Although I’ve been twice before, this time was different. This time I went to gamble. I took a road trip Friday night with my special lady to Sin City. We had a luxury suite over looking The Strip in The Palazzo, 26th floor. Really nice room, sunken living room, 3 flat screens, spa shower and separate tub, pretty much pimp across the board. Of course after checking in we went down to test our luck a little. Reiko introduced me to the world of Craps. I’d seen it on TV and in movies, but didn’t really know anything about it other than 7 & 11. I have to admit it was a bit overwhelming at first, but it turns out it’s really easy. We played some Black Jack and Roulette, with a little success, but less exciting than Craps. After a few hours and a couple bills up, we decided to call it a night.

We started our day off with a delicious yogurt parfait and a breakfast shake at Solaro. We attempted visiting the pool, but we could feel our skin melting off as it was hellishly hot. Instead we decided to hit up The Shoppes between The Palazzo and The Venetian. We made reservations for dinner at Delmonico Steakhouse and a spa treatment at the Canyon Ranch Spa. I got the Deluxe Conditioning Body Scrub using the Mango Sugar Glo. Reiko got the Seventh Heaven body treatment. I think we were both really satisfied with what we got. I can also see us going to the spa more frequently. After the spa, we had dinner at Emeril’s restaurant. My best friend Stoyan also works there, though he was in Jamaica at the time. We had a Sherry-based onion soup, the Kobe beef with arugula salad, and a side of asparagus. The steak and salad were amazing, the soup was weird and not at all what I expected, and the asparagus was mediocre at best. Because it was a red wine soup, it didn’t taste like the French Onion Soup I was expecting. I did eat most of it, but I would have preferred a good French Onion Soup. We gambled a bit more after dinner and called it a night.

We started our day off the same as we did Saturday morning, with a delicious yogurt parfait and a different breakfast shake at Solaro. We spent the morning gambling a bit, me primarily at the Craps tables and Reiko at the Black Jack tables. Neither of us were on, so we decided to head home. On our way home, we stopped in Primm at the outlet to see if they had anything good. I’m glad we stopped, as I’m now the proud owner of my very own chef’s apron. Reiko got a matching one as well, so now we look like professionals (ha!) when we’re in the kitchen.

Prior to this trip, I never really had any interest in gambling. I can now see the appeal and am looking forward to the next time Reiko and I can go back. Hopefully we get a chance to see one of the shows too.