The Strip

Living in Las Vegas means living with the gambling and the Strip. While neither Steph or I gamble, we did want to go down and see some of the more interesting parts of the strip. Becky was staying with us before we took her up to SUU and so we made a trip of it. We did a ton of walking, but saw some pretty interesting things.

Here we have Becky with Nicolas Cage. Don't worry Dad, he's made of wax and is standing outside of Madame Turnaud's House of Wax.


Aside from exotic wax celebrities, we also found a some exotic vehicles. Gotta love a Lamborghini.

The best part of the Strip has to be the Bellagio. Every 15 minutes, they have a water show out in front of the casino that employs water jets and is choreographed to the music. Steph and Becky sure liked it.

Inside the Venetian, they have some really cool (and expensive) shops. The one Steph is posing in front of has Renaissance outfits and masks (for a ball masque) made in Italy. Pretty incredible.

Below is another shot of the Venetian. It is themed to have canals, a sky painted ceiling, and Italian theming. It is beautiful. You can even take a ride on a gondola in the canal and have the operator serenade you. They keep the gambling on another floor, so you can really enjoy the upper levels of the casino.

Aside from the pictures above, we saw things like a small Eiffel tower, Cesar's Place, and a lot of lights. I was surprised at how much it is nothing like Hollywood would have you believe. The place is pretty over the top, but still has a few interesting things to do and has a lot of shopping.