Las Vegas in August

My family has been visiting Sin City for many years and it's one of their favorite destinations. As for me, my first time was when I was nineteen and the only thing I cared about was playing in snow and buying new boots. Eight years later and we're still Vegas-bound.

Las Vegas is an every evolving organism. Every time I come back it feels so familiar, yet there's always something new. The first thing on our newest visit to Las Vegas is Giada's new restaurant in The Cromwell.

Giada photo booth

Her name on everything

Love the floors

Panoramic views

Tri-colore salad

Margherita pizza and our blood orange mocktails

Bottoms up

Lobster roll with arugula salad

Zeppoli

Amore selfie

My newest acquisition

Korean for dinner

Fancy breakfast at Bouchon

Beautiful hallway in the Venetian

Like Mad Men, but with cargo shorts

Yummy pastries

My salmon with baguette

Dad's corned beef hash

Visiting my cousin

The Strip's newest attraction

Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (from Tanked)

Car aquarium

Downtown dinner

One of our favorites

Mixed greens with apples, nuts, and cherries

Ciopinno

Stuffed shrimp and bass

Bread pudding

Shopping at Casear's

Cheese!

Fame's lychee slushie

Fuku burgers (Karai and buta)

Flask as big as your head

Bellagio gardens

Aria reception

Temple at Caesar's

Serendipity 3 frozen hot chocolate fix

Spoiled brat

So even though I had to fly from Las Vegas to Los Angeles to Nashville to Chicago to Bloomington to get home, it was totally worth it to see my parents for a couple of days. I can't wait to see them again. One more month and the whole clan is coming to Chi-town. Put on a coat, it's gonna be chilly!

-Akemi-chan