Day 13 -- Drive to Las Vegas, Pinball Hall of Fame, Le Cirque Restaurant.
We drove to Las Vegas, and stopped at the Pinball Hall of Fame (Wade's idea).
It is a "working museum" where you can play all the games.
Many of them date back to the early days of pinball.
Here's one from the 1970's named "Pinball Wizard". Wade has fond memories of playing this game back in the 1970's.
Kimberly is not too bad herself with a flipper in her hand.
The evening's entertainment was a super meal at Le Cirque in the Bellagio. They had everything up to
a ten-course dinner, but we settled on a three-course with an added cheese tray.
An amuse bouche: salmon rilette with creme fraiche. Delicious.
Our bread choices included this chocolate bread (not so great) and a most excellent brioche.
Course #1 for Kimberly: lobster and avocado salad. Wonderful.
Course #1 for Wade: hamachi salad with a yuzu vinaigrette. Also outstanding, but not as good as Kimberly's.
The decor is meant to suggest Le Cirque (the circus), but somehow tasteful at the same time.
Wade's main course was rabbit symphony. It include a rabbit ravioli on top, of a rabbit shank wrapped
with prosciutto, over a rabbit salad. It is served with fried spaetzle on the side.
Kimberly's main course was Hokkaido scallops over a sweet corn polenta to die for.
Our cheese course, which was only OK.
Blood orange snow cones as a palate cleanser.
Wade's dessert: a chocolate ball with a hazelnut ice cream center, and a hot sea salt caramel...
...dripped over it to start melting the ball.
Kimberly had the chocolate souffle with ice cream inserted in the center.
