Rod had about 5 hours of work to do in La Jolla and I only had Thanksgiving weekend that I could get away. So we invited the kids all over on Sunday before Thanksgiving, served them smoked turkey and ribs and informed them that we were leaving for Thanksgiving. We spent a night at The Flamingo in Vegas, had Thanksgiving pancakes with Bekah and Curtis at Dupar's on Fremont Street (becoming one of our favorite eateries in Vegas) and then onto Del Mar and LaJolla
We are quite the deal shoppers so basically ALMOST everything we did was from hotels tonight, hotels.com, hotwire or groupon.
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| Flamingos at The Flamingo (hotel.com) |
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| a really cool power project with mirrors by the California/ Nevada border bu Primm |
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| Rod eating (post) Thanksgiving Lobster & Crab at The Crab Catcher in LaJolla (Groupon coupon at 50%) |
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| The string of card heading from Vegas to California on Sunday night. It was like in the movie Field of Dreams. Its crazy that this freeway is only two lanes. |
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| FINALLY!! Lucilles Smoke House ribs chicken & brisket with a side of cheesy grits and collard greens. The best smoked meat this side of Rod's Tragger |
We found a great room on Hotwire in Vegas on Saturday night at The Aria. It is a 5* and is franly AMAZING!!!
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| great lobby decor idea for the holidays |
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| and finally our room. It was the best bed I have ever slept in. I couldnt get out of it for basically two days. |
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| Everything in this room was automated |
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| Chocolate dipped strawberries & macaroons -- a gift from the hotel on check in |
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| Everywhere you turn at The Aria there is beautiful textures, lines and designs. | This is the outside fountain wall |
Finally we left our room and ate at Mon Ami Gani at The Paris right across the street from The Bellagio fountains. Great food for prices I would pay in SLC- not the regular Vegas prices.
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| The Aria |
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| this is actually an art work depiction of the Colorado Rover. |
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| check out this cool floor. |
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| its now my phone screen saver |
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there is a Chihuly gallery. I love his work
http://www.chihuly.com/
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It was a nice trip. A lot of driving. Good food, black friday shopping and a little bit of work Fun to get away and nice to spend some time with my husband
