We stopped for a quick lunch at Tsunami Grill along the canal. Nothing much to write here, just a cheapish sushi and noodle joint. (Food-12, Decor-10, Service-7). The name reminds me of a Japanese restaurant in Bangkok, Tsunami, that opened up about a week before the real tsunami devastated southern Thailand (among other places.) Since they had invested so much in publicity, signage etc they were reluctant to change the name, but it would be in pretty poor taste to keep the name. So the restaurant split in two, with Tsu being a sushi bar, and Nami being like a Benihana kind of place.

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We walked around the Grand Canal shopping center for a while, and weren't the least bit tempted to stand in line for a ride on a gondola through the mall, waving at all the shopper/eaters. Overcome by the beauty of it all, though, Somchai couldn't resist asking a newlywed couple if he could take their photo. Not sure if there expression shows they're creeped out by the request, or just tired of taking pictures, but it made Somchai happy. As for my photo, not sure what I'm doing, either posing artistically, which is very unlike me, or distracted.

One huge drawback in Las Vegas is the lack of taxis. There are plenty of them, I guess, but so many gamblers and conventioneers to cater to that the line for taxis is invariably long. So we usually walked from place to place, which in the case of our walk from Luxor to the Venetian meant a very long walk. The Venetian seems to be the most over the top hotel. They did an outstanding job of recreating the Piazza San Marco and the Grand Canal (except of course they put the Canal indoors and lined it with shops).

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