I'm sure I will tell more involved stories over the next little while, but, basically, we walked too much, didn't eat or sleep enough--actually, we didn't drink enough alcohol, either--and gambled too much. We did, however, come home with some money, so even though we DIDN'T win big, we are ahead of the game--we COULD'VE come home BROKE, after all!!
We plan on going back some day and have decided we will see more than one show the next time. Too little planned activities means too many hours spent in the casino--and too much money being spent. Also, I realize now that once you have seen one casino, you've seen them all--there sure ain't much difference between them. I also know I will never be rich enough to shop in most of the stores they have in the hotels/casinos--as a matter of fact, I will never be rich enough to even ENTER the stores! Tiffany, Ferragamo, Jimmy Choo, Cartier, etc, etc, etc. I guess they cater to the few who happen to get very lucky at the casinos!
I also learned, during this trip, just how bad my hockey addiction has gotten. Wednesday night, I had to DRAG myself from watching a game at the Sport Book--and the teams that were playing were the ones I like LEAST in the NHL: Nashville and Anaheim. I may be headed for an intervention and a stay at a rehab facility.
The Elton concert was fantastic. However, it WAS very adult--much nudity and adult themes were present. Actually, a very Vegas show. The man is very, very funny--he described Celine as a singing Q-tip and made several remarks that had us rolling in the aisles.
While we didn't spend a lot of money on merchandise, I did buy two Elton T-shirts. One depicts the Vegas show, the Red Piano and the other one--which is my fav of the two--is this:
As I told K, "Who said I ever left?!?!?!?" :)
HA! I need me that shirt.
ReplyDeleteAnd....I love Vegas. But, I still have yet to see a show. Instead I sit at a slot machine for 17 hours in a row convinced it's gonna 'turn around' any second.
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I would LOVE to sit at a machine for that long, but, as the saying goes, "If not for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all!" :)
ReplyDeleteWhat goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas, right?
ReplyDeleteSo true, Doug, but we are such old fogies that we did NOTHING that had to stay there! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, what fun!! I saw Elton when he was here one time, but I'm sure he was much raunchier in Vegas...
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Oh I love that shirt! I'm glad you had such a good time! My daughter and her boyfriend were in Vegas the weekend that Britney Spears got married (and later had it annulled). She enjoyed going to some art museum there and they also saw a Cirque du Soleil show which she said was awesome.
ReplyDeleteMy brother got married there earlier this year in the Little White Chapel.
My youngest just saw a video on YouTube of a wedding that had a 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' theme--one of her all-time favorite movies. (The wedding took place in Vegas--where else! ;)) Now she wants to go to Vegas and have her vows renewed with Frank-N-Furter officiating! I told her the four of us can go: she and her husband can do 'Rocky Horror' and my husband and I will do 'Fat Elvis'. We'll have a grand old time! :)
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