We flew in after dark. I was amazed that the Airport is practically on the strip. After we rented a car (long lines, very very very slow clerks ) we drove into the unfamiliar city looking for the hospital where Andy has been staying. Amazing lights. Naturally we left the map we had in our car in SLC so using the poor rental map we aimed north west. We wound up on the freeway parallel to the strip and got our initial looks at the lights. We made it to the hospital and then after a short hello visit, followed Arlie to their nice home in a good neighborhood. The hospital was on the west end of town, so it was amazing to be up on a little hill and see miles and miles of lights all over the valley. I am so sad I didn't get a photo of Inger or Eric. Inger had arranged for us to have breakfast at The Bouchon restaurant where Eric is a chef. It's in the Venetian Resort/Casino. So Monday morning we were back on the strip at 7:00 in the morning. Highly recommend cruising the strip in the morning when you don't know how to get where you are going. Traffic wasn't an issue. Getting to the restaurant via the correct elevator was. We kept coming back into the parking garage.
So this was a "bucket list" moment. When you have a nephew who is a chef - in an award winning restaurant - I wanted to eat there. "Bouchon is the vision of world-renowned chef Thomas Keller, who was named "America's Best Chef" by Time magazine. He is also the sole recipient of consecutive "Best Chef" awards from the prestigious James Beard Foundation. Located in the Venezia tower, Bouchon brings to Las Vegas top cuisine and service..."
The food was yummy, but it was so much fun to have Eric come out of the kitchen to visit and tease. Loved it! We had pastries, yoghurt-granola parfaits, specials of the day, and DESERT! We felt like we had eaten Thanksgiving dinner! The staff was so nice and best of all, we had great company. Thanks Eric!
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