Vegas - 2nd Weekend

Our second weekend in Vegas was another busy one.  Friday night we went to Town Center, just south of the Strip, to walk around the shops and grab some frozen yogurt.

Saturday morning, Tim went golfing with Jodi's uncle, his Sister and Brother-in-law at Anthem Country Club.  Tim says, "it was the best course he has ever played."  By that, he meant the most well manicured course and one that actually rewards you for staying in the fairway and one that punishes you for landing in the rough.  He also enjoyed playing a desert course that had sweeping views of the surrounding mountains and the Strip. After the round Jodi met up with the foursome for some lunch at the clubhouse.   Saturday afternoon, we headed down to the Strip for dinner, some sightseeing and to see the Cirque du Soliel show, "O."  We started the night be walking through the Forum shops at Caesars Palace.  We had hoped to see the moving statues, but the exhibit was closed for maintenance.  From there, we ate dinner at one of the restaurants inside of the Bellagio.  After dinner, we walked through the Conservatory at the Bellagio where everything inside is made of flowers and each month the decor changes to fit the season.  We then walked outside to see the fountain show outside of the Bellagio then walked across the street to ride up to the top of the Eiffel Tower at Paris to take in the views 460 feet above the Strip and see another fountain show (which was different from the first one we had seen).  Finally, we made our way back into the Bellagio to see "O" and it was fantastic!  This Cirque show is centered around water so it was packed full of synchronized swimming and diving as well as the normal Cirque splendor.  We both agree that it was the best Cirque show we have seen thus far.

Sunday morning we got some much needed sleep then headed to breakfast at the Original Pancake House at the Green Valley Ranch Hotel and Casino.  An amazing breakfast with fresh squeezed juices!  In the afternoon, we headed back to the Strip to walk around MGM Grand and the Venetian.  We got lost walking around the massive MGM Grand, but eventually found ourselves at the Lion Habitat.  Sadly, the lions were sleeping, so we didn't see much activity, but it was very interesting to see 3 trainers just sitting in the habitat with the 2 lions and 1 trainer sleeping with the lion cubs.  From there, we went to the Venetian with all intentions of riding the Gondola, but the wait was too long and we decided this attraction would have to wait until the next weekend.

We have one more week of work here and another busy weekend planned ahead of us before we start our adventure to Florida.  We have been busy planning and booking camp sites and hotel rooms for our 3 week road trip to the Sunshine State.  Check back in a few days for the details of our last weekend in Vegas!

Here are more pictures from our 2nd weekend in Vegas.