Trips
Trips
We just spent a weekend in Chicago for no reason other than wanting a little change of scenery. This time we stayed at Hotel Palomar, a relatively new Kimpton property located in the River North area. The location was terrific....
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We started the day by doing a bit of gambling at the recently-renovated Tropicana. We’d been to the updated Trop on a previous trip where we took the Mob Experience tour. This time, we just played a few slots, including our new...
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In the morning we got up bright and early (well, 9am—we’re not crazy) and headed downtown. We had an appointment to tour the Neon Museum Boneyard, a collection of donated signs that tell the story of glitz gone by. From the S...
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Since Southwest Airlines ran one of their special vacation packages that included a discounted room and two show tickets, we decided to escape the Midwest winter and return to Sin City once again. For the first time, we rented ...
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We started Day Four with lunch at Aria. Yep, lunch. Party foul—we did a little work before heading out. Anyway, Aria is one of the hotels that’s part of the relatively new CityCenter development. It is set off the strip a bit t...
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We started off day three by heading to the pool in the morning to try to catch some sun. “Try” is right. The New York New York pool – essentially a slab of concrete with a hole with some water in it – doesn’t get any sunlight u...
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For day two, we walked The Strip and stopped in casinos along the way. We have to admit, though still not a luxury casino, Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall seems to have cleaned up its act quite a bit. We stopped in at a few of...
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We booked a four-night/five day trip to Las Vegas a couple of months back through Southwest Vacations. The promo included two free show tickets (and that’s a significant savings since show tickets here generally costs about $10...
Concert Recaps
Started off with a visit to the Cloud Gate or “The Bean” in Millennium Park and a leisurely lunch at the Park Grill. While the place isn’t particularly cheap, given the Fest’s going rates for libations, we were okay paying $10 ...
Concert Recaps
We got a late start today and after shopping at Macy’s, Filene’s Basement and some other stores in the area, we met a couple of old friends at Potbelly, a cool (but ubiquitous) Chicago eatery chain known for its sandwiches and,...