I'm back from Vegas and like all of my trips with my family, it was a blast. We stayed at the Main Street Station in Downtown Las Vegas. I'm not really into all of the glitz and glam of the Strip. Maybe it's because Vegas has always been a family vacation destination, I don't feel the need to get drunk, dress up in a shiny outfit and hit the clubs.
For my family Vegas means three things: eating, shopping and gambling. Here's a photo recap of my Christmas trip to Las Vegas.
First class from ORD to LAS, white wine and warm nut medley
Fish tacos
Double chocolate cookie
from the sky
Nonrev outfit
Sweater and skirt: The Limited
Necklace: Banana Republic
Tights: grocery store
Flats: Maturalizer
Purse: Aldo
Oxtail chili cheese fries
Crusty Crab: Crab cake, fried onion rings
Kalbi burger: Angus beef, kalbi sauce, kim chee
Shogun burger: Wagyu beef, unagi, and froie gras
My sampler platter, we split all the burgers
Joe's Seafood in Caesar's Forum, Caesar salad
Stone crabs
Teeny tiny fork
Peanut butter pie
Stopped by the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop from Pawn Stars
Chumlee t-shirts
Vintage items in the Pawn shop
Bellagio conservatory floral arrangements
Ice skating pengos
Me and Dad
Me and Mom
Chocolate fountain at the Jean Philippe patisserie in the Bellagio
Lower half of fountain
On the tram ride to the Aria
Chocolate dragon at Jean Philippe store in the Aria
Christmas tree at the Aria
Christmas decor at Crystals shopping center
Lunch at Lombardi's in Planet Hollywood
Dad's Manhattan Clam chowder
My Smoked salmon and cream cheese
Mom's brisket hash
Supa Asian
My Black Cherry Stout at 777 bar
Mom and her cousins
Grilled salmon at Market Street Cafe in the California
Prime rib at Makret Street Cafe
Blueberry pie
Cherries Jubilee
Love how the California hotel is like a little Hawaii
Bon Jovi on the Freemont Street experience
My family crossing the street with Elvis, only in Vegas
Our favorite restaurant in Vegas, Triple George Grill
The aviation martini: gin, lime juice and maraschino cherries
Cheers
Sweater: The Gap
Blouse: Peaches and Cream
Necklace: H&M
House salad with balsamic dressing, half portion
Ciopinno seafood stew, half portion
Kalua cheesecake
Dad won $50 on the penny machine
Won $80 on the penny's
Victory ice cream
Brother and his broken ice cream cone
Waiting for the flight out of LAS, found a new pet
Evidently I got some blue gum stick to my tights, ew
At least I got first class on the way back to Illinois: Mexican breakfast hash with biscuit and fruit
Snow over the desert
Christmas display in Terminal 3 ORD
The USA tree, Hawaii o the bottom, Illinois on the top
Christmas time in O'Hare, love it
My traveling ritual, Argo tea and my Kindle. Pom tea and Sophie Katz series
I wanna send a big thank you out to my awesome family. I had a great time hanging out with you guys, even though we were constantly rushing around foreign tourists during the after-Christmas sales.
Meri Kurisumasu!
