We didn't play long though because we had early dinner reservations at Roy's. We were celebrating my retirement (oh, yeah, been milking that one for all it's worth), just as we celebrated her 21st birthday there. It was just wonderful. I had butterfish, and could hardly talk after the first bite, just wanted to savor the experience. For us, it simply seems like Roy's is consistently excellent. But good as it was, in just 24 hours it was going to be slightly upstaged.
We had tickets to Cirque du Soleil's "Ka" that evening. It completely lived up to the Cirque standard. Lot's of martial arts and people floating on wires in a romantic ballet. We came out smiling, amazed as usual that no one seems to kill himself. I'd love to have the opportunity to see rehearsals.
The highlight of the trip was our last evening when we ate at the Mesa Grill, Bobby Flay's restaurant in Caesars Palace. It was intentionally a slow experience, starting with margaritas and the chicken tacos. The chicken has a sweet barbecue sauce, and there is also an ancho chile sauce to go on it. Each dish was exquisite and we had a pineapple upside down cake for desert (having done our chocolate fix at Roy's with the chocolate souffles. We walked out very full and wanting a little exercise. We walked all over Caesars and then, while Tu played a little Wheel of Fortune, I sat at a blackjack table, hit a brief winning streak, and won back the money we'd lost before and a little more. So all in all, lots of fun. It's the last time Tu and I will see each other until July, so the good-bye hugs were warm.
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