Sunday morning we woke up and went to Denny's for breakfast. It was right next to our time share. Then, we headed to church at Oakey Boulevard Church of Christ. I like going to church while on vacation. I think it is neat to see what other churches are like. This was a very friendly congregation and we enjoyed our worship that morning. I have to say, I was beginning to sort of be a little discouraged with "the world" in Vegas after all we'd seen on the Strip. But seeing these Christians and how they have a passion for the lost in their city was very encouraging.
After church we decided to do a little more outlet shopping at another outlet mall and some more site seeing. We had to stop and have our picture taken at the Las Vegas sign. I wish I would have gotten a picture of the couple being married by an Elvis impersonator as we were driving up. Hilarious.
A few pictures of the Strip during the day.
We souvenir shopped and went to this four story M&M store. Bought way too many M&Ms there. We snacked around for lunch and then ate an early dinner at the Brand Steakhouse in the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino. Kris had a steak and I had a yummy pasta dish. Our next show, The Blue Man Group, was in this hotel. They had a little preshow beforehand that we stood around and watched. It involved a lot of lights and percussion.
Kris loved the show. It was more up his alley than mine. They were funny. There was a lot of lights and music and silliness.
At the end, they let us take pictures. They had toilet paper going everywhere.
Then they had these big balls that changed colors flying around the theater. People were hitting them around. Everyone went crazy.
After the show, we went back down to the strip and looked around a bit more.
We went into the Venetian Hotel and Casino. It is known for its Grand Canal where you can take a gondola ride. What was so cool about it was that the ceiling looked exactly like the sky--like you were outside. It was neat. It was supposed to make you feel like you were in Venice.
A picture of a fancy ceiling in the Venetian.
At this point, we were tired and had seen pretty much all we wanted to see. The next morning we headed to the airport and got home around 6:00 p.m. on Monday night. We had a great trip and I am very thankful we got to take it!!!
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