I woke up before Jerry and hit the gym to get that out of the way. When I got back to the room Jerry was up and starting to move around. I grabbed a shower and eventually we made it down to Tun Tavern for a late lunch of beers and nachos. On the way back to the room I tacked on Saturday to my reservation because I decided I didn’t want to leave on New Years Day.

Our dinner reservations at Cuba Libre were for 5:30pm and we arrived at the Tropicana around 4:30pm. We window shopped a bit, drank a couple beers while waiting.

The hostess seated us upstairs and I can’t say I was impressed by the amount of loafing some of the staff was doing. I get it, its New Years, but time theft is time theft any time. I will always look at things through business owners eyes.

The food was good but not on the same caliber as the previous 2 nights dinners.

After dinner we hit the slots for a bit. Then caught the tail end of the fireworks show. We posted up at a bar for a few drinks before making our way to Kiss Kiss. We had open bar wristbands with free champagne at midnight. Admittedly, I haven’t been in a nightclub in a while but it wasn’t so long that didn’t recognize the music they were playing.

Everyone was pretty cool the whole night even though at times it was asshole to elbow packed.

About 1am we left Kiss Kiss looking for munchies and beers. We hit the marketplace and grabbed some sandwiches, beers, then a pizza we ate half of. I think we finally left around 3am and the Tropicana was still poppin’ off.

I arose around 10am and went directly to the gym as I wanted to knock out my miles before Jerry arrived. I returned to the room, showered, and headed down to Tun Tavern for lunch. Jerry called, said he was arriving, and I said I’d meet him at the room.

Jerry got settled in and we went out to Caesars for lunch and some gambling. After, we came back to the hotel to get ready for Izakaya dinner reservations at 6pm in the Borgata.

We arrived a bit early at the Borgata and did some gambling before dinner. Dinner was fantastic. We choose the Chef’s Selection which is a 4-course pre-selected menu served home-style. Pictured in the featured image is our 3rd course items: Soy Glazed Salmon, Karaage “Hot” Fried Chicken, Brussel Sprouts, and Shrimp Fried Rice.

After dinner we gambled a bit more and called it a night.

I awoke this morning, got a shower, and hit the coffee shop for a breakfast sandwich and bottled water. I was off to Harrahs around 11am. I checked in at the spa and realized this is was going to be much more involved that just a simple massage. I didn’t know that my massage booking afforded me full run of the spas facilities all day. After my 80 minute aromatherapy massage I hit the sauna, steam room, and jacuzzi. Afterwards I took a shower and got squared away for the rest of the day. I would totally do that again.

I hunted down a light lunch, gambled a bit, and headed back to the hotel. I was pressed to get my 2 miles uphill in before the evenings activities started. My dinner reservation at Homestead Steakhouse was at 6:30pm. I arrived a bit early and they seated me right away. The food & service was phenomenal.

After dinner I headed towards the comedy club and got a sweet seat. No filming was allowed so no pics. The three comedians that performed were very funny and the show was quite enjoyable.

Hit the slot machines for a bit afterwards, located a sticky bun for late night munchies, and went back to the hotel to call it night.

I arrived in Atlantic City on Tuesday. The bar in the hotel was closed as was several other businesses that day. I stopped at the outlets and picked up a new cologne called “1 MILLION” which I liked then headed over to Caesars to see what was shaking. They were fairly busy. I gambled a bit and then hit the bar at Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant inside Caesars. I drank a few Peroni drafts and had Wagyu meatballs & fries that were pretty darn good. I chatted with a local fellow for a while then headed back to the hotel.

I ended up not eating too much for dinner when I realized reservations were in order. When I got back to the hotel I booked Homestead steak house in the Borgata for tomorrow night.

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and don’t forget to spend time with your loved ones.

The stuff means nothing; the people & animals mean everything.