Awoke a little seedy after not getting to bed until very, very early this morning, but the knowledge of my small victory on the tables eased the pain marginally. Met up with the others for a 11am brunch @ "Cafe Bellagio" & then we headed out to arrange tickets for a show later tonight: "Legends in Concert - The World's Greatest Live Tribute Show" - sounds very impressive, time will tell...
From the "Imperial Palace", where the show is staged & tickets sold, we visited the hotel "Paris - Las Vegas", where they have strived to capture the essence of "The City Of Lights" by recreating her landmarks. There are fine likenesses of the Opera House, Arc De Triomphe, Champs-Elysees & even the River Seine which frames the property. Just like in the French Capital, the signature attraction is the Ersatz "Eiffel Tower", which crashes through the ceiling and into the gaming room, well I thought it was pretty impressive.
We then jumped on "The Strip Trolley", a shuttle service that stops @ all the major hotels & other sites of interest & headed to the older part of Vegas 'Downtown' to see the famous "Fremont St Experience". About 6 years ago this dying part of Vegas history was brought back to life & public interest thanks to many millions of dollars which created an arched steel canopy filled with computer-controlled lights which covered the 4-block pedestrian mall. 5 times a night it performs a spectacular sound & light show, but during the day, this part of Vegas was nothing to write in your Blog about, just a number of tired old casinos & bars.
Caught the Trolley back to the Strip & stopped @ the newest baby on the block, the $27 Billion "Wynn Las Vegas" (It's the most expensive Hotel-Casino built to date). With a 50-story curved tower covered in Bronze Glass, this place is as swanky as it gets, so it was only fitting that a few "swanky" people had a drink there (we also had a drink there...).
I then walked back to our hotel via the "Venetian" Hotel, which is based on that famous city; with it's impressively hand-painted ceiling Frescoes & full-scale reproductions of many famous Venice landmarks, it was just like I had been transported to Italy - You can even do a Gondola Ride!!
Following a quick freshen up we headed out again & after a quick bite to eat @ the "Trevi Cafe" located within the glitzy "Forum Shops", it was off to the 10pm "Legends Show", where we witnessed celebrity impersonators including Rod Stewart, Marilyn Monroe, Janet Jackson & of course Elvis Presley perform 4-5 of their hits - Time proved that they were all very good.
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