Okay, neither Charles nor I can remember the sequence of our last 4 days in Las Vegas. So...we went to see a burlesque show one night. I was not shocked, dismayed, or offended (I am not easily offended) but now that I've seen a burlesque show, I'm good. Same as with riding a mule. Done. We had "friends" of the main star of the burlesque sitting behind us, encouraging her to show her t*tt**s. For some reason I thought it was going to be one of those shows with the women wearing the humongous headdresses, descending stairs. Nope. Mostly just stripping to a G string.
We went up in the Stratosphere. I guess it's one of the highest lookout points. They actually have rides up there if you're ready to die. Just kidding. That's just my age speaking.
One night we went to the old, original street of Las Vegas: Fremont Street. They still have the original casinos like the Gold Nugget. Compared to the new ones on The Strip, they are kind of gross. BUT!..... They have closed off the street and put a canopy overhead that is actually a huge TV screen. Every night at 8:00 they do a video. The night we were there it was a video to the song "American Pie" by Don McLean. Yeah, Sheri, Kitz and Dan, you know the song and it should remind you of being in high school. It was really, really cool. That alone was worth the trip to the old town.
I think Wednesday was the day we went to Red Rock Canyon. That was all of 15 minutes from our condo. We were both in awe of how diverse the landscape is out there, especially compared to what we know here in Ohio. Charles was too happy to scramble out on rocks and let me photograph him. Me: feet firmly planted in terra firma. Granddad, I kinda blame you. I have these ankles that just want to collapse in the least little change in terra firma. Thanks.
Surprisingly, we were so busy I didn't put a single coin in a single slot machine. Didn't even care or miss it. One thing I noticed: when out on the town on a Saturday night, you're gonna see lots of skin. I don't know how girls can keep their vees covered with an inch of fabric!
We rode the roller coaster over New York New York (casino). Very rough. We both had a headache when it was over. But New York New York!!!! WOW! The outside was amazing! So was Paris. And the water fountain show choreagraphed to music at the Bellagio!!
I didn't think Las Vegas would be that interesting, but it really was. At night though, the sidewalk traffic would rival the traffic of Disney World at closing.
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Sounds like you guys had a blast. Thanks for sharing.
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