This is Johnna’s first trip to Vegas so that is the destination for day I.  We stroll the casinos, the kids do some modest gambling, we watch the Bellagio fountains and the cheesy statue show at Caesar’s.  Along the strip there are MANY showgirl photo ops for the guys and even a few chances for pics with some of the showguys.  No one partakes…except Johnna with a quick pic with Elvis. 

We lunch in Paris with delicious food and a great sidewalk table for people watching and resting our weary feet.  There is a bit more walking and sampling of street fare like Gordon Ramsey Fish and Chip chips and Ben and Jerrys ice cream. 

Now it is time for the show:  Cirque so Del Mystere.  Kent gets to be part of the preshow entertainment and some popcorn antics….he loved that of course.  The rest of us certainly did.  The next 90 minutes are filled with fantastic acrobatics of every imaginable kind.  Some are graceful and fluid like dancers in the air.  Some are feats of brute strength still others of unbelievable flexibility and uncanny balance.  It was pretty amazing.

We catch the monorail back to the car but we can’t be done yet.  One more stop, the Fremont Experience in old downtown.  It is chilly and spitting rain and we have walked about 7 miles already but we just have to check it out.  The overhead light display is pretty cool.  There are three live stages within the two blocks creating a nearly overwhelming cacophony near the center. 

We stroll through The Golden Nugget where we are greeted by the clatter of real coin slots and a bit thicker smell of smoke in the air.  We have dinner at their Claim Jumper restaurant to round out the experience. 

We roll back into camp well after 1AM; way past our pumpkin hour but it has been a great day.