellagio where we impressed with the richness of rooms. Bright chandeliers and rich white marble floors made this resort and casino seem very luxurious. It was here we parted with Bibi..But of course, not until we took some pictures with him. This is also where we decided to zoom into the restroom and change our look so we could go out dancing at Cesar' s Palace. I must say that we got some strange looks while were curling our hair in the bathroom. I thought about it, and I wondered if they thought we were some kind of street worker...Next for the walk to Caesars’ Palace. I absolutely loved way the front of Cesar is set up. Columns and a circular drive make you feel like you had just entered a different time in history. At first when we got into the hotel, it seemed very up scaled.

My opinion changed when I saw what is called the Pussy Cat Club. Here they had a girl dancing with pretty skimpy clothes in a cage. There was also a bar where shadow dancing was done. Thank goodness, Cookie had scored us some free passes to get us into the Pure Night Club as neither of the other two appealed to us. But, after seeing the young kids all lined up to get in and discovering it was local's night where all the people who are from Las Vegas get in free, we decided against going there as well. It was now almost midnight. The shuttle back to the Rio only lasted until 1:00 am. If we were to stay out later a cab would have to be taken back. So, off we went to see if there was anything at Paris, Paris that we could take in.

On our 15-minute walk there, we saw the Bellagio hotel show of water, music and light thoughtfully interwoven to mesmerize its admirers. ...It was actually quite impressive. The sidewalk in front of the water with the stonewall in front of the water was like a picture postcard of some far off city in Europe.


Arriving at Paris/Paris with sore feet, and a lighter attitude, Cookie and I set off to find some entertainment. What we found was dueling pianos. Well, dueling pianos was not what I thought it was going to be. I thought dueling pianos met they tried to out play each other...like break dancing. But, I discovered instead that dueling pianos is where they get the audience to put up money for songs. The song that the piano sit gets the most amount of money is played. Well, at almost one am, the top song of the night was almost a Bridge over Troubled Water. But, at the last minute, Bon Jovi, ruled the night. At five till one, we rushed out to the street and caught our shuttle back to the Rio.... another full day in Vegas had come to an end.