I made it back from Las Vegas in one piece, although I have to say that the return flight home had a long delay because of high winds at the Newark (NJ) airport. We touched down at 2:30 in the morning with the wind tossing our plane like a crumpled piece of paper. We didn’t hear about the other Continental flight that didn’t fair as well in Buffalo until later that day. I’m thankful to be back on solid ground…
Nothing too crazy went down in the City of Sin. My mom actually kicked both my friend’s and my own butt in stamina as she dragged us around the strip. We finally used the bus system on the third day because we were so tired from walking. But I have to brag that I generally kept up with both of them……..On the second night we all took an evening limo ride along the strip and caught several free exhibits/shows outside of the casinos, including our own Bellagio’s fountain show (pictured below.) We also went to the top of the Stratosphere casino to get an aerial view of the city.
Really cool!……Gambling-wise, I LOST the least amount of money: $70. We pretty much stuck to the poker and blackjack machines because the minimum bets along the nicer areas of the strip were usually $10—- too rich for our blood! Although we did make some $1 wheel bets downtown…….The highlight of the trip was last Wednesday night when we saw the Cirque du Soleil “O” show: it had a continually changing pool of water that would be about 15 feet deep (at its deepest) and then revert back to a solid floor! My cousin, who used to be a summertime announcer for high-diving shows at our local theme park—-Great Adventure—- kept in touch with one of the high-divers that he worked with who later joined this troupe of acrobats. So we got a backstage tour after the show was over. Boy, those Cirque people stay in tip-top shape!! Really pretty cool…..
I had a fantastic time and this was just what I needed to get my GROOVE back. Although there’s no place like home.
