Yes, I took pause to remember David and now it is time to share his favorite place in Las Vegas. Mind you I did not know this when I booked this trip and added it to my schedule. It was, how shall I phrase this, sort of a mandatory stop on the tour for moi! I still remember going to Civic Auditorium with Aunt Pauline years ago and seeing his show. It was over the top and those cars and capes...oh my! We had such a ball and well, now seeing the official Liberace Museum I feel somehow complete. It is a series of buildings in what they call a compound whereas many of us would say an old strip mall. They have taken over the whole place and have a walking hall of fame that ties the various buildings together. What a trip. You start out with the pictures, hundreds of them. Then the cars, oh my GOD! Then the pianos...and out the door and on you go to the next building with the costumes and a complete redo of the Palm Springs master bedroom. Then there is the gift shop and cafe and "video theatre" when you can lunch and watch videos of Liberace. Officially, he never married because he was afraid he would do to his wife what his Dad did to his Mother and him...leave them. OK, so let's go with that version! The number of blue rinse ladies just having a field day is amazing. Oh Lee, if only a few more years had lapsed, maybe you would have been more comfortable with yourself.
From here I hoped the free shuttle back to the Flamingo hotel. Then walked over and had lunch at Serendipity 3 which recently opened this Las Vegas outlet at Caesar's Palace. The original is in NYC and a favorite of mine. The staff was jealous to know I had been to the original. Get over it kids! A yummy bacon and blue cheese burger with a frozen peanut butter hot chocolate gave me the energy to plow on and see the fountains at Bellagio again and took in the conservatory with the floral tribute to the Chinese New Year and the lobby with the Chihuly ceiling of glass flowers. Walking through one casino can take an hour and it did as I made my way to the tram (more like a monorail really!) that stopped at City Center (a complex that let's you see just what $8 billion can buy!) and then on to Monte Carlo. Now mind you, the Monte Carlo is RIGHT next door to the New York, New York but it still took me over 30 minutes of walking to get back to base. My feet hated me, but I know it was good for me.
Since it was Monday, I took advantage of The Nine Irishmen Pub. This is a bar that was designed and built in Ireland and then dismantled and shipped over here. AMAZING! What a delight and the bartender poured a perfect Guinness. I enjoyed happy hour so dinner and drinks came to a grand total of $24 with tip and that was two dinner items and 4 cocktails plus tip! This is one of the numerous eateries at the New York New York Casino and Hotel. It was up there as one of my favorite places in all of Sin City.
Took the evening to get things repacked and ready for the trip to the Grand Canyon. Decided that for the next several days, I would use only my purple carry-on bag that rolls. I could then leave the weekender bag in the car. Makes for an easy schlep to hotels and such. Also keeps me mindful of what room I have for trinkets. Keeping it simple and at the same time letting go of some clothes to make room. Over the course of the trip I let go of two pairs of pants, one sweater and four shirts. Not bad! Tomorrow will kick off with me heading to the airport to get the car at Avis for the drive to the Grand Canyon and my stay at the El Tovar Hotel. I am so excited! Cheers!
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