While in Vegas for PMA, we got to stay at one of my favorite hotels: The Golden Nugget. Yes it's in the gloriously seedy downtown area and I love it! It has the most amazing pool area you've ever seen, a decadent spa, beautiful rooms and $5 three-card poker tables. What more could one ask for?!
When I was here in October 2006, this area was under construction
And now look at it!
But wait, what's that stuff in the center?
And what's that orange tubular thing?
A water slide??
Through an aquarium? Oh cool!
?!?!?!? Sharks?????
Lots of sharks!!!!
BIG SHARKS!
Leopard sharks!
IN THE POOL!
Can you imagine?!
A shark-free hot tub
Dive Bar
At breakfast, Mama and I picked Keno numbers
We bet a $1 on each round
Happy Shawn--he had filet mignon eggs benedict for $8 :)
The Golden Nugget Spa
Mama taking pictures
The changing and locker area
With snacks!
The sink area, complete with all the hair/body products one could ever want
Stairs leading up to...
the most beautiful hot tub ever
Pillowy ceiling
Statues
The way back down :(
Mama and I curled up on a plushy chair
Happy toes :)
At my favorite restaurant in all of Vegas, Mon Ami Gabi at The Paris
"Organ Boy" having his duck liver pate
Me with shrimp and wine!
My fish
His steak
His dessert (chocolate mousse)
Mama's dessert (bread pudding)
Thanks to iStockphoto for the great trip to PMA! And thanks to Panasonic for letting me use their new Lumix DMC-TZ3 to shoot these pictures.