Bruehl... Party of 6: Friday, August 22, 2008

After a late night, we slept in until 9:00 on Friday. We had breakfast at a cute little café in our hotel. We spent several hours walking around the strip and checking out all of the different hotels. We took a gondola ride at The Venetian, which was fun and romantic! We had some cute pictures taken and also found some souvenirs for the kids. It was hot, hot, hot at 106 degrees!!

The big $2 slot machine at Mandalay Bay.

Inside the New York, New York.

At the fountains in front of the Venetian.

Posing with Nicholas Cage.

The indoor gondolas.

The outdoor gondolas... we chose to ride these ones in the extreme heat.

My sweetie sitting in front of the fountains.

Nice...

MGM Grand

The Mandalay Bay casino

Another view of the strip from our room.

We had plans for Friday night (I didn’t know what they were yet), so we went back to the hotel and showered and got ready for dinner. We headed to the Bellagio and had dinner at Fix. The food was very delicious and the atmosphere just exciting!! We even saw the start of the Packer/Bronco game (Go Pack!!!) before we left. Finally we headed to the theater to see Cirque De Soleil’s "O". It was AMAZING!!!!! I’m so glad we went to this show and want to thank Jen for my ticket which she got for me as a birthday present!! What an awesome friend!

Having dinner at FIX.

Getting ready to head into "O".

Awww... so in love.

After the show was over, we went outside to watch the fountains dance at the Bellagio. What a beautiful sight at night. Then we headed over to the Paris hotel to ride up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. I have to admit that it was scary for me with my fear of heights, but we stayed up there for about 10 minutes. We got some great views of the city, as well as another viewpoint of the fountains from above… breathtaking!

We headed back down the strip to gamble a little more at the MGM before going back to our hotel. Unfortunately, we didn’t do as well this time. We sat down together for my first try at a blackjack table. In a matter of 10 minutes, we lost $60… NOT fun!!! That was the end of that. That’s really all of the gambling we did, and I think we managed to come out ahead $4.20!!!