leaving (for) las vegas

[chanaleh]

I'm at Logan boarding my plane, at the other end of which I will meet my mom, MIL and SIL for four nights (at the Excalibur) and three fun-, sun-, and show-filled days.

Tiger Boy's staying home, so don't anyone burn down Somerville, OK? :-)

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[hahathor.livejournal.com]

Hey! I'll be going to Vegas for Labor Day weekend - any suggestions would be welcome. So far the only thing I've got on my docket as a definite is "Love" (the Beatles themed Cirque show) and eating lots and lots of aged beef.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Have fun! (We'll miss you.)

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Well, we saw two other Cirque shows, O (had tickets way in advance) and Ka (got discounted tickets earlier that day for almost equally good seats). Those were definitely the highlights.

Mostly, my favorite places to walk around in were the Disneyland-style "indoor outdoor" theme spaces, which were largely shopping plazas: the Grand Canal at the Venetian, the Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace. New York New York and Paris also had nice little replica city street areas, less elaborate but fun to see. But overall, the hands-down winner for atmosphere was the Bellagio -- gorgeous Chihuly glasswork in the lobby atrium and in their Conservatory, and you must watch the choreographed fountain display, preferably several times (it's every 15 minutes in the evening).

We didn't do a whole lot of high-end restauranting, but the buffet at the Bellagio was to die for. Our favorite breakfast place was America in NYNY. And if you (like me) fondly remember the frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity 3 that used to be in Fanueil Hall 15+ years ago, there's one of those in Caesar's Palace.