LIVING WITH MCL

I don't know what it is with me and vacations any more. This was supposed to be a last fling before Edie begins, in earnest, the preparation for her stem cell transplant. We would stay at the Wynn , see a couple of shows and have a few good meals. Unfortunately this vacation did not live up to expectations. Not even the Wynn, which I still consider the nicest hotel on the strip, and the only place I would stay in Vegas, fully lived up to expectations. Maybe it was the holiday weekend, but the service at the pool on Saturday, and the service at the Terrace Pointe Cafe, where we had lunch that same day, was less than stellar. It's like we were invisible to the people who were serving us. Certainly not what I would have expected from past experience at the Wynn. But even beyond that, Vegas has become just another tourist trap. Everything is WAY over priced and too congested. It was like we were navigating an obstacle course, dodging people as we walked down the street or in the c...

As we spend our last morning in Las Vegas getting ready to head for home , I can't help but feel somewhat disappointed in this years trip. Oh, I don't know! Maybe I've just become too finicky in my old age, and easily disappointed when things don't meet up to expectations, especially since the Wine Spectator Grand Tour (our main reason for coming to Vegas this year) was great. We got to taste so many top wines you don't often get to taste, including the 2003 Casanova De Neri, Tenuta Nuova Vineyard, Brunello de Montacino, and the 2004 Joseph Phelps Insignia, just to name a few. Plus we got to see Jersey Boys , which I have been wanting to see for a long while, and by itself may have been worth the trip [IOW, I highly recommend it], so I can't complain too much. But I remember last years trip to Las Vegas , which incidentally was exactly one year ago this weekend, as being so much more enjoyable, and that was principally due of the choice of hotels. Since the m...