Checkin out...

Today we checked out of the Luxor... and checked into Chateau Bloomfield! On our way out of the lobby, the shoe shine girl was just finishing up a customer, so I hopped up and got my Fluevogs shined :-)

now they are all shiny again :-) yay Happy shoes!

still on our game chip mission I wanted to get a chip from the Tropicana. After we walked thru 2 years ago, we figured it was close to coming down... but when we walked in today! WOW they have done a complete overhaul on the hotel! It was pretty and bright! Last time it even smelt musty! But apparently they are undergoing a whole new face lift. They actually did implode one of their hotel wings 2 weeks ago! Darn we missed it by days! But good for them if they can bring some life back to an old hotel. ....If these walls could talk!

then onto lunch at Carnegie's. We loved this restaurant in New York when we were there, and this one is exactly the same... Massive sandwiches and so yummmmmy!

we headed to Barry and Sheila's for supper later, "checked in" to the chateau and then had to Head right back out. We almost forgot about taking Maddie to Freemont str. so that was our main mission, and then Dean "just for fun" checked if we could get tickets to KA. And we could so we went to the early show of that. We had seen this last time, but Maddie hadn't, and it is Dean's fave, but you can't get too much Cirque!

and then to the old city lights of downtown. In 1987 when I turned the corner onto this street it took my breath away. The lights were so kewl.. it still has a wow effect, but not the same as before the roof went on. For Maddie tho' this was the first time she had seen it.... so it did take her breath away! I LOVE this street... the locals warn you of this area.... but how can you can you not go to the old Neon!

beyond the canopy, is where the neon musuem is putting their refurbished signs, and lighting them up to join the old strip once again.

here is the original lamp from the Aladdin. I love this lamp. We hunted for it last time, only to find out we just didn't walk far enuff down the street!!!

and of course, last but not least the show on the canopy. We saw the Queen show, and afterwards there was a magic act on the stage. He was pretty awesome, did some kewl tricks! And that ends another busy night.... we headed "home" and hit the pillows!