Wow! Just wow! We're just getting back up to our room after seeing the 'Phantom'. And the critics are right... there's really no need to see the show ANYWHERE else! The Venetian built a custom-designed theater for $40-million to house the production, and you can see why. The amazing integration with the story is truly incredible to see. The new chandelier sequences are stunning, and will astound even those who have already see the production multiple times either on Tours or on Broadway.
When I first found out that they had cut the production down to just 95 minutes, from the nearly 3 hours of the broadway version, I was nervous. I was afraid the hatchet job they would do to the pivotal songs and scenes within the play would destroy the feel of the play. But I was wrong. The cuts are noticible if you're a PHanatic like me, but they do nothing to the underlying feeling that this is definately the Phantom... and is definately one of the best productions you will ever see.
After the show, we were suppose to go out on the strip to see the Fountains of Bellagio and the Sirens of TI, but once again the winds were not working with up. Sirens most definately wasn't going to be running but I still wanted to try for Bellagio (my favorite free attraction on the Strip). But the parents were both against it, since it was so windy. We just wound up coming back to our hotel and grabbing the tail end of the dinner buffet before coming up to the room.
I guess this town just isn't for them. They like to gamble but the nightlife isn't something they go for. Mom is too much of a morning person and is usually the first one up. So since they're not too keen on seeing anything else, we're leaving a day early... tomorrow morning at 6am. (Yeah, 6am... thanks, Mom).
So I'll probably plan a mini-trip for myself some weekend... when I can afford to come back up. Cause I definately want to see the Phantom again... maybe with someone I can share it with who won't be exhausted right after the performance. :(
Monday, February 26, 2007
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Baseball... and Wind
Hello from the Stratosphere in Vegas!
I'm sort of online... and I really hope this posts. I'm on wireless which is supposedly offered here, but you have to pay for it. ($10 per day) But at $10 per day, I'm thinking I should be getting a bit better signal than just 2 bars out of 5. Why can't Cingular do hot spots? ;)
Anyway, we hit the UNLV baseball stadium today to see the Arizona Wildcats play the UNLV Rebels. The U of A had won the previous 2 games but they lost this afternoon's so it wasn't a complete sweep. It was fun sitting out watching the game, especially since I was playing with an electronic device for most of it. ;) I was keeping score on my Palm OS PDA using a program called ScorePad which is really cool. It tracks live stats throughout the game and can even sync the stats back to a desktop system to maintain season stats. It would probably be really cool for a little league or minor league team to use.
What wasn't fun was the wind. Gusting to over 40mph at times, it just got too much for us. Thank goodness the stadium faces northeast and the winds were pretty much at our backs. The stands behind us broke much of the wind but occasionally there was a pretty big gust.
After the game, we drove up and checked in here at the Stratosphere. This is probably my favorite hotel as far as location and affordability goes. Located way north on Las Vegas Blvd, it's situated far from the traffic jams that occur in the main drag of the strip, yet close enough to allow you to get down to the action quickly if you wanted. It's also fairly close to Fremont Street and the downtown action, so all-in-all a fairly good spot. And at just $40 a night, you can't go wrong. ;)
Anyway, we walked through Luxor and spent some time at the slots, but never won anything. Tomorrow we have tickets to see "Phantom" and that looks to be pretty cool.
I'm sort of online... and I really hope this posts. I'm on wireless which is supposedly offered here, but you have to pay for it. ($10 per day) But at $10 per day, I'm thinking I should be getting a bit better signal than just 2 bars out of 5. Why can't Cingular do hot spots? ;)
Anyway, we hit the UNLV baseball stadium today to see the Arizona Wildcats play the UNLV Rebels. The U of A had won the previous 2 games but they lost this afternoon's so it wasn't a complete sweep. It was fun sitting out watching the game, especially since I was playing with an electronic device for most of it. ;) I was keeping score on my Palm OS PDA using a program called ScorePad which is really cool. It tracks live stats throughout the game and can even sync the stats back to a desktop system to maintain season stats. It would probably be really cool for a little league or minor league team to use.
What wasn't fun was the wind. Gusting to over 40mph at times, it just got too much for us. Thank goodness the stadium faces northeast and the winds were pretty much at our backs. The stands behind us broke much of the wind but occasionally there was a pretty big gust.
After the game, we drove up and checked in here at the Stratosphere. This is probably my favorite hotel as far as location and affordability goes. Located way north on Las Vegas Blvd, it's situated far from the traffic jams that occur in the main drag of the strip, yet close enough to allow you to get down to the action quickly if you wanted. It's also fairly close to Fremont Street and the downtown action, so all-in-all a fairly good spot. And at just $40 a night, you can't go wrong. ;)
Anyway, we walked through Luxor and spent some time at the slots, but never won anything. Tomorrow we have tickets to see "Phantom" and that looks to be pretty cool.
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