Thanksgiving was our main day to explore the Strip. I slept in a bit, while Adam watched TV in the bathroom so as not to disturb me. While I was getting ready in the bathroom, I watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. I told you that mirror TV came in handy!
We were out of the room by 9:30 and started exploring the east side of the Strip. Our first stop was at Paris. Here we roamed the cute streets of Paris and then found the crêperie.
They were out of the fruit ones I wanted, so I settled for a Nutella banana crêpe, which we split.
While I waited in line, Adam got us a few drinks - a Bloody Mary for Adam and mimosa for me. Delicious!
We continued our stroll going south on the Strip. We walked through Planet Hollywood and the MGM.
I loved the art deco style of the MGM, but it's quite far down the Strip. It ended up being a 1.4 mile walk down there from our hotel!
If you've never been to Vegas, you don't realize how much walking is involved! And it's not just a straight shoot down the street either. There's lots of stairs, escalators and bridges (kind of like skyways) to make it so people aren't crossing the streets. It results in lots of zig zagging to try to get where you want to go!
Then we crossed over the Strip to the west side. There we went in New York New York. We went on the overpriced roller coaster ($14 per person), which was fun, but gave me a headache. Of course. Adam said he knew it would.
Since on his first (and previous) visit to Vegas Adam had stayed at the Luxor, I wanted to check it out. So we continued south on Las Vegas Boulevard to it. I really liked the Ancient Egypt theme. Adam said staying in the pyramid was weird because the elevators go sideways AND up and down.
Mandalay Bay was just south of the Luxor, but we didn't bother to check it out.
We then noticed the tram, so took that back north to Excalibur to avoid a little bit of walking.
Once again we went past NYNY,
and then it was on to the Monte Carlo. There we attempted to pick up our Blue Man Group tickets, but the Box Office said they wouldn't be ready until the day of the show since I ordered them from Ticketmaster (it was the same price, but allowed me to be able to see what seats were available and pick our seats).
From there we took a shuttle up to Bellagio. Once again, we admired the lobby ceiling and walked through the casino.
We were getting hungry, so we headed over to Caesar's Palace for the Bacchanal Buffet. Unfortunately for us, it was a 3 1/2 - 4 hour long wait. So we returned to Bellagio to see how long their buffet wait was. 2 1/2 - 3 hours. No thanks.
We decided we needed some refreshments, so popped across the street to Bill's for $1 High Life cans
and then back to Caesar's for a small $12 mango slush for me. Kind of a rip off.....
We were headed up to The Mirage to pick up our LOVE tickets. On the way, we went past Caesar's again. I stopped to admire the Winged Victory of Samothrace statue (we saw the original at the Louvre in September!),
We also took a few photos of the casinos across the street.
Outside of The Mirage, I snapped a few photos.
Adam was growing restless, so decided to jump in front of the camera. It was quite surprising to unexpectedly see him through the lens.It makes me laugh!
But I quickly cheered up when we picked up our Cirque du Soleil Love tickets and picked out a Beatles Christmas ornament. Just being there and hearing The Beatles got me really excited for the show that night.
Next we crossed over to The Venetian and checked that out a bit.
On our way back, Adam picked up a few more beers for the room and I took photos.
We were back at the hotel by 5. Adam went up to the room, and I checked out the Wildlife Preserve,
and a few gift shops.
While Adam napped, I read a book for a few hours. We needed a rest after a long day of exploring!
Around 8, we headed out. We watched the horribly Sirens of TI show outside of Treasure Island. It was awful and not at all kid friendly, even though there were tons of kids around. I couldn't believe how packed that stupid show was.
On the way back to The Mirage, we saw The Mirage Volcano go off. It was pretty cool, but we were in a hurry so we didn't stop very long to watch.
The doors opened at 9 for the Love Theater. At the concession stand, Adam got a beer and I got a drink called "A Hard Day's Night." I couldn't resist!
The show started at 9:30 and went until a little after 11. It was excellent! I would say it's a must see for any Beatles fan. Even Adam enjoyed it, and he doesn't like The Beatles. At all.
For Thanksgiving, we discussed that we were grateful for each other, Chester, family, friends and the ability to travel (time, health and resources).
Highlights of the day:
Stef - Breakfast at Paris hotel & the LOVE Cirque show
Adam - LOVE by Cirque du Soleil
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