Tr- 3/23-3/30 Rio

This was DH%26#39;s and my 7th annual trip to Vegas to celebrate our anniversary. We usually go 3 rd week in March as we were married there on March 24 th 2004.

Wiil post in reply.....

Tr- 3/23-3/30 Rio

Day 1, up at 2 am to get ready, drop car off at car place, take shuttle to airport,have some coffee and wait about 10 mins. to board.

Flew with Delta this time as they had better prices than Southwest!!

Flight was full, had a stopover in Cinncinati,some got off, more came on.

We walked around the airport for a little while, Dh collects shot glasses, and wanted one from Ohio.

Got back on and arrived in Vegas 10 mins. early!10:23 am pst.

Waited and waited and waited for luggage, and the airport wasnt even that crowded!!

Finally get it and schlep bags to car rental shuttle, it was there, so didnt have to wait! Rented from Avis this time as they had better prices than Dollar,through Delta.com. Got a Ford Focus, a really strange gold color, oh well it fit all the luggage and was good on gas.

Tr- 3/23-3/30 Rio

Great another Rio trip report!! I%26#39;m staying there in 17 days! Looking forward to it.

Day 1 cont. Get car and I%26#39;m starving , its about 11:30 am ( 2: 30) our time so I need food now!!

Go to In N Out, it was packed, I never saw it so full, but the line went pretty quick, 2 cheeseburgers animal style 2 fries and 2 drinks, that cured my hunger, YUMMY !!

So on to Rio to check in. Its about 1:00 so we get to the check in line and theres about 6 people ahead of us, no biggie, the line went fast,asked nicely for an upgrade, no such luck,got Ipenema Tower room

1061,your standard Rio suite, no view, clean and it served its purpose, to sleep and shower in.

The plus was Starbucks was right off the elevator...

So we unpack, get organized and get out of the room as quick as possible,were in Vegas!!!

Off to Palazzo to pick up tix to Jersey Boys on our anniv. night.

I like Palazzo, so we get players cards, Love the chains with the P on them( our last name starts with P)we have quite a few now, I use them for our local casinos players cards and everyone asks where i got it.So we played there on some slots no big wins ,had fun anyway,had a couple cocktails and started to get hungry again.

We head back to Rio to do the buffet, well Im in line and this Asian lady asks me if I want to eat here??? I say yes, she says I will give you free??? she says follow me?? So she takes my hand and we enter the Diamond 7 stars VIP buffet area, and she goes up to the cashier and says she wants to pay for us!!!Well not really pay but she has some free and doesnt want to waste them, so We thanked her so many times, I couldnt beleive it, so we get seated in the Vip buffet area, probably the only time I will get to sit there!!That was such a random act of kindness I will never forget!!!

So the buffet was ok, not great, had some cold shrimp,cant remember what else...sorry.

After the meal, walked around some, played some random slots , won a little on Star Trek, and was starting to feel the jeg lag, so off to bed for us, was about 10 pm, up almost 23 hours...goodnight!

Congrats on the RAOK! Here I thought there is no good left in people.

That was a very nice thing for the 7star lady to do.

I wasn%26#39;t that impressed with the buffet at the RIO either.

Waiting to hear more...hope you had some luck.

Day 2 Anniversary Day

Up at 7;30 relax in bed, order room service to surprise DH.

Breakfast was really good, fresh and hot delivered quickly.

Showered and dressed, had another surprise for Dh, not yet though, had to find Albertson%26#39;s for supplies.

Well the one on Spring Mtn. closed, so on to W. Flamingo one, didnt realise how far on Flamingo it was.

Got our water, snacks, pepsi for DH, has to have it!!

and a foam cooler and some ice.

Now on to DH%26#39;s surprise...Go Kart racing!!

Went to Pole Position Raceway, right across the street from the Palm%26#39;s.

It was $120. for 2 races ea. plus a T-shirt ea.

Well im kinda claustraphobic, not to bad really, but the helmet being so tight fitted to my head was VERY uncomfortable....The guy was really nice and gave me a looser one but it didnt help much, DH pleaded with me to just try to do 1 race, which i made it through, but that was it, I let Dh do the rest. It was a blast...really fun and fast, they give you your times printed out to keep and what you placed in your race, very well organized. I was pleased and DH loved it!!

Next on to Palm%26#39;s for a late lunch at Gardunos, I had a LVA MR coupon, it was good Mexican food for the price 50% off the total bill, with coupon.

Got brave and stuck a $20 into a $5. slot and out came $225. YES!!I think it was a sizle 7 machine.

Back to Rio to get ready for our Jersey Boys show.

Will continue soon, Survivor is on!! Sorry !!

So tonight is dress up night, back to Rio shower change and get to Palazzo a early, sit at a slot have a cocktail then head towards the line for the show; Jersey Boys.

Had pretty good seats, section 2 row f seats 5 %26amp; 6.

No obstructions, great view, so close you could see spit from the mouths of the singers..LOL.

Jersey Boys was fantastic...I mean we really really loved it!

GO see it. Really, good story, kinda sad, great singing, go see it!!!

After Jersey Boys ,wanted to check out the new Encore, I love butterflies and there were lots.

Beautiful Place inside and outside, love the mosaic tile floors, butterflies again, the red chandalier lights were weird, someone on here said they look like crabs hanging..LOL..

So we played here a little, walked the grounds , walked through Wynn, getting tired now, wearing heals, not good, so we head out to drive the strip.

What the H#ll do we see in the sky???

Its a big white blimp, Huge!!

Its from the new ';M'; resort. Nice.So head back to Rio

play a little here, won a little on a .01 machine, mystical Lamp i think, got the bonus twice, cashed out and went night night!!!

Will continue day 3 soon, have to pick DD up from work.

Great TR!

Look forward to hearing more...

Great TR so far and happy 5th anniversary.

Happy Anniversary! Such an imaginative gift to your wife.

How was the drink service at Rio?

Thanks for the report, keep it coming.