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Las Vegas - 2nd Post

Submitted by justevolvin on Sat, 03/31/2007 - 06:40
  • Caesar's Palace
  • casino
  • Las Vegas
  • Mystere
  • The Venetian
  • vacation

OK - so it's been almost a month since my last post, but things have been nuts! Just "crazy-making" as Merlin Mann would say. It's funny though, I woke up about an hour ago and was dreaming about Las Vegas - I miss it already! I loved that place! So what happened after that last post?

Well, we went to Mystere at Treasure Island just like I said we were going to. The show was OK, nothing like La Nouba in Orlando, Florida. My favorite part of the whole show was the baby, the clown, and the drums. The actual acrobatics and such were just mediocre.

The next day we checked out Caesar's Palace. What an awesome hotel! We visited all the shops in The Forum and even sat down at Planet Hollywood (I think that's what restaurant it was) and had an appetizer and cheap, happy hour beers.

The day before we left we caught one more show of Showtime down at the bar in the Casino at the Venetian. We really liked their show but seeing them a couple of days later we realized that the show wasn't that much different. For a live band, they seemed to stick too much to a "script", same jokes, same songs, pretty much same everything.

I dropped probably another $60 dollars in the casino before we left. At one point, while playing Black Jack on the slot machine, I had doubled my $60 to $120, but then I got greedy and subsequently lost it all. It's a good thing we don't live very close to Vegas, because otherwise I think I might lose a lot of money there.

I have attached a few more random pictures and also some celebrity shots from Madame Tussaud's wax museum. Hope you enjoy!

The Venetian Paris New York, New York Me and the Kennedys Joe and Don King Me showing Tiger where to putt Michael Jackson checking out Joe Me, Simon Cowelll, and Ryan Seacrest Joe, Siegfried, and Roy Me and Ben Affleck playing Poker Joe and some guy

I LOVE these pictures, they

Submitted by Jenn (not verified) on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 12:23.
I LOVE these pictures, they are silly and I laughed out loud at the Michael Jackson checking out Joe, and also at several of the ones of you too. :)
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there is more to Nevada than Vegas...

Submitted by katie (not verified) on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 14:33.
You know what...when I went to Vegas in June 2005, I saw Mystere at Treasure Island also. I lost $80 in roulette, and that was it. And, I cannot believe you took taxis to the hotels. Since we stayed in old downtown, we decided to take the bus to the strip and walked all the time for 2 days. If you get a car, you should see the Hoover Dam, Red Rock National Conservation Area http://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/(absolutely beautiful colors (of rock)), Valley of Fire State Park, Mt. Charleston (it is about an hour north of Vegas). Since you have been there before, you should see what else that area has to offer. If you are into that whole nature thing, of course. And, if you still have to been to the Grand Canyon yet...you need to go now. What are you waiting for. Winter is always a good time to go. Even though it might be freezing, much less people, not so much craziness. Went there once in December, parked right near the rim, walked some trails and only saw a couple other people and a moose. In the summer, you have to take a bus to get around. How long are you going to be in Vegas this time? Have fun and get out of the city if you have a chance.
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We'll be there for a week. 

Submitted by justevolvin on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 22:01.
We'll be there for a week.  We almost stayed at the Red Rock Casino, but ended up settling on the Palazzo just so we could be on the Strip.  We can't wait!
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