I hate to say this, but I’m getting old. There’s no other way to describe Day Three of Las Vegas trip #34.

The sunshine wake-up call came at 8am today, after getting to bed at 4am. My legs hurt, my feet hurt – basically I’m a mess, ha ha.

We decided to have a late breakfast at Paris this morning. We picked Le Café since we missed Mon Ami Gabi’s breakfast service by five minutes. Again, it was another solid choice. I got the combination breakfast, with eggs, bacon, hash browns and pancakes. My girlfriend got the French toast and loved it.

From there, we took the monorail (yes, it still exists) to MGM Grand to check out the lion habitat. It’s one of those things that is still cool after all these visits. Plus, two future trainers were just sitting in the habitat with the lions, to get acquainted with them. Yeah, I’ll pass.

After a quick stroll through Caesar’s Palace, we headed to the patio at Fontana Bar to watch thefountains again. Can you tell they’re my girlfriend’s favorite? The cool thing this time was we were essentially alone on the patio – so it was like our own private balcony to watch the fountains. So cool.

Then it was time for dinner. We were set up at SW Steakhouse at Wynn Las Vegas tonight and it was my first time to eat there. I can guarantee you that it won’t be my last, though. I had the rib eye, which was great – and my girlfriend had the Hawaiian tuna, which she loved. The kicker was dessert, though. We had funnel cakes and strawberries with vanilla, fudge and caramel dipping sauces. Let’s just say the meal was so good that we canceled the rest of our plans and came back to Planet Hollywood to lie down.

Tomorrow is the final day here. We’ll hopefully get to check out PH’s pool before we leave.

Day Two of the Las Vegas trip seemed to fly by. But that happens with every vacation, right? This day was highlighted by Hollywood royalty, though.

We started off with a 6am wake up call, thanks to the bright Las Vegas sun. It was actually fine – I just can’t remember the last time I was up that early. We headed over to breakfast at Café Bellagio. Delicious. It’s one of my favorite coffee shops in Las Vegas. Love the fresh fruit at Café Bellagio. We got there just at the right time, too. As we were leaving, the line stretched through the Conservatory.

From there, we headed to The Playing Field, which is the bar at the Planet Hollywood sports book, to catch the USA/Ghana match.The crowd was great and had just enough rowdy in it to make things interesting. If you’re coming to Vegas in the next week or two, I highly recommend the drink specials at The Playing Field. My girlfriend and I had six rounds of drinks and our tab was $35. Those prices are unheard of in Las Vegas.

After the buzzkill that was the USA loss, we headed down to Mandalay Bay to go to my favorite lunch spot, Burger Bar. As always, it was great. And the Black and White milkshake? Maybe one of the best things I’ve ever tasted.

A quick nap was in order before dinner at The Strip House, the steakhouse at Planet Hollywood. The atmosphere is really cool there – the walls are dark red and are lined with pictures of early Hollywood starlets. It kind of feels like you’re eating at a secret restaurant in LA. I ordered the bone-in NY Strip – which was of course delicious. My girlfriend had the salmon and loved it as well. And just as we were getting our check, in walked the governor of California. You may know him better as the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger. And he sat at the table right next to us. I’ve had several Las Vegas celebrity encounters, but I think that one tops the list. It also prompted a series of Tweets and texts from friends, telling me to say, “I’ll be back” when I got up from the table or yelling at him, “Come with me if you want to live!” Those were funny, but I don’t think his security detail would appreciate them.

After dinner we walked right next to the showroom to watch Holly Madison in Peepshow. This was my first Las Vegas topless revue, so I didn’t really know what to expect – but it was a lot of fun. Holly is gorgeous and the singers sounded great –but, believe it or not, a male cast member actually stole the show. I won’t ruin any plot lines, but it was a good time.

Speaking of good times, the day continued next at The Bank, the nightclub at Bellagio. I hadn’t been there since it was called Light and the remodeling decisions were spot on. The place now has so much more of a party atmosphere. Many thanks to my friend Eric Noe for helping us skip the long lines at the door.

So that was it – 6am-3am. A long day, but a lot of fun packed into 21 hours. We’ll see what Day Three holds.

Day one of Las Vegas trip #34 is in the books.

Literally one second into the airport in San Antonio and I broke a brand new Samsonite hanging bag that I just bought yesterday. Not a good start. Then our flight out was delayed, which is pretty standard for the late Southwest flight to Las Vegas. But the pilot made up some massive time in the air. We left an hour late and landed only 15 minutes late. Like Jerry Seinfeld used to say, if you can fly the plane faster, why not do it all the time?

We hopped in a cab and headed to Planet Hollywood. The cab driver got really upset that I “only” tipped him $4 on a $12 tab. Seriously – he took my money, got back in the cab, got out again and then started complaining to me. I know times have been kind of lean in Vegas recently, but I’ve never had that happen to me.

Okay, so the bad stuff is out of the way. Planet Hollywood is GREAT. I personally haven’t stayed here since the Aladdin days. What a 180 degree difference from the days of an empty, horribly laid-out casino. This place is hoppin’ and it’s a lot of young people. We checked in and our room is a Strip Suite with a great view of the Bellagio fountains, which is really cool. There’s something about lying in bed and watching the fountains – I can’t quite explain how relaxing it is. The room is huge, by the way. It’s twice as big as a normal room and it has a bathtub the size of a normal hot tub.

The number one complaint of a lot of people during the Aladdin days was the super-confusing entrance to the casino from the Strip. Thankfully that has been worked out and several entrances are well marked. A standing ovation goes out to Planet Hollywood for fixing the wrongs of previous owners.

After a quick stroll through the casino (which has totally been redesigned), we headed over to watch the fountains up close. No matter how many times you’ve seen them, the fountains are always an experience. They added a new song to the mix since January, by the way. We then came back and had breakfast at Planet Dailies, the coffee shop here at Planet Hollywood. GREAT food. My girlfriend said the carrot cake is the best she’s ever eaten. It’s her favorite, so that’s high praise.

(By the way, I forgot to grab my camera tonight. So please excuse these pictures taken with my cell phone.)

We’re planning on waking up early tomorrow to catch the World Cup somewhere. Check back then!