Tuesday, May 1
Our tour having ended, we have now back to planning our own agenda.
In the morning we wandered over to the Bellagio Hotel to orient ourselves for our return that evening to see Cirque du Soleil "O". We then ambled along The Strip for a while.
For lunch, we went to the Stratosphere Hotel in Downtown Las Vegas. Pam & I like to walk and from The Strip it did not appear to be that far away, be we took a cab having been warned that this was an optical illusion. As the street blocks rolled by, we were glad that we had paid attention the voice of experience.
We had a luncheon reservation at the Top of the World restaurant. Visibility was good. As the restaurant's floor slowly rotated, we had a nice meal with an every-changing view. It sure is flat for a long way in any direction.
We saw someone jump off the top floor of the spire. It did not spoil our appetite since the jumper was tethered and therefore avoided becoming a stain on the asphalt far below. We did agree that it would be wise to only do it on an empty stomach. We ate more...rapidly.
There are several thrill-seeker rides on the top of the spire. Upon returning to Marion, we learned that one of the bartenders at our yacht club has done them all and make the jump, too.
We headed back to the hotel for a luncheon-coma nap.
In the evening, we saw "O". It was an amazing show. There were often multiple things happening at once. Pam & I agreed that we could see the show three or more times without spotting all of its components.
Leaving the Bellagio, we watched two fountain performances and did some more people watching before returning to our hotel.
We had a light dinner in the bar with a couple from Wilmington, NC we met on our national parks tour.
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While I took lots of pictures in Las Vegas, coming up with ones that were unique or even interesting was a bit of a challenge. For the most part, I failed.
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