Seattle & Las Vegas
9 Days in Seattle & Las Vegas
From February 10 to February 18, 2019, we traveled to Seattle, Washington and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sunday, Febraury 10, 2019
Day 1: Today we arrived in Seattle at 10am. It was a nice and sunny day with snow all over the place. It was so pretty! We ate brunch at this little bakery called Bakery Nouveau that had sweet and savory treats. We dropped off our bags and headed to the wharf. We visited Ye Olde Curiosity Shop and Museum, stopped at Ivar’s to grab a quick bite, and rode the ferry to Bainbridge. It was a nice short ride to and from Bainbridge. After that, we bought some hiking equipment at REI for our Machu Picchu trip in the fall of 2019 and had dinner at the house.
Monday, February 11, 2019
Day 2: Today we did the Savor Seattle food tasting tour at Pike Place Market. We got to taste things such as donuts, clam chowder, mac and cheese, and of course, my personal favorite, piroshkis! The tour started in the gum wall alley. It was a little chilly and started snowing half way into the tour. Being from Maui, it’s a nice change of scenery to see snow. It’s so peaceful and pretty! We brought back piroshkis for lunch and relaxed at the house. Chad and Aunty Paula made a huge snowman together! Later that evening, we went to Vertical World, Uncle Paul and Max’s rock climbing gym. We ate dinner at the house and called it a night.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Day 3: Today we went snowboarding at Steven’s Pass which was about an hour and a half to two hour drive from Seattle. It was my first time snowboarding and I was a little scared. I went down the bunny slopes a few times but decided not to go on the lift. Chad and Uncle Paul went out on the lift a few times and Chad had a blast. We were up there for about 6 hours. My shoes were too tight and made it very uncomfortable to go down the hill. We ate dinner at home base once again and Chad fried up some razor clams he got from Pike Place Market the day before. It was ono.
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Day 4: Today we ate at Petit Pierre for breakfast and said bye to Uncle Paul who started his road trip to Las Vegas. We then headed to Trader Joe’s for some goodies to take back home. After that, we went to Wonderland Gear Exchange to get used snowboarding clothes for Chad. Then we went to visit the Fremont Troll to take some pictures and ended up eating at Pho Viet Anh. It hit the spot of this chilly day. Next we saw the Space Needle and checked out the Chihuly Garden full of amazingly blown glass. Before heading home, we drove to Kerry Park to see a different view of Seattle town as the sun was setting. It was beautiful! We had a fun filled last day in Seattle!
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Day 5: Today we headed out to Las Vegas. Our flight was delayed from Seattle to LAX and we missed our connecting flight because of that. We ended up eating dinner at the airport and landed in Vegas at 9pm. We got our rental car and checked into the MGM Grand Hotel. We took an Uber to eat at Umiya Sushi, an all you can eat sushi restaurant. After dinner, we headed to the Venetian to visit Chad’s brother guys and I gambled for the first time. It was only $20…and I lost it all. We didn’t go to bed until 2 or 3am.
Friday, February 15, 2019
Day 6: Today we started our day at Machine Gun Vegas and then went to New York New York to play at the kids arcade. We at at California Pizza Kitchen for lunch. It was delicious. After that, we went back to our room and walked/ran to the Luxor to watch the Blue Man Group. We were almost late! It was a really fun show to watch. Then we walked around the Luxor and looked at the shops at the Mandalay Bay. We also went through the Bodies exhibit. It was really interesting to learn so many things about our bodies. Later in the evening, we went to the Linq to ride the High Roller. It was a cool experience and it even had a bar in it too. We met this young couple from California and ate at In and Out Burger with them. After that, we headed back to the Venetian to meet up with Chad’s brother once more and didn’t end up going to sleep until 2 or 3 again!
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Day 7: Today we walked around strip. We went to the M&M Store, up the Eiffel Tower, and watched the fountains at the Bellagio. It was quite a walk! We were planning to go to Top Golf but the wait was over 3 hours long so we went to Olive Garden for lunch instead. We came back to our room and took a quick nap before watching the Cirque Du Soleil performance Ka. After the performance, we played a zombie virtual reality game. It was pretty cool!
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Day 8: Today we checked out of the MGM Grand and left our luggage at Chad’s cousin’s place while we went to Lee Canyon to go snowboarding. We were there all day and once again, Chad had a blast! I’ve decided I do not like snowboarding unless it’s sitting on the snowboard and going down the hill. We checked in to our room at the Golden Nugget and we all had to evacuate the building. Supposedly it was for a fire or something. We didn’t see anything and nobody said anything either about the emergency evacuation. We ate dinner at the California Casino, gambled a little, and I called it a night at 11:30pm.
Monday, Febraury 18, 2019
Day 9: Today we went to play Top Golf with the Chad’s family. It was so much fun! We all had a blast. After golfing, Chad and I went to Monta Ramen in Chinatown for some really delicious ramen. We headed back to our hotel and Chad went swimming in the pool with the shark tank in it. We went back to our room to nap and were getting ready to head to the Pen and Teller show when I realized it was supposed to be the night before. Our tickets were for Sunday, not Monday. I felt so sick after realizing that and we just gambled in the casino and walked down Fremont Strip until 12am. We had an early flight the next morning and had only 2 or 3 hours of sleep before heading to the airport to finally go home.
