Breakfast (?) at 2pm at the Hard Rock Hotel before Melissa & I (Dave had to work) headed back to the Strip to look through some more casinos.
We started at Caesars Palace
We walked up to The Mirage, which had a dismal white tiger exhibit.
Beyond the Mirage was Treasure Island . Like Excalibur, Treasure Island seems a bit childish for a casino, but by the volume of people inside, I must be wrong. Treasure Island puts on a twenty-minute show out the front of the casino. It is a pirate / acrobatic show which we had every intention of watching, except that it was cancelled due to the wind.
Next was Harrah’s – this is all the tackiness I had believed Vegas to be about. This place screamed all the kitsch that Vegas is portrayed as in movies. The whole place was so over the top I had to get out as quick as possible.
We also went to the Flamingo - another movie set favorite. Once again all the pizzazz outside matched all the outdated décor inside.
We caught a shuttle bus to the Gold Coast Casino so we could walk across to the Rio . The Rio has a club on the 51st floor – The Voodoo Lounge – that has an outdoor balcony that gives the greatest view of the city. Unfortunately it was freezing, so after a beer we came back down and caught a cab home.
We got back at the same time as Dave and sat in the spa for the evening with a few beers.
Paris Hotel, Las Vegas
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