Day 8 of my Fall 2024 Vegas trip report October 14

 

Monday

Mike and Terin left this morning.  It makes me sad.  I know I will see them in five days but it was fun having them around.

The main thing on my agenda today was getting packed up and moving from the Plaza down to New York New York.  I had a noon checkout so I just relaxed in the room until then.
I got a super nice Lyft driver who had no issues with avoiding the freeways.  We had a good conversation all the way to my destination.

I checked in online but I still went to the desk and got key cards.  What can I say?  I am paranoid about the digital thing not working.  I got a Spa suite in the New Yorker tower.  I am up very high so I hope there are no fires. I would never make it down all those stairs! The elevator is quite terrifying.  It rattles and shakes and my ears pop like crazy.  But I love the room.  It is an old style suite with one of those gigantic tubs.  I am not sure if I can get in and out of that thing.  I might get in and then have to call security to come get me out.  I do think I could probably soak my feet in it….hmmmm. Maybe I will try that. 

I found the Evacuation Map kind of confusing.  I make a habit of looking at these whenever I am in a hotel, but I would be hard pressed to find my way out of here.  What an oddly shaped floor!

I went downstairs at 1:30 to America for lunch.  I had yummy chicken and waffles.  I know, I know.  I always have that.  I am nothing if not a creature of habit!  I kept one of the chicken breasts for later.

One trip I had good luck on a Wicked Wheel at this hotel so I returned to that machine.  It gave me a few bonuses but not enough to keep me alive.   Then I went in search of Mo Mummy.  They only had three of them.   The one I was on was not very cooperative.   When they bonus a lot I will play for hours. But that wasn’t happening today.  I left the Mummy.  I was getting low on today’s budget when I plopped my butt down at another version of Wheel of Fortune.  And amazingly enough Vanna White rescued me AGAIN!  What the heck?  I love that woman.  After she stopped being so generous I came back up to my room.  It was around 5 pm.  
Spent the evening just chilling and watching the interesting views from my windows.

Day 7 of my Fall 2024 Vegas trip October 13

Sunday

One of the best parts of vacation is lying in bed  knowing that you don’t have to clean anything, cook anything,  or launder anything! 

It is awesome!

I did my usual slow start to my day.  I went down to the casino around 11 am to earn my keep.  I went to my favourite old Game King but while he let me play for an hour, he didn’t give up any Deuces.

I went to the washroom and noticed that a lady had been sitting at a Wheel of Fortune Cash Link machine for a long time.  I thought to myself “ These machines must be hitting” so I sat down at one.  At first it wasn’t doing much but then Vanna gave me $250.  Shocked the heck out of me.  A little later the machine gave me a bonus for $280!  I was very pleased.   Eventually the machine cooled off but it was fun while it lasted.
Jonathan Jossel came by to say howdy.  It is always good to see him.

I had to try the MoMummies near the door of the Plaza.  I never have much luck on these ones and this time was no different.

Around 3pm I went to Just Rice and got a bowl of Honey Garlic chicken and rice and brought it back to my room.  This will do me for both lunch and dinner.

I  took a little rest then went back down to the casino.  My brain wanted to wander down Fremont but my body had other ideas so I just stayed “home”.   People were on my old Game Kings so I wandered around trying new slots.  Lost three hundred dollars without a single bonus. So I sat down at a newer Video Poker machine and my first hand gave me 800 quarters!  Okay!  That is more like it. This gave me more play time.  Stayed down in the casino until 8 pm then came up to bed.

I didn’t see Mike and Terin today.  I know they went to the IT Escape room.  They did this last trip but liked it so much they wanted to do it again.  In the evening they went to a hockey game.  Sadly they fly home Monday. I am moving to New York New York for my last 4 nights.

I hate to break it to Jonathan, but none of his clientele here at the Plaza look like this.  Also I am getting very tired of these faces. Time for some new artwork!!!

Day 6 of my Fall 2024 Vegas trip October 12

 

Saturday 

I couldn’t locate my little room humidifier before I left for this trip and I am really missing it . Starting to get nose bleeds my nasal passages are so dry!

Some kind neighbour on this hallway at the Plaza chose to slam their door at 5:30 this morning so that was my wake up call.  As usual, I laid around in bed and did my daily instalment on my trip report.

I showered and got presentable. Breakfast was just a protein bar.  Lunch was mixed nuts. 

I didn’t leave the room until 1:30 pm when I went downstairs to catch an Uber down to Caesars.  Had an uneventful ride.   I wanted to be there in time for when the box office opens at 2 PM. I have been given comp tickets to Garth Brooks and I was going to let Mike and Terin use the tickets. Unfortunately they had bought some tickets of their own about two months ago. They were nosebleed seats. Michael attempted to try and resell them, but he didn’t succeed.  

When I got to the box office, I was happy to see that there wasn’t a very long line, but it seemed that everybody who made it up to the desk took an extremely long time to get their business done.  I was wondering why.   When I made it up there I realized why everything was taking so long. It seemed like a dreadfully disorganized situation. The first thing the fellow I was talking to said was that the hosts who distribute these comp tickets can’t do it until the actual day of the show so telling people to come to the box office is 2 PM is a bad idea because the tickets haven’t been distributed yet???   So I asked the fella if I should go away and come back a little later and he said no, just wait here.  But then there was all kinds of confusion about my identity, because even though I handed him my drivers license, they had my former address, my former phone number, my former email address on record. I explained that I had moved.  I asked if he was able to change all of that information and apparently whatever he was working on would NOT allow him to update my details.  What kind of insanity is that?  I guess it’s no wonder why I never receive any offers from Caesars Palace.  He was giving me such a hard time I was beginning to feel like I wasn’t going to get these comped seats at all! He was trying to email or text me using old info.  Finally after standing there for 15 minutes he did something or other and issued me two tickets. Thank God!   When I stepped away from the counter, I was thrilled to notice that my seats were on the floor (not in the first chunk of seats, in the second chunk of seats)  but they normally would’ve cost about $1200  so I was thrilled to give the tickets to Mike and Terin.  They went from the nose bleeds to the floor so they were pretty darn happy.

It was 2:30 by this time and I had told the kids to meet me at Caesars at 5:30. I had reservations at Gordon Ramsay‘s Pub and Grill. I settled in to play for the rest of the afternoon.  I tried one Mo Mummy machine and it wasn’t bonusing at all but then I moved to a different bank of machines and found another Mo Mummy  machine and this one was hitting really well. I just played that machine for several hours. I started with $400 and wound up with $500 so I was pleased.

I haven’t been in Caesars in a few years, I was amazed at how dark it seemed. But I guess in comparison to someplace like Fontainebleau where everything is so bright anywhere else seems dark. I was also astonished by the crowd there!   That place was mobbed.  I saw it least three wedding parties go by, but that couldn’t have been the reason for the crowd. A certain “ someone”  was in town but I don’t see why that would mob Caesars?   I don’t know why but the place was just incredibly busy.   Good for them I guess.  But it also made me say to myself that I never want to stay here.  I don’t enjoy crowds that big.  I was very happy I made reservations at the restaurant because it was insanely busy too. 

Mike and Terin arrived on time.  They did the Flyover thing that afternoon and really thought it was fun.  Initially the restaurant told us to stand to the side for a minute, but then they gave us our table almost right away. We ordered Gordon Ramsay‘s three-course meal again as we frequently do. I like this version of it even better than the one we had over at Ramsey‘s kitchen at Harrah’s. Last year it seemed that Ramsey’s kitchen was only offering the Tasting menu which is more expensive, but now they are offering the 3 course menu too.  Here at Ramsey’s Pub at Caesars it was three courses for $85 even though the website says $79.99.  I could have said something but didn’t bother.  You started with either soup or salad. I had the onion soup and it was excellent. Of course you got Beef Wellington and the dessert was the sticky toffee pudding again. I could be wrong but I think when we visited Ramsay‘s kitchen at Harrahs, we were only given half of a beef Wellington portion. This place gave you two chunks of the beef Wellington.  Of course I took advantage of my four free alcoholic drinks.  It was all delicious but too much food!  We were stuffed!

To walk off some of the food  the kids decided to accompany me to the rideshare area at Caesars valet which is was quite a ways away from the Colosseum.  I appreciate when they help me out like that. Mike  likes making sure I get in the right vehicle and he puts the walker in the back of the car for the drivers.  Mike explained about the “ no highways “ thing to the young driver. When I got in the vehicle I repeated it but he turned to me and said he didn’t speak English.  He seemed like a really sweet kid. I repeated “No highway” a few times finally he said  “No freeway???”  and I said “YES, yes no freeway!!!”   He chose to turn right on LV BLVD out of Caesars and go down to Flamingo then over to Paradise and go downtown that way. I think there’s shorter ways but I was just THRILLED that he was doing what I asked.   Made it back to the Plaza around 7 pm.

I hadn’t given Plaza any play that day so I felt like I should do that. I went to play my Wicked Wheel machine for about an hour but I wasn’t really enjoying myself because I was so tired so I just came up to bed.  I was out cold by 9 pm. 

I only have one more day at the Plaza and then I check out Monday and move to NY NY.  I wish I had booked for a longer stay here.  Three nights downtown is too short!

Pardon the awful overhead lighting!