MickMicki
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Went to Vegas in August...
Woke up at the GOD AWFUL time of 5:30 am to catch my 8:55 flight. I got on the plane and instantly made friends with the exit row. The next thing I know I was persuaded to have TWO bloody marys. Life was good. I arrived at Vegas at 9:55. I was buzzing and hyped. Somehow or another, I was upgraded to a Mustang Convertible.
I immediately let down the top and drove to the strip. We stayed at the Venetian. Of course, I got us upgraded to a better suite (gratis of course), by chatting with the Front Desk clerk. I went to lunch at the Grand Luxe cafe and went back to the room and crashed.
I woke up from my nap and got dressed for dinner at the Bellagio restaurant Jasmine
and a showing of O. Dinner was good and it was a lovely restaurant, but it isn't high on my list of "must dos". I could have had In and Out Burger. I love Cirque Du Soleil, but I didn't think that "O" was all of that and I definitely don't think that it was worth $125 tickets. IMHO, Mystere was a MUCH better showandat a better price. But hey...It was the experience.
The "O" Theatre
I did a little bit of gambling at the Bellagio. A win was nowhere in sight and I was tired so I decided to go back to the Venetian and gamble. The fountains were about to start, so I decided to check it out to take pictures. Now...I had on THREE INCH rope bottom, wooden heeled shoes. They are not really for walking the strip...They are more for show. I went through the shops at the Bellagio to check out the Gucci and Christian Dior stores (I am in love with Dior crap)...By the time I walked across the street my feet were throbbing. If I wasn't afraid of walking barefoot (various germs and plus the thought of walking in spit does not appeal to me), I would have.
I went to the Hilton and played the penny slots. I eventually caught a cab to the Venetian (one block). The cab driver rolled his eyes at me. I wanted to snatch a knot in his ass, but my feet hurt. If I could have paid someone to carry me to the room, I would have done it - no questions asked. I hobbled back to the room and went to bed.
Friday
Friday
The next morning I was wide awake at 6:00 am (hey...I am a CST girl). The weather was nice, so I ate breakfast outdoors at Bouchon in the Venetian.
The view at Breakfast
While I was sitting there I mapped out the itinerary. The plan was to take a nice leisurely trip to Hoover Dam. Of course, there was drama on the ride there. Well, I am from the flatlands...The drive to Hoover Dam is not flat. I drove. I had a panic attack that the car would go careening over the edge of the mountain like Toonces the Cat.
I was a wreck when we arrived at the dam.
The tour was so not worth the $8 (I had a coupon). You get packed on an elevator like sardines (which was bad, but not terrible) and you go to the generator room. Then you go to some other part and you look at a topical map of the Colorado River reclamation project with all of the dams and what not. Soooooo not worth the money. I like museums and I like to be filled with all sorts of useless information, but that we could have purchased a book and got all of the information that we needed for the price of admission.
Notice how far I am from the railing. :lol
Save your eight dollars and just take a look at this picture.
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Woke up at the GOD AWFUL time of 5:30 am to catch my 8:55 flight. I got on the plane and instantly made friends with the exit row. The next thing I know I was persuaded to have TWO bloody marys. Life was good. I arrived at Vegas at 9:55. I was buzzing and hyped. Somehow or another, I was upgraded to a Mustang Convertible.
I immediately let down the top and drove to the strip. We stayed at the Venetian. Of course, I got us upgraded to a better suite (gratis of course), by chatting with the Front Desk clerk. I went to lunch at the Grand Luxe cafe and went back to the room and crashed.
I woke up from my nap and got dressed for dinner at the Bellagio restaurant Jasmine
and a showing of O. Dinner was good and it was a lovely restaurant, but it isn't high on my list of "must dos". I could have had In and Out Burger. I love Cirque Du Soleil, but I didn't think that "O" was all of that and I definitely don't think that it was worth $125 tickets. IMHO, Mystere was a MUCH better showandat a better price. But hey...It was the experience.

The "O" Theatre
I did a little bit of gambling at the Bellagio. A win was nowhere in sight and I was tired so I decided to go back to the Venetian and gamble. The fountains were about to start, so I decided to check it out to take pictures. Now...I had on THREE INCH rope bottom, wooden heeled shoes. They are not really for walking the strip...They are more for show. I went through the shops at the Bellagio to check out the Gucci and Christian Dior stores (I am in love with Dior crap)...By the time I walked across the street my feet were throbbing. If I wasn't afraid of walking barefoot (various germs and plus the thought of walking in spit does not appeal to me), I would have.
I went to the Hilton and played the penny slots. I eventually caught a cab to the Venetian (one block). The cab driver rolled his eyes at me. I wanted to snatch a knot in his ass, but my feet hurt. If I could have paid someone to carry me to the room, I would have done it - no questions asked. I hobbled back to the room and went to bed.
Friday
Friday
The next morning I was wide awake at 6:00 am (hey...I am a CST girl). The weather was nice, so I ate breakfast outdoors at Bouchon in the Venetian.
The view at Breakfast
While I was sitting there I mapped out the itinerary. The plan was to take a nice leisurely trip to Hoover Dam. Of course, there was drama on the ride there. Well, I am from the flatlands...The drive to Hoover Dam is not flat. I drove. I had a panic attack that the car would go careening over the edge of the mountain like Toonces the Cat.


The tour was so not worth the $8 (I had a coupon). You get packed on an elevator like sardines (which was bad, but not terrible) and you go to the generator room. Then you go to some other part and you look at a topical map of the Colorado River reclamation project with all of the dams and what not. Soooooo not worth the money. I like museums and I like to be filled with all sorts of useless information, but that we could have purchased a book and got all of the information that we needed for the price of admission.
Notice how far I am from the railing. :lol
Save your eight dollars and just take a look at this picture.
More Venetian Pics