The Debauchery continues…

Today I got chills, I actually saw something so cool it gave me chills.  But I' am getting ahead of myself.  Today is Sunday and for us Mormons that means family, church and service.  But this place is the pinnacle of debauchery, if one were catholic they would have to go to confession just for visiting Vegas!  This morning I got my church clothes out of my bag, I had to they were in the way of my swimming suit.  I had only checked out the pools from Google maps and they looked impressive from space, but you should have seen them from the ground, well here check these out…

But even I felt like a loser hanging out at the pool by myself, so I only stayed an hour; plenty of time for this pasty viking to get burned.  So I  decided that I would do some sight seeing.  By going out the front door one can take a tram closer to “the strip”.  Here is the front of the Hotel and the view from the tram station…

After getting off the tram and taking a small walk I was there, at one end of the strip thinking I would walk my way to the other end and take lots of pictures.  So I invite you to take a walk with me down the strip. 

The MGM Grand and New York New York are across the street from each other and at one end of the strip.

Right inside of New York New York there was a candy apple stand, I took a picture and felt like I was looking at food pornography. WARNING! you may put on weight just looking at the next photo.

Anyway you want to talk about a wolf in sheep’s clothing some of these buildings are amazing and conveying their size and scale in picture is really difficult.  But yet they are dens of matchstick men trying to get hands on your hard earned money any way they know how.  (That was my Sunday rant :D  ).  Let’s continue, shall we?

This is the Excalibur, they use every mid-evil pun possible.

Aha! case in point, the very restaurant of Satan herself !

Here is the Monte Carlo, very cool building.

This one they cleverly called “The Paris” its a little cryptic but you’ll get it if you think about it long enough. 

 

Alight so earlier I mentioned getting chills.  I don’t actually remember the last time I saw something that gave me chills but this was pretty impressive…

Some of you may have guessed it.  But for those of you who haven’t seen them outside of movies its hard to describe just how impressive the fountains at the Bellagio are.  During the day there is a “performance every 30 minutes.   I was there at 4:00, just in time to watch the choreographed fountains perform to “God Bless America”.  The fountains exploded in firework style.  Apparently the force used to shoot water 50 feet in the air makes quite the noise.  I won’t try to explain it because words just can’t do it justice. 

 

Well after such a busy day I was going to need some food.  And with so many good sporting events what better place than the ESPN Zone.  Aron was working so I was left to get us a table.  Check out this table…

Talk about a little slice of heaven.  Yup even in Vegas where the devil has such a stronghold there seems to be a little oasis of peace.  And for those willing to look hard enough, there is good to be found in everything. 

Yes after a day of choosing to only see and experience the good things Vegas has to offer (it is Sunday after all).  There is only one way to finish off this day,  a soda in my favorite chair…

Until tomorrow…

P.S. I love you Ruth, Lilly, Isak and Simon!!!!