Las Vegas Part 2 – Day/Night 2

After I had a good sleep,
I woke up to start working on my thesis again.

Jan stayed in bed for several more hours,
before he woke up.

Jan still sleeping
Jan still sleeping

From the moment he was awake,
we ordered room service,
because we could use a good breakfast.

They bring everything, including a table.

While the guy was preparing our table,
he was curious about our night and experience in Las Vegas.

Room Service
Room Service
Room Service
Room Service

After our afternoon breakfast,
I continued working on my thesis,
while Jan explored the strip by day.

Because I was to stubborn,
to leave our room,
before I was happy with the part I wrote.

So Jan asked me to wake him up,
when I ready for dinner.

I worked the whole day on my thesis, until 4 AM.

But from the moment I was ready,
I woke up jan to get some dinner.

We used Yelp,
to check-out which restaurants were still open.

But in Vegas that’s no problem,
you can go to decent restaurants, 24/7.

We decided on going to the Cafe Bellagio for dinner.

When we walked through the giant casino/hotel,
on our way to the restaurant,
there were still a lot of people playing on the gambling tables/machines.

In front of the restaurant,
is a beautiful Botanical Garden.

Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Garden
Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Garden
Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Garden
Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Garden

When we arrived at the restaurant,
we had to wait for 20 minutes,
because they told us they were cleaning the restaurant.

After 20 minutes a woman came,
to bring us to our table.

We couldn’t understand why we had to wait,
because there were still some people eating
and there were a lot of free tables.

We finished our dinner,
decided to go back to our room,
because we wanted to rise early the next day,
so we could drive to Antelope Park and the Grand Canyon.

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Santa Monica

After we saw Venice Beach, it was time to go to Santa Monica.

Because every beach has his own typical feeling to it,
it’s worth to see them all.

The most famous part of Santa Monica is the Pier,
because it has an amusement park on it.

Amusement park on the pier
Amusement park on the pier
Amusement park on the pier
Amusement park on the pier
Theme Park
Theme Park

While we were walking on the pier I thought I saw Kelly Rowland,
but i’m still not sure about it.

Kelly Rowland ?
Kelly Rowland ?
Kelly Rowland ?
Kelly Rowland ?

The view from the pier of the beach is so beautiful!

Santa Monica Beach
Santa Monica Beach
Santa Monica Beach
Santa Monica Beach
Santa Monica Beach
Santa Monica Beach

And when i looked at Marlise,
I had the feeling she liked Santa Monica a lot.

Marlise happy to be at Santa Monica Beach
Marlise happy to be at Santa Monica Beach

So we sat down to see the sun set,
while listening to a crazy hippie sing.

Artist performing on the pier
Artist performing on the pier

After the sun had set,
we went to Tar and Roses for dinner.

It is a cool restaurant,
with an open kitchen and a small selection of food.

Marlise at Tar and Roses
Marlise at Tar and Roses
Me at Tar and Roses
Me at Tar and Roses

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Arrival Marlise

Last week, Marlise arrived in Los Angeles.

It took her 18 hours of travelling to get here, so she was extremely exhausted.

Arrival at LAX
Arrival at LAX

That’s why we decided not to do any sightseeing that day, but have a nice dinner instead.

I made a reservation at Geoffrey’s in Malibu.
A really nice restaurant, especially to see the sun set in the sea.

It has some nice lightning and big fireplaces around the terrace, so a great place to catch up.

I think she liked the place
I think she liked the place
Terrace of Geoffrey's
Terrace of Geoffrey’s

As hard as she tried, you can still see how tired she really is.

Dinner at Geoffrey's
Dinner at Geoffrey’s

After dessert, we headed back to my place and called it a night.

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