Day two began with a trip out of Vegas into Arizona to take a gander at the Hoover Dam. Generally speaking, I wasn’t super excited about this trip. I mean, how could a Dam be more interesting than Star Trek, or swimming people? How could red sandy mountains best neon lights and tons of buffets?
Well, I was pleasantly surprised. Hoover Dam was actually very interesting. I didn’t know much about Hoover Dam going in. The tour is pretty fun, taking you down into the dam to see the generators and stuff. There are also beautiful views to be had from up on top as well, as the picture above shows (I took the picture; it’s not a an internet find).
After the Hoover Dam, we got lunch at a burger joint out here in the west known as In’N'Out. Pretty good burgers, but nothing to write home about. I’ve known Californians who praise the place as if it were Five Guys or something. But clearly not so.
Next on the list was back to the condo for some rest while we decided what to do for the evening. We settled on The Improv at Harrah’s for some nice comic fun. We bought the tickets and left early to go out and eat somewhere nice. Unfortunately, the Will Call line at Harrah’s is ridiculously slow so we had to eat at Harrah’s again. And where else to go but Toby Keith’s again? So we did that so we wouldn’t be late for the show. This time I had a pulled pork sandwich with Toby Keith’s own personal barbeque sauce (he has his own seasoning, too–is there anything the man doesn’t do?).
Our seats at the improv were pretty silly. They had given us seats where we had to sit behind each other. We didn’t have a choice when choosing the tickets. Luckily the couple to our left were also scheduled to sit one behind the other, so that worked out when we pulled an old switcheroo. The show was good, though, so it was all worth it.
And that was Day 2. Today is the pre-registration for the convention which should be exciting. We’re also going to check out the MGM Grand side of the strip. Our condo has a free shuttle to Harrah’s so we’ve stayed on that end of the strip the entire trip thus far. Ironically, our condo is far closer to the MGM Grand. More to follow.
Oops. forgot to tell you about the silly seating at the Improv. We did the same thing you did, and switched out with the other couple.
Don’t forget to go to New York, New York when you are at the MGM Grand, it is really cool.
“O” at the Bellagio by Cirque du Soleil is supposed to be a phenomenal water performance if you want to try another one!
Love, Mom