Eye Strain in Las Vegas

Andrea and I took a little trip last week to Las Vegas. All by ourselves. We had a wonderful time.

 

I went to attend a big mining show that is held there every four years and Andrea went to get a break from the kids and to sit in the sun and to shop. We both returned home exhausted.

We stayed at the Venetian , seen the in the background of the picture below next to its sister hotel the Palazzo, right in the middle of the Las Vegas Strip and an eye-boggling cacophony of shops and restaurants and shows and, of course, casinos.

The entrance to the Venetian lobby.

Our view.

The front of the Venetian with its silly little canal and gondolas that go nowhere.

 

The inside of the shopping mall on the second floor of the Venetian with its mind-bending big canal and the gondolas that drift back and forth between luxury goods and gourmet foods. (The sky is fake)

During the two days we were there I was pretty much occupied at the mining show at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Andrea pretty much slept, but we got a chance to explore a bit on Tuesday evening. We found ourselves in the Forum Shops in Caesars Palace for a little window shopping. At the Breitling watch store all we could do was stand outside and look in because it was "Temporarily Closed for a Private Viewing." The sales lady was wearing white gloves. The prospective client was wearing a Cat hat and jeans.

We thought this fountain might look nice in our front yard. It wasn't for sale.

The real target of our wanderings on Tuesday evening was the highly acclaimed buffet at Caesars, pretentiously named the "Bacchanal Buffet." The sign says it all.

One of the nine kitchens / buffet counters; this one specializing in seafood.

Our table was right next to the dessert island. Andrea couldn't resist the cute little mousse.

The Epic Feast collage.

After the feast we needed to walk a bit. Say, doesn't that tower look familiar?

The aptly-named Chandelier restaurant in the Cosmopolitan Resort.

The view down Las Vegas Boulevard.

We saw a fountain to end all fountains, a dazzling array of lights and signs and sounds, and an endless parade of every type of person imaginable in states of dress you might not be able to imagine. And, naturally, a volcano.

My eyeballs are about worn out.