Well, we walked through “the fuss” today.  Las Vegas is like Disneyworld, but for adults, who like to gamble or shop.  If you are a shopaholic, every store you could ever think of has a presence on The Strip, sometimes even two in the same casino complex.  If you want to see a luxury item that in Canada we would only see online or have to order, they will have it in Las Vegas.   Jeremy actually had a $7000 Rolex watch on his wrist for a few seconds.  And then he had to give it back . . .

Outside we experienced the sensory overload that we thought was reserved for inside the casinos.  Las Vegas is a great place to people watch – a great big manipulated sociological experiment.  Not being gamblers ourselves, we were probably not the ideal casino guests, but we did use our free $25.00 “Grazie” credit from The Venetian in a nickel slot – it lasted about ten minutes and then we walked away.  Ha, ha!  We were probably a little anomaly on their statistics for the day.  The Venetian was beautiful (complete with a small scale canal and gondolas) and we can say that we actually stayed in the largest hotel in the world, but with the grand scale of the hotel, comes an impersonality and an assembly line feel.  Caesar’s Palace was also amazing.  The escalators were circular to be more true to Roman architecture.  We had lunch at The Cheesecake Factory in the shopping district of Caesar’s palace.  Excellent mojitos!  And the red velvet cheesecake was fantastic!

After tiring ourselves out on The Strip, we needed a quiet stop for a light supper.  Emeril Lagasse ( “BAM!” ) just opened a new sports bar in The Venetian with lounging sofas, so we tried it out.  It was just like at home!  Sitting on a sofa and eating appetizers from the coffee table.  All that was missing was our little dog watching us with wanting eyes . . .