Vegas Rocks, Baby!

As they say, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” but for the sake of the blog we will have to spill the beans. No, we didn’t get re-married by an Elvis look-alike at the “Chapel of the Bells” and we didn’t win the jackpot on the 5c slots because we don’t like gambling, but we did see a few shows. Three a day for five straight days! Magic! Chris Angel was cool, Penn and Teller whacky, Mac King funny but Copperfield is still the best! We saw magic shows with variety acts and variety shows with magicians. We saw comedy, mind reading, Cirque de Solei, the all-singing all- dancing cabaret girls, lions and tigers too! The best juggler I have ever seen can play the piano with juggling tennis balls; you should check that out on You Tube!
We had enough time to find the best outdoor bar with great live music from noon till two in the morning, oh-so-skilled bar tenders and plenty of tipsy or crazy customers to keep us entertained for hours! Tequila became my drink of choice!! We still had time for a few late evenings of “duelling pianos” – the guys in NY- NY are the best – and a few lunches at celebrity chef restaurants – the Venetian has a few good spots! Vegas is just so much fun! And the Strip – there are a few new casinos since our last visit – like the Cosmopolitan or the Aria – but they are rather boring – classy but boring and lacking zing - like a Singapore shopping mall on Orchard Road. The Over- the- Top themed places like NY-NY, the Luxor or the Venetian are way better and the old style places like the Flamingo or Harrah’s have more atmosphere. Neil has decided that next time we get to Vegas, he wants to stay for two weeks; I don’t think my liver is up to it!