Only in Vegas
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas… and that includes the weird Vegas-only things featured in these blog posts.
wynn
April 29, 2012
We took a little stroll over to the Wynn not too long ago. That hotel is just so beautiful. I wish my backyard looked like this. But then again, I guess I would need to employ gardeners around the clock to keep it up.
Graciela was particularly fond of their waterfalls and wanted to jump in. I had to hold her back. All I wanted was a picture, but the kid is really strong and kept turning around trying to escape.
day out
April 25, 2012
I don’t know if you remember, but Luis really likes the Titanic. So when my brother offered to watch Graciela so we could go out, Luis and I decided to go see the Titanic exhibit at the Luxor.
They had all sorts of really cool artifact that have been rescued from the bottom of the ocean.
They recreated some of the rooms on the Titanic so you could see how things really were on the ship.
They even had one huge piece of the side of the ship.
At the end of the exhibit, they had a wall with the names of all those who lost their lives on the Titanic, and it was just absolutely crazy to think that those lives could have been spared.
where is your mother?
January 26, 2012
I was stopped at a red light earlier this week, looked up and saw one of many billboards. My first thought was, “Oh, the Porn Expo is in town again.” (I don’t think that is the official title of their expo, but they do have one here every year.) I then looked closer, to my horror. It is a sign for a Quinceañera!
How on earth is that child supposed to be 15? And would a mom really let her 15 year old set foot outside of the house looking like that?
vegas weddings
October 18, 2011
I see them every day, but I still haven’t made up my mind about what I think about them. Fun? Tacky? Exciting? Idk. What say ye?
Luis: Super tacky.
arepas
October 12, 2011
Have you ever heard of arepas? I drove past this cute little stand one time during my lunch break and decided to stop and try it. I was familiar with the name because my brother had mentioned it once when I was trying to explain to him what pupusas were. Now these are definitely not pupusas, but they are just as good.
Arepas are… kind of a cross between a tortilla and a pupusa. I’m not sure if they’re all like this, but mine was served sandwich-style. I ordered chicken with cheese (they also had a yummy green sauce to go along with it). I also ordered a sugar cane juice, hoping it would be similar to the Brazilian caldo de cana. It wasn’t and got thrown almost entirely in the trash (cue gasps of horror at my wastefulness).
And if you’re the kind of person who needs dinner and a show, you can just shimmy along to this little establishment across the street:
This is Vegas, after all, what did you expect?
It’s not worth it!
July 26, 2011
…I yell, almost instinctively as I drive by THIS while either picking up/dropping off/or visiting Natalia at work:
Some of you might recognize this place as featured on hit reality series PAWN STARS. Spencer and I visited this place once, and it was a COMPLETE and UTTER let down. The upside, is that there was no wait when we went.
The same can’t be said for the unfortunate souls above who don’t know what kind of disappointment they’re headed toward. To make it worse, it’s bubbling hot outside. I’m surprised these people standing in line haven’t melted yet.
So, I do my best and try to warn them:
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