June 5, 2011 day in Vegas

We set aside the whole day today tour around Vegas! We decided to park the car at The Monte Carlo which is sort of in the middle of the strip, so that we could make a loop and end up at the car when we were done! Well, it sounded good in theory, hahaha. As we walked, the next casino looked so close, but they are HUGE ! You can’t just walk down the street from place to place. There are very few cross walks which is a good thing because all the taxi’s, busses and limos have crazy drivers! At almost every casino you have to walk up to an elevated walkway, follow a very zig-zaggy path so you are sure to do some gambling or shopping in each place, then back down to the next Casino.

We started off at the Monte Carlo,then continued on to New York New York, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, Tropicana, MGM, Paris, Bally’s, Flamingo, and the Palazzo. WOW!!!!!!!!!! About 95 degrees, a few walking miles under our belts, and we weren’t done yet! Oh, I forgot, we did take time out for lunch in MGM at Rain Forest Café. After we finished at the Palazzo, we had to go back to Bellagio to pick up our tickets for Cirque du Soleil’s “O”. That meant we had to cross the street, and as I explained before, it was not an easy task! We then had to walk all the way past Caesars Palace which takes up at least 3 very long blocks, get our tickets, and walk BACK past Caesars Palace, and cross the street again to the Venetian to continue on our tour.

We looked through the Venetian, which is very beautiful. You would swear that you were actually walking along the canals in Venice, Italy! Brett and Lindsey took a canal boat ride, and their gondolier serenaded them as they meandered through “Venice”. We continued on to the Wynn, then crossed the street again to Treasure Island. It was now time for our show, so we had to walk past Caesars Palace (hahaha) back to the Belaggio.

We got our popcorn, soda and water then found our seats in the theatre. It felt SO good to sit!!!! The show was amazing, and Brett really liked it! I think it is one of the best shows in Vegas, so I’m glad we were able to get tickets.

So now, after the show finished, we had to walk back past Caesars Palace (we know it all too well) back to the Mirage and continue our tour. We left the Mirage, walked past Caesars Palace (I promise, this is the last time), saw the Cosmopolitan, Aria, Crystals (high end shopping), and finally, back to our car!! What a day!!! We all can hardly move!!!!

In addition to all of the casinos that we saw, and believe me, there are lots more, we went to Hard Rock, M&M World, Coca Cola Store, Hawaiian Marketplace, and others. At Coca Cola, Lindsey and Brett ordered sampler trays of sodas that Coke produces in different parts of the world! They looked SO PRETTY! They tasted however, kind of strange. We sipped and laughed for about 20 minutes. Stay away from the “Beverley” from Italy!!! Hahaha. The Guarana from Brazil was pretty good, as was the Ginger Ale from England. We had a great time being soda sommeliers!