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appointment was at 8 this morning in henderson and it took a couple hours which wasn't too bad. We found a Panera down the street and stopped for breakfast afterward. It was nice to just sit and enjoy our meal together. We love our children but we do cherish the moments we get
to steal away together. After a quick stop at Walgreens for some spray on sun block we headed for our little trip to Hoover Dam. On Monday we had gotten a documentary of Hoover Dam from the library and watched it with the children so they could see where we were going and give us some information about it. the documentary was fascinating and we both learned a lot. Today we drove through Boulder City which we had learned all about Monday. We paid and parked in the garage at the Dam and then set off to explore and take pictures.
Peter and I were both amazed at the size of the Dam and just trying to comprehend how it was all put together 80 years ago. We walked across the Dam into Arizona and stopped many times to just take in the beauty of it all. Neither Peter nor I had ever thought we would ever come here. I don't know why, I guess we just assumed that we would never have a reason to be close enough to make it a trip. Las Vegas was the pretty close to the bottom of
our list of places we wanted to visit so the Hoover Dam didn't seem like it was going to happen. It actually reminded me a lot of seeing The Great Wall of China. Although, that was definitely something I really wanted to see I never thought I would make it there. Peter and I checked out everything we could without taking a tour of the Dam. We probably would have but I didn't bring my regular glasses with me and the tunnels and down under were too dark for
me to wear my sunglasses. We took many pictures and then stopped in the shop to buy a couple souvenirs. When we got back to the car we decided to drive across the dam and check out the other side from the high points. We had wanted to drive across the Hoover Dam Bridge but the road on the AZ side was closed it was quite a backtrack to come around it (maybe next time, hehe). We stopped in Henderson for some lunch at In and Out Burger. We had never been there either but when we lived in Phoenix it was all the rave though we didn't have one near by.
People would plan their weekends to take a trip into California and wait in line for an hour just to eat there. They seem more plentiful now so there was no wait for us and we enjoyed our burger and fries. It reminded us a lot of Five Guys only not quite as good but also not quite as expensive. When we finished we drove back to our hotel where we got cleaned up and I got a call from my Dad. He told me that my Aunt was in Las Vegas so I got her contact info and sent her a text. We arranged to meet up later in the evening as Peter and I already had plans for the night. When we found out that we had to go to Vegas we started talking and asking people about the Cirque Du Soliel shows out here. Everyone we spoke to said to either see Ka or O. After viewing some trailers Peter decided he wanted to see Ka so we bought our tickets online and have been looking forward to it ever since. We both brought some nice clothes that we had purchased in China and don't get to wear much. We got all cleaned up and dressed for our night out. Our hotel has a free tram that takes you to the Luxor and the
Excalibar Hotels so you don't have to walk as far. This was great for us as we didn't want to get all sweaty after getting all clean. Ka plays at the MGM Hotel which is just across from the Excalibar so hopped on the tram and then walked across one of the pedestrian walkways. At the box office we picked up our tickets and then made a quick stop at Walgreens before the show opened for seating. By the time we got back we were aloud in the theater so we found our seats and had a nice talk with an older couple who sat next to us. The show was absolutely amazing, as expected, and left us wanting it to last all night long. It's really amazing what those actors do and how creative the stage and the designs are. We stopped and bought a couple shirts from the gift shop and then asked about the live Lions that we had heard about. Unfortunately, we were told the MGM no longer had the live lions at the hotel. A little disappointed we walked to New York, New York Hotel to meet my Aunt Chris and Uncle Jerry. I had told them we wouldn't be staying long because we still hadn't eaten dinner and we had another appointment at 7 tomorrow.
We talked for a good 15 minutes though and decided we would try and meet up again tomorrow afternoon. Peter and I had planned on hitting a buffet (we're told they are awesome in Vegas) but when we got back to our hotel the buffet had just closed. Oh well, looks like room service again. I told Peter we should ask someone to take our picture before we went back up since we were dressed so nice in our Chinese clothes. Peter, at random, stopped a couple headed the opposite direction were were more than happy to assist us. The wife took a photo and then another and another because she wanted different backgrounds. They were very sweet and we thanked them when we were through. The
man asked where we were from and we told him Orlando. He asked if we had ever been to the Foundation Room. We hadn't heard of it before so we told him so and he said, "I will take you." His wife pulled out two Membership cards and handed them to Peter and I. We followed them to a private elevator roped off with three men in suits guarding it. The man told one of the employees to let us up and the employee took us through the ropes after checking our ID's. The couple went on their way and we got into the elevator which took us to the 43rd floor where we stepped into a very plush and contemporary bar and club. The employee told us normally they charge $30 per person and you have to have a membership to get in but he would comp us and let us through because of the cards the woman had given us (which he took). We walked through the club which was not crowded at all out to the balcony. Here we took in "the best view of the Las Vegas Strip" which was absolutely breathtaking. You could see for miles and miles and strip was all lit up and glowing. We had someone take our picture and took a couple for them too.
We just stood there and looked at everything we could for long time. Unfortunately I knew we had to be up pretty early so we decided we needed to head out and back to our room. The experience was amazing though and we felt very blessed to have been given that opportunity. Peter definitely chose the right couple to stop and take our picture. :)
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