"Shawn Hirn" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote:

> Nancy, when were you in Las Vegas? Was it the week of April 24th? I was
> supposed to go that week, but I had to skip that trip.

I left on the 25th. "Picked" a bad time to go there, there was a
huge media convention and every hotel room, every flight was
booked. Oddly enough, finally found a room ($$) a half block
from the brouhaha, the convention center.

> I was in Las
> Vegas in January and I had a great time! I am only a modest gambler, so
> $100 takes me through a whole week of gambling there,

(laugh) That's about what I dropped over the week I was there.

> but I had an
> opportunity to drive out into the mountains one day and the scenery was
> spectacular.

That was the best, driving up around Mt. Charleston (?) and around
there. So nice, got some pictures. Also, the trip to the Hoover Dam,
that was excellent, and then drove up along Lake Mead and through
???? Fire Canyon? I think? I am lame when it comes to names. Maybe
it was red rock or something. Spectacular, and I loved the flowers.
Orange and yellow. Have no clue how they survive.

> Finding good restaurants to eat in Las Vegas without spending a lot of
> money is easy.

Heh, not if you're me. I could be standing in the middle of five
great places to eat and not notice one of them.

> One of my favorite meals is the off menu $7.77 sirloin
> steak and broiled shrimp special at Mr. Lucky's in the Hard Rock Cafe.
> You get a nice size steak and a skewer of broiled shrimp, plus mashed
> potatoes and a huge green salad for a mere $7.77.

You're the second one to say Hard Rock and steak in the same
breath, even though I'm not sure you're talking about the same
restaurants there.

Funny, I was flipping through the yellow pages at the hotel, looking
for an In n Out no doubt, amused myself by looking at restaurant
menus. Who knows, maybe I would have found a place to try.
Came across this Mexican restaurant, Cantina something or other,
the chef's specials cracked me up. Not a complete list, but quite
inclusive of what they we Osso bucco, Picatta de Pollo,Marsala,Parm,
Shrimp fra diavolo. Linguini portafina, Atlantic Salmon, Lobster
fra diavolo.

Gotta love those mexican specialties. (laugh)

nancy