First Trip to Las Vegas Jan 25th - 30th
Wednesday Day 2
We got the all day bus pass for $7 to head to Town Square, the shopping plaza at the South end of the strip.
I asked the bus guard (I don't know what they are called) where is this famous In N Out I keep reading about all over the net. She points down Tropicana Avenue and said right over there, you see the big yellow sign? She said you would have to catch another bus to get there or a taxi because it's not "walkable" from the Strip.
A lesbian couple sitting next to us chimed in, the dominant of the two said "Oh it's walkable, you just catch the bus to Tropicana and you walk straight over. The burgers are awesome." Then I asked "Is it better than Five Guys?" She said "Oh waaaay better than Five Guys, I live in the East Coast now and that's all we have out here but I love In N Out."
My boyfriend who has quite the appetite and loves Five Guys was like oh we have to try that while we're here.
On the bus monitor, it says next stop Town Square so we get ready. Then we see the bus zooms past Town Square. WTH? All the passengers look at each other and say that's our stop. Hmmm I guess we are suppose to push that red button. The bus takes us down to the outlets on the South end of the Strip so we got off there and walked around. Found a few bargains then left.
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| At the bus stop near the outlets waiting to go to Town Square |
Then we catch another bus to go to Town Square and my boyfriend starts b*tching about how he is starving and has not eaten all day. As for myself, I just want to shop but we stop for something to eat just so he could let me shop in peace. We go to this sushi place called Kabuki.
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| Town Square |
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| Inside the Kabuki restaurant |
We both get the lunch box specials. He gets the bigger one being the greedy person that he is. I get the smaller one and we each got a sushi roll.
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| Their menu |
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| Peas/salt and miso soup. |
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| His beef ribs lunch box special. |
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| My beef ribs lunch box special and my roll. |
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| His roll which tasted better than mine. I cannot remember the names of the rolls. |
We enjoyed our food, it was very filling and our bill came to less than $60 including drinks. The prices were very reasonable and the waitress was exceptionally nice. Not sure if she was actually Japanese or Chinese but who cares.
We shop and catch the bus back to the Strip. It is now almost 5pm or 5:30. We stop and watch the Bellagio Fountain show.
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| Ducks near the fountains |
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| Bellagio |
We have tickets to see the 7:30pm showing Cirque du Soleil Mystere at Treasure Island. We go back to the room and change. Time to get all dressed up on a night on the town in Vegas! I put on a LBD (little black dress) with heels and he puts on a button up shirt, jeans and dress shoes and catch the tram from Mirage to TI.
So there's a crowd of people on the tram dressed in t-shirts and sneakers. They must be going to hang out in the casino. So we get our tickets from the box office and go in the theater. Oh wait. The same people from the tram are in the theater and 95% of the people are dressed that way. There are only a handful of other people that are dressed up like us. Hmmm Americans must not dress up for these things. Oh well...
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| Mystere Box Office |
The Mystere show is awesome! My favorite part were the two men who balanced off of each other. Wow what strength, it looked really painful but they made it look so easy. It was not 9pm yet. We were on the guest list to go to Surrender but too early to go there. When in doubt, time to eat.
I did research on the internet beforehand and my list of must eat places were: Raku, Lotus of Siam, Burger Bar, at least one buffet, and one high end place like L'Atelier or Guy Savoy.
My boyfriend just wanted to try In N Out after he heard it was soooo good.
We decided to head to Raku ,a Japanese grill place.
My boyfriend just wanted to try In N Out after he heard it was soooo good.
We decided to head to Raku ,a Japanese grill place.
The restaurant was in a strip mall type plaza in Chinatown. It was relatively small and had a cozy atmosphere. I like to go to an Asian place and see that Asians actually eat there too, that must mean the food is good right? The waitress was really friendly and explained the dishes to us. The most memorable dishes were the juicy deep fried chicken (how typical), chicken breast wrapped in chicken skin, the tofu, the lamb, the asparagus and the chocolate lava cake along with a few glasses of sake. Also note they bake the chocolate cake fresh and it takes 10 minutes once you order but it is worth it.
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| Raku's Menu |
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| The bar |
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| Fried Tofu |
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| Regular Tofu |
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| Fried Asparagus, soup and the ground beef kabob, I think |
I did not take pics of all of the food but it was very good. They serve in tapas style (small plate portions) so you can taste various things. Our bill came to $96 including 3 glasses of sake which were $8 per glass.
By this time it's around 10:30 and we had to the Encore hotel to go to Surrender nightclub for their industry night. The Encore is a gorgeous hotel. The lobby and casino are decorated with rich vibrant shades of red and pink. The vibe there is somewhat laidback but it is a Wednesday night.
We are on the guest list - girls are free but non-local men pay $40??? No free drink, no anything? I guess this is one of the more "high class clubs". The male staff is dressed in their snazziest suits and do not smile. They have a very serious look on their faces similar to that of Secret Service agents.
The club is beautiful and has a good crowd. It is indoor and outdoor. The outdoor is area is a beach club in the summertime with many pools and a few bar areas while the indoor has one bar, poles for their numerous dancers and many tables reserved for bottle service.
Apparently, there is a size 2 requirement for waitresses who work there. Back home, they like women with a more voluptuous body but these girls fit into that West Coast ideal. There were a few in particular who had very obvious breast augmentations but who am I to judge?
This club has 10-15 dancers on poles at a time and each one of them as a replacement and then they have a replacement. Wow, they made our home clubs look so small time.
The club played all techno and electronic dance music non-stop. I like techno but after 3 hours straight, I was starting to feel a little loopy. Also there was nowhere to sit down inside unless you had bottle service, you get what you pay for so ladies with heels be aware. Reserved tables lined all the of the walls and were in the middle of what was suppose to be the dance floor, I'm assuming. There were places to sit outside but it was so freaking cold.
You can tell it's locals night because it seems like most of the patrons know each other.
Feet are hurting, no bottle service, it's cold outside, techno music. I had an okay time but unless you have bottle service, your feet will suffer but I would later find out that this is the norm in Vegas clubs.
We are on the guest list - girls are free but non-local men pay $40??? No free drink, no anything? I guess this is one of the more "high class clubs". The male staff is dressed in their snazziest suits and do not smile. They have a very serious look on their faces similar to that of Secret Service agents.
The club is beautiful and has a good crowd. It is indoor and outdoor. The outdoor is area is a beach club in the summertime with many pools and a few bar areas while the indoor has one bar, poles for their numerous dancers and many tables reserved for bottle service.
Apparently, there is a size 2 requirement for waitresses who work there. Back home, they like women with a more voluptuous body but these girls fit into that West Coast ideal. There were a few in particular who had very obvious breast augmentations but who am I to judge?
This club has 10-15 dancers on poles at a time and each one of them as a replacement and then they have a replacement. Wow, they made our home clubs look so small time.
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| One of the many dancers |
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| More dancers |
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| Outdoor Pool Area |
You can tell it's locals night because it seems like most of the patrons know each other.
Feet are hurting, no bottle service, it's cold outside, techno music. I had an okay time but unless you have bottle service, your feet will suffer but I would later find out that this is the norm in Vegas clubs.
My favorite actor is Jason Statham, not because of his acting skills but because I think he is as Americans would say "hot". His body, face, accent just make me melts.
You may wondering why I am saying this. Well we head back to the hotel around 3 or 4am. I check my Facebook and see that Surrender has posted that Jason Statham is at the club after his movie premiere.
What? I was in the same spot as Jason Statham and I did not see him? Can we go back to the club like now?
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