Kitty Deschanel

Leaving Las Vegas, we drove over the Hoover Dam. About 5 years ago, SN and I paid to take the tour of the dam. We will never do that again and recommend avoiding the tour at all costs! What a waste of time. Hey! You're not in Vegas anymore. Get back in your car! If you don't stay inside your vehicle, I'm guessing that this guy might have something to say about it: We found Brandy's Restaurant Bakery in Flagstaff, AZ on the site for Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives. It never would have crossed our minds to stop here otherwise. It was delicious! This employee didn't seem too keen on us taking photos of our food. Looking back, I guess it was a little weird.

We start our day by checking into the Imperial Palace casino/hotel. It was less than $40 a night and included tickets to see their auto collection and 2 tickets to Nathan Burton's comedy magic show. Not too shabby. Ah, Vegas! If it weren't for the heat, the crime, the crowds, and the general sleaziness, I could see us living here. Even Sexy Nerd enjoys shopping when it's on a fake Paris street. We shared a plate of nachos at Margaritaville. Usually, it is one of our favorite Vegas stops, but this time didn't go very well. Not only did they never play the Margaritaville song and sacrifice the girl to the volcano (awesome), they ripped us off. When we ordered the nachos, the waitress casually asked if we want salsa. They're nachos. Sure we want salsa! That's a standard nacho ingredient, right? Surprise, surprise when we saw the additional $2 charge for salsa on our bill. Normally, it is just me who gets irked by things like this, but even Sexy Nerd thought the $2 ...