Gondolas, Art, Angels, and Whoopi.

You don’t have to touch a slot machine or gamble at all to find a good time here.

Last night we saw Mystere at the Mirage, which was the second time for us but it had been eleven years or so. It was the first circ de soleil we ever saw, and probably our favorite. The awesome costumes remind me of a sort of Rococo/Mayan/Dr. Seuss thing going on. The “clowns” are actually funny, but the incredible feats of strength and daring acrobatic skills melded with ethereal live music and lights send these shows over the top amazing!

We took a walk over to the Venetian today. In all the years we’ve been coming out to Las Vegas for meetings we had never been there. That’s one thing I really get into around here, is the variety of architecture.

I talked about looking for my muse. Here in “Sin City” it’s even tougher finding an angel, but I did. This one was counting the number of people being good today.

We ducked into another gallery, this time the world renowned photographer Peter Lik had some of his amazing work on display. This is truly a must-see if you are anywhere around the Venetian. Of course no cameras are allowed but here’s the link to see some of it:

http://www.peterlik.com/photography

I had heard there were gondolas in the Venetian, and it was true. Half an hour costs sixteen bucks…

So I opted to slip a buck to Voltar, who spit out a card with my fortune printed on it. I still don’t know what it says until I find my glasses.

I was telling you about the gallery we found at Caesar’s Palace the other day. Vladimir Kush is the artist, and his work is absolutely mesmerizing. One of the paintings covered a great deal of a wall, and we stood there for quite a while gazing at it. Surreal, gripping, beautiful—I can’t seem to find the right words. Seeing it in person is better than on a website, but you’ll get an idea:
http://vladimirkush.com/
We didn’t go into Madame Tussauds but Whoopi seemed to have escaped. She was just standing at the curb like the mischief she really is.

Thanks for visiting!