Viva Las Vegas......

We left Pheonix for the 5 hour drive to Vegas, some incredible scenery along the way and we took some time out to see the Hoover Dam, which is as impressive as everyone has told us. After the drive we didn't feel like doing too much the first night, so we had dinner and then went to the Fontana Bar in the Bellagio. The house band were great and we smashed up a couple of bottles of White Zinfandel!!!!!

Lauren did all the planning for Vegas, and I didn't know what she had up her sleeve, but I wasn't disappointed. Friday she arranged tickets to see Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian, which was utterly amazing. I could go one for hours about, but I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it. I thought Friday night was amazing, but my lovely wife managed to top it with tickets to see Lion King on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay. I dont really know what to say about that show, it was mind blowing. The music, the dancing and the whole spectacle were out of this world, truely!

Oh I forgot, Friday we went to the Titanic exhibition. There were more than 200 real artifacts from the ship, as well as a 15 ton section of the hull. You really need to see this, so next time you're in Vegas, go. It's at the Luxor

We crammed so much into 4 days, and we were really feeling it by Sunday night, but we still managed to get dinner at the Bellagio and another bottle of wine met it's end, infront of the fountains.

Monday we left Nevada and quickly arrived in California. We had a quiet day, as we were both still pretty trashed from Vegas, but we got back in the swing of things pretty well. Tuesday was Universal Hollywood. Being a Tuesday in November, the place was empty, we litterally walked onto all the rides with no waiting at all, brilliant!!!!

Today, that is Wednesday we were at NBC studios to watch the Jay Leno show. It was hilarious, and a really great way to spend the day, plus, it was free!!!!

Tomorrow we have a tour of Warner Bros studios, so I'll report back after that.

Adios