Now Where Was I?

Oh Yes.  My Birthday, part III.

Not only do most people's birthday only last one day, and two celebrations are rare, but somehow we managed to make a third trip part of my birthday celebrations.  A second trip to Vegas.  We had been planning a trip to Vegas kind of half-heatedly, then I signed up for emails from the Bally's Casino group.  They sent a me an offer of $37 for a Friday and a Saturday night.  $74 for a weekend, tax included.  How could we not go?

This trip was much less stressful then our first, which we took on as part of our trip west to move out here.  This time we took our time strolling through the casinos seeing what each had to offer, and getting tips from my sister on what to do.

One of the things we did do was go to the discount tickets window, there are a number of them on the strip and one on Freemont street.  We scored tickets for The Blue Man Group and Madam Tussaud's (sp?) wax museum.  The dummies are a little shocking to see in real life, to see the work they've put into them.  In real life, you wouldn't be fooled by them, but in the right light, the right picture does make it look as if you are standing there.  There was only one instance where there was a "pro" photographer insisting he take our picture (with Barack Obama.)  They wanted to charge so much for the picture though, mostly to spite them, we snuck back in through the exit, and took our own picture.

If you've not seen he Blue Man Group, you really should.  It's parts rock and roll, experimental theater, stage magic and audience participation.  It's tough to describe it otherwise, but while Dawn, Sara and I walked out of the theater excited and elated, other were feeling like they'd been hoodwinked.

We also went out to the Red Rocks Canyon just outside of Vegas.  The rocks a wonderful shade of earthy red, and are great for rock climbing.  But, it was cool and windy on the day we went, a day that turned into overcast, windy, and with hail falling from the sky.  That did not stop us from getting out to see the seasonal waterfall.

The rest of the trip?  Stays in Vegas.