Leaving Las Vegas

Well, we have made it back to reality......and while I was ready to return to my regularly scheduled life, Las Vegas was AWESOME. Unbelievable. Pure fantasy. Disney World for adults. We landed in LV on Saturday night at 11:00 pm (their time----their time, out time, what time???? We were all messed up as to what time it actually was....fortunately it really doesn't matter what time it is in Vegas....time to have fun, that is all you need to know!) We took a cab to our hotel *(resort actually...hotel does not do it justice) the Venetian. WOW. It is enormous, and it is incredibly beautiful. Throughout the whole resort the music playing is from "The Phantom of the Opera"(which is my favorite!--they must have known!) ... Italian marble is EVERYWHERE. Our suite was more than 750 square feet...pure luxury. 19 fancy restaurants. 19. That is quite a few restaurants for one resort. 80 shops in the resort. Unbelievable.

Of course my favorite thing to do is play slot machines.....the first day I didn't do too hot....however my luck changed the next day, and we ended up coming home with all the cash we took out there. That is amazing in itself!
Karl had never been to Vegas, so I worried that it may not live up to his expectations.....wrong. He Loved it. He even said it was his favorite vacation he had ever been on. He is ready for us to book our next trip....I told him he loved it so much because he had such a terrific tour guide.. :)
We went from the Venetian, to the Mirage, Caesar's Palace, The Bellagio (another " out of this world" place!) Ballys, The Flamingo, Paris, Casino Royale....the next day we went straight to the Hooters Casino. Not where I wanted to go --for obvious reasons!) ....and when we got there it was practically empty, so I sat at a machine and put my $20 in, and in just a minute I was up $200. Hooters turned out to be a pretty fun place.....from there we went to the Tropicana (not my favorite---it is just really old...) and then to New York New York, and then back through all of the others again. One evening we even ventured out to the Rio----I liked the casino there----I liked the Mardi Gras atmosphere.
Shopping is incredible. Reminded me of my New York trip.
All in all, it was wonderful---even our flights. I just heard Karl say we would take Jami and Tyler next time.....I'm ready! So are they!