A Few Last Pictures from Vegas

Our one-bedroom suite in Caesar's Palace was probably more square feet than my whole condo in Florida. The 12 foot ceilings made it seem all the larger. This is the shower that I shared with Ed. We each had our own sink and bathroom, I also had the tub and a vanity area, plus there was a full bath in the entry hall.

Heated towel racks are a nice touch.

The bidet is a wonderful invention that I'd like to see in every home.

Three of my tubs at home would fit in this one.

Ed declares that this is where they filmed that commercial for Cialis -- the one with the couple sitting in separate bathtubs, holding hands by the ocean.

There are 3 pools.

Fountains and flowers are everywhere in hotels.

We didn't get a chance to go in but The Venetian surely does look like Venice.

One of my favorite lunches in Caesar's Palace was at the Mesa Grill. Our very best meal was at Nero's in the hotel and the service was outstanding.
Even the elevator doors were works of art.
The carpets in the elevators were pretty. My ears popped twice every time we went up to our room on the 28th floor.
The noodle Oriental restaurant wall treatment attracted my eye every day when we walked by. The night we ate there, we did enjoy the noodles, their speciality.

Last Lunch in the Lap of Luxury

We just had our last luxury lunch at a brunch buffet. It's such fun to see a long line as we pass them by for the VIP line and go right in. Guess I'm a snob inside, huh? Now, we take our stuff and return it to the RV.

We're going to have another mountain-top and first-for-Mary experience this afternoon. I'm both excited and nervous. Will tell you all about it later.

Have a great day.....we plan to do the same!

Casino and Hotel Life

This is the front lobby on Wednesday about noon - as always, lines of people waiting to check in.
The casinos have such "ways" to attract and keep you. Nothing is at right angles and you lose your way constantly.
Most of the time you can't see any daylight so finding the way to a door takes a while. Ed declares that the maps don't match the building.We've pretty much figured out how to find the elevator to our room but during that process, have gotten a lot of exercise walking!

Notice that in this lovely design on the ceiling, there are all sorts of light bulbs and black camera eyes -- always watching everything!

They even have penny slot machines, poker machines at a buck a pop,and poker with a cartoon character (or a video gal) as the dealer.There are girls with little Greek dresses bringing drinks and young, attractive girls going around giving shoulder and neck massages to people as they sit at the blackjack tables. It's just another world.

Then, there's the shopping.......the Forum shops are famous and connected to our hotel. There are always people shopping. I saw a pair of plain flat flip-flops for $475.00!! I found a pair of men's flip-flops for only $600.00. Ed admired a watch and inquired....it was only $19,000.00.

Watching people is fascinating......most everyone under 50 is wearing jeans. There are a few ladies in evening clothes in the evenings and there are lots of businessmen with the navy blazer and khaki slacks.

Friday night is a different story. It appeared the convention/conference people left and the younger, party people rolled in. There were groups of young, SLIM, gorgeous girls dressed in fit-to-kill little dresses and did I mention that they're SLIM? The lobbies, casinos and sidewalks were packed with even more people than usual.

New Encore and Wynn Hotels

Thursday morning, after we went to the RV to tend to Pepper, we went to see the Encore and Wynn Hotels. They are fairly new but, much to my surprise, not nearly as busy as the Caesar's Palace.

The marble floors with the inlaid tile butterflies were beautiful.

The carpets carried the same butterfly motif.

The light fixtures (chandeliers) were so unique.

These peacocks with lights in their tails were quite imaginative.

Ed had seen a waterfalls when we were driving up Las Vegas Blvd. and it took us a while to find it. It is impressive and looks so natural.

Food for the Soul and Body in Vegas

FOOD FOR THE SOUL

It's been a thrill for me to see three shows this week. Sunday night,the Cher Concert was wonderful.

Monday night we saw the show called Love, which is a tribute to the Beatles put on by the Cirque du Soleil. I would love to describe it, but that would be impossible. With music, dancing, lights, people flying, and a gazillion special effects all going on at the same time, it was hard to try look everywhere at once. It did make me realize how strange the lyrics to many of the songs by the Beatles are.

The show was totally creative and over-the-top original. I understand that one of the Beatles makes an appearance now and then. They also make suggestions about the show from time to time.

A friend had told me that the Terry Fator Show was good, if we liked to laugh. Ed didn't care much about it but agreed to go. I just heard him telling his son on the phone what a good show it was.Terry is a ventriloquist and an impersonator who won "America's Got Talent." He said it's taken him 42 years to have fans and he'd stay to sign autographs for everyone who wanted one.
He even encouraged us to take pictures - he knew that we all smuggled in cameras anyway! He did request that we not video the whole show!

FOOD FOR THE TUMMY

If you know Ed at all, you know he's forever moaning about not being able to get a hot pastrami on rye sandwich! We went to the Carnegie Deli at the Mirage hotel next door (where the shows for Love and Terry Fator were given.) Ed ordered his much-sought-after sandwich and immediately started grumbling that he was going to take one bite and if it wasn't good, he was going to call the manager over and send it back.

One look at his face will tell the story:

Isn't this obscene? Each sandwich has a full pound of pastrami. It had just enough fat marbled through it to make it tender and moist.

A man at a nearby table saw me taking Ed's photo, jumped up and offered to take a shot of us both. I'm terribly ashamed to say I ate the whole thing!

Las Vegas Strip

The street where the hotels are located is referred to as The Strip.

We followed someone's suggestion and got a bus pass that is good for 3 days. The buses are double-deckers and make a loop going all the way down the strip, downtown and back. You can get on and off anywhere you like.Caesar's Palace is sort of in the middle of the strip so we headed North Tuesday, ending up downtown. We got off, had lunch and came back to our hotel. Wednesday we got on and went South to see the rest of the strip.

People are saying how slow business is but the sidewalks are full of people.
This Statue of Liberty has a huge roller coaster that goes all the way around the hotel (I don't remember the hotel's name.)

The Hard Rock Cafe (see big guitar on left) and M&M store appear to be very popular.
Each hotel is more elaborate than the last - it's all about being the biggest, best, and most dramatic.

The Paris Hotel is certainly eye-catching.

The Paris shows up well at night, too.
The Trump tower is gold in color. There is a huge lot between it and Las Vegas Blvd. We're wondering if Donald is building something or is someone else is building in front of him.

We were surprised at what large trees can be transplanted. It's easy to forget that this whole city is built in the middle of a desert.
It's hard for me to imagine how they have enough water to supply all these hotels.

We did notice that they used AstroTurf in some of the median strips.Ed's laughing every day because I didn't want to come to Las Vegas....I don't like gambling, so why would we come here? Now he's enjoying seeing me enjoy the whole experience. I see that gambling is only part of this whole scene. Of course, being guests in one of the nicest, most popular hotels brings another whole slant to the picture!!