We then went inside the casino  to see the Christmas decorations and it was a complete madhouse inside. There was no space to move. We saw some of the decorations and then headed back to Ballys. The decorations were really cool and probably the best I have seen across all the casinos I had been to.

We had dinner at the Asia restaurant in Ballys. I tried some Fried Rice for the first time in my life.

Across from Wynn is the Fashion Mall. All the possible fashion stores you can think of are there from A Pea in the Pod to Zara. This mall was very busy. I had lunch here and then we moved out and headed back to the hotel. I hate being tied down in the stroller and I made my father lift me. He must have got really tired carrying me around, but he took me around nonetheless.

On the way back we took the Vegas monorail back to the hotel. It was a short ride, expensive ($5 for a 5 minute ride), but hey this is Vegas.

We then crossed the street to go to Aladdin. It was pretty cold outside. Winter in Vegas can be quite cold. It was about 50 degrees, in sharp contrast to the 110 degree when I was here in the summer. The Aladdin casino is well laid out with lots of shops. We spent some time at the shops there. We also saw a small shows (see video), where this family from Argentina did some acrobats. These two boys 13 and 15, did this amazing stunt where one boy tossed the other boy around with his feet 19 times in a row.

We then returned to Ballys, had dinner and headed back to the room. I was quite tired and went to bed. What a day!!!

Dec 23rd, 2006 -  How many babies do you know that have been to Vegas twice in their first year of life? No many I suppose.  My parents decided to go to Vegas for the Christmas holiday this year. Vegas is pretty close to Los Angeles and so its an obvious destination. We started off around 8 in the morning from home and go to Vegas around in the afternoon.  Thankfully it was a nice smooth drive with no traffic or accidents. My mother and father shared the responsibility of sitting with me and entertaining me during the ride.

Once we got into Vegas, it was a complete nightmare. The Las Vegas strip gets really crowded and it took us about 45 minutes just to get into the hotel. Once there, it took another 45 mins to check in and get to the room. This time we decided to stay at Ballys which is somewhere in the middle of the strip. The room at Ballys was nice and spacious and I had plenty of room to run around. I was very happy and excited about the space after being shackled in the car seat for 6 hours.

In the evening, we went out to the casinos nearby.