Las Vegas

New York ~ New York

My sister and I spent four days in Vegas right after Labor Day. We ate too much, walked WAY too much, spent money, saw The Blue Man Group which is so funny. If you get the chance you should see them. We saw Rita Rudner which is the cleanest act in Vegas. She has written a couple of fiction books and I bought one and had it personally autographed and the Bellagio's Cirque du Soleit. This was the most fabulous show I think I've ever seen. The story is hard to follow (much like A Mid Summer Nights Dream). The athletics are beyond description - THIS one is a MUST.

It was 109* out there but in the shade it was comfortable (believe it or not). On the other hand in the sun it felt like someone touched you with a match. We spent $12 on a pound of M&M's (just cause we could) and gambled a bit.

I held my own and came out only spending about $50 of my own money (the best machine is the Aliens penny machine at the Circus Circus).

We walked through several of the casino malls, Cesar's Palace, the Bellagio, The Venetian, The Palazzo, the Stratosphere (Deird road the rides on the top of the building. I was the smart one standing on the roof taking pictures), Circus Circus, MGM, NY NY and the Flamingo. We even took the time to lay around the pool at the Hilton Grand Vacations one afternoon. And I finally did it. I bought a time share through the Hilton. It is such a great plan and works in so many ways.

This last picture is from the mall part of The Venetian. They have Gondola's you can ride in on the inside and the outside of the building. The 'sky' also dims with the day. The stores are incredibly over priced...but fun to walk through. All and all....it was a wonderful trip.

PS: Watch for pictures from the cruise we're going on in January!!!