We began by heading south; destination Las Vegas. It was hot and it was windy, all day. Dad and I have been listening to Harry Potter books and we began book 3, which really helps pass the time on these long stretches of emptiness. And middle of Utah is definitely empty!
We were making great time and were passing by St. George, so made a side trip to Snow Canyon State Park.
I have probably visited Red Mountain Spa 5 times. It is right next to St. George and the Park. I love it there; you hike on these fantastic red rocks and the views are spectacular. So, what a treat to share one of my favorite places with my Dad! We even went into the Park and did a bit of hiking! Dad agreed that it is a beautiful, and unique spot ;)
Onward to Vegas. Hit some traffic but made it to town and found our hotel after circling the block, missing it, calling the hotel and getting the cross streets and discovering we were 2 blocks away. Hello Golden Nugget!
On the drive of course Dad figured out we were going to Vegas... (did I mention this was a surprise?) well, Dad told me he hadn't been to Vegas since the late 70s!!!!
A quick change and we caught a cab into city center to Aria. (The second part of the Vegas surprise was that I had tickets to see Cirque du Soleil ELVIS!) Well, I did not know this but my Dad had never been to a Cirque du Soleil AND he watches it on TV whenever it is on! He's always wanted to go, YES! We picked up the tix at the box office and he was so excited ;)
We walked a few blocks south to where a friend of Dad's worked, New York, New York. She wasn't in, but would be later (we learned via a quick phone call) and she recommended a place there for dinner called Nine Irishmen. It was very good! A Guiness, a pale ale and 2 steaks later, we headed back to the Aria for Elvis.
This was a special show: part Cirque, part dance review, part theatre... More so than other Cirques I've been to. Dad particularly liked when the acrobats did a tumbling, bouncing, trampoline performance dressed as Super Heroes, me too.
I couldn't help but buy the photos that were taken of us both in the theatre and in the lobby, I've taken a photo of the photos and included them here.
We walked for about an hour and a half up the strip, total madness! Hoards of people, bizarre people, under-dressed people, over-dressed people... you know, Vegas!
Our last night!
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