I got up a bit before Dan and headed down to the casino level and found a very busy Starbucks. After ordering my usual (grande iced coffee, no sweetener, room for cream), I was a bit shocked that it cost $4.30 when it is less than 3 bucks in Seattle. Oh, well. Vacation mode!
Each of the major casino hotels has its own version of a 24-hour diner with a host of options, including breakfast. Planet Hollywood's is called Planet Dailies. It's located on the main casino floor, an open atmosphere with around 50 TV screens that are mostly playing Extra interviews (there is an Extra tie-in with the hotel - even an Extra lounge!). We missed the breakfast cut-off so went with sandwiches. I went with a ham and cheese with fries.
After each eating half, we made it back to our room and decided to check out the pool area. It's located on the 6th floor of Planet Hollywood, and is comprised of 2 pools, 2 hot tubs/whirlpools, a big area in between the two pools with umbrellas and lawn chairs, an outdoor bar (was closed the whole time we were there) and an indoor bar.
Spacing out in the triple digit heat with some magazines was just about my speed that day.
After a few dips and one beer it was time for another nap and some downtime in the room. I checked email and learned that my sister was in London craving good Mexican food. This made me crave Mexican food so that night we wandered over to the Luxor, where we stayed on our last visit in May 2007. There was a Mexican restaurant and margarita bar on the mezzanine level that we really enjoyed and were excited to go back. Unfortunately, it was closed for construction. This led us to wandering around the Strip, still slightly hungover and dehydrated, in search of a decent Mexican meal.
We finally opted to try a place at New York-New York called "Gonzalez y Gonzalez." During our very first trip to Vegas in 2004, a waiter at this very establishment was quite rude to us so we had avoided going back. But we figured time had passed and this time we were actually eating food (that was the problem last time - they were angry that we were only drinking).
We both had the Perfect Petron Margarita - nice and smooth.
For dinner I ordered a combination of a chili relleno and chicken tamale. The relleno was particularly tasty, with some good heat to it. Dan had some shrimp tacos.
We felt a bit rushed, and the space was a little cramped. But overall a much more positive experience.
After dinner we were both pretty wiped out so we just picked up some beverages from a store on the Strip and went back to our hotel and watched "Baby Mama." Perfect hangover flick. Love Tina Tey and Amy Poehler and the supporting cast was terrific. Sigourney Weaver was marvelously bizzarre and nuanced, as always.
So, Day 2, while not a complete bust was a little reminder of what happens when you drink too much the night before! The cloudy feeling never really went away until the next morning....
Day 3 to come!
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