My son is on spring break this week and I mentioned that we were consider taking a small road trip. My son had a list of things that he wanted to do on his break like go and see Hunger Games, go to Universal Studios and he really wanted to Las Vegas. We decided that it would be nice to get away so off we went to Sin City. We usually stay at The Excalibur since they have an arcade for kids and the rates were really reasonable this week, like $21.00 a night. They do charge a resort fee of $15.00 a day so I guess the rate was actually $36.00 a night plus all of the lovely taxes. We left early Sunday morning and got back late Tuesday afternoon.
We did a lot of walking on Sunday. We visited several casinos and bothered lots of random strangers to take pictures of us. My son is just amazed with Las Vegas and all the strip walking is a good workout too!
We also ate at one our favorite sandwich places that we do not have here in California. It is called "Earl of Sandwich" and they have the best hot sandwiches ever!! I always get The Earl's Club, which has roasted turkey breast. Mmmm! If you have never tried this place, you have to try it!! Their website says that they are opening one soon at Downtown Disney right near Disneyland. I can hardly wait!!
We finished off the night by taking my son to the arcade and he played some games and collected a few prizes. My son can go through $25.00 within a few minutes so we have to keep a close eye on him!
On Monday we went to the Fashion Show Mall because there is a Lululemon store and I wanted to check out a tank that I have been eyeing on their website. It's called the "Stuff Your Bra Tank" and of course after I tried it, I bought it. I like that it has a ton of pockets to hold gels, keys and even your phone so you can run hands free. I can't wait until I can actually run a race again so that I can wear it.
After the mall, we headed back to the hotel to hit up the pool. I opted not to do the pool thing and headed to the Fitness Center to get a workout in.
I only did six miles but with the walk breaks in between the jogs, a six mile run takes longer than I would like it to. The fitness center was pretty decent and was practically empty. They hotel supplied...
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| the water and the towels... |
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| the view of the pool.... AND |
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the entertainment!
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I
am not sure what kind of dance this girl was doing but it was pretty
entertaining! Perhaps she had a little too much too drink! I did witness her making a few trips to the bar.
After our visit to the pool we went back to our room and showered and headed out for dinner. My son wanted to see the motorcycles at the Harley Davidson Cafe so we took him there for dinner. The food wasn't to die for but my son enjoyed the many motorcycles on display.
We were pretty beat after all of the activities of the day and headed back to the hotel to take a rest before we did a little more walking around on the strip. We closed out the night by having a beer, which is something that I don't normally do but Michelob Ultra tastes better to me than most beer. I tried it at a race I ran in December with Shawna and decided that beer is not that bad after all.
As we were driving down to the strip to head back to California, I spotted this place and stopped to grab some lunch.
Although we have several Whole Foods Markets in California, I don't have a location close to my house. I tried the split pea soup and this yummy dish from the Hot Food Bar:
They were barely putting out the hot lunch foods so I am not sure what this is called but I think the guy putting the food out said it is called Curried Quinoa. It is just vegetables with quinoa and it is just a tad bit spicy. It was pretty good!! I would definitely get it again in spite of fact that the food is pricey and you have to be careful since it is sold by the pound!
So these are the highlights of our Vegas trip. It's back to work for me today but I only have a two day work week because I am off this Friday. I also have physical therapy tomorrow and I am hoping that I will be released to start "running" without the walk breaks. My pain seems to be going away but I don't want to jinx myself by saying that! The pain always seems to sneak back up on me just when I think things are starting to get better. I don't wish a running injury on anyone..it has been life changing for me!
Do you like Whole Foods? What are some of your favorites from Whole Foods?
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