Strippin' !!!!

Yesterday, I bought a $6 bus pass. First, I zoomed down to the Mandalay Bay Hotel.

The entrance and lobby are all done up in Egyptian style, which I love.

There are two hotels attached to the Mandalay Bay - one is the Four Seasons, and one is the Delano. I have stayed at the Four Seasons, and it is very quietly elegant.I walked into the Delano lobby to have a look-see.

It also has a quiet elegance about it. A good place to stay if you like Vegas, but don't like noise and drunks and crowds. In the Luxor lobby, they have giant sarcophagi and obelisks.

The outside porch, where you wait to catch the Tram, has another giant sarcophagus that welcomes you. It appears to be Tutankamen.

The next stop was NYNY Casino and Hotel. The Statue of Liberty greets you.

Behind it lays The Excalibur, which I have only stayed at once. It was reasonably priced, but small. It works for a non-luxurious stay, which happened most of the time when I was younger.

There is a roller coaster that surrounds NYNY, which I have been on, but was drunk at the time, so maybe it wasn't as exciting as I had envisioned.

After that, I crossed the street to the MGM Grand. I have a soft spot for this hotel, because I have had many happy and fun experiences over the years there.

Then I zigzagged across the street again, to the Monte Carlo. I have only stayed there with my mom, one Thanksgiving when all the old ladies (including her) were fighting over whose house we would go to for dinner. So I said "Screw it, I am going to Vegas, you can come if you want". And she did.

Between the Monte Carlo and the Aria is a venue called The Park. It has a Bruxie and other inexpensive eateries like that.

You enter the venue through these two water walls.

Then I went into the Aria. It's a newer Hotel. They do floral displays that rival the ones at Bellagio. 

The lobby had this beautiful fall colored glass sculpture. It was different when I was here in April.

They had a Halloween theme, with sorta scary pumpkins.

They reminded me of the Nightmare Before Christmas and Jack Skellington. But very nicely done, nevertheless. The chocolate shop had the same monkey display as April, but it sure is cute.

The I went over to the Crystal Shops. This is a mall of luxury shops, which always seems deserted.

They do have a gorgeous lighted staircase leading to Starbucks.

They also had this kind of phallic or Festivus inspired sculpture. Meh.

There were these tubes that had vortexes and cylindrical waves in them. I must admit, I didn't really get it.

Then I went over to the Cosmopolitan. The theme is Chandeliers, and their club is named that as well.

They reach from floor to ceiling - three stories of glistening crystal. It is actually very stunning.

It was a short hop and skip to the Bellagio. One of my favorite hotels - so elegant and classy and upscale.

 The roof of the lobby has always been covered in Murano glass flowers.

Likewise, there are gorgeous floral displays abounding.

Of course, I had to see the Conservatory - here is the walkway into the splendor.

It was a Fall display, with birds, owls, squirrels, pumpkins and cornucopia abounding.

I took endless shots of the beautiful, gorgeous, fascinating displays, all made entirely of flowers.

The Talking Tree was a big hit, especially with the little kids.

 This horse was made of bark. He was so pretty and flawless.

Beautiful acorns with a squirrel who wagged his tail occasionally.

And of course, a scarecrow.

And the obligatory cornucopia - still breathtaking.

I ended my sojourn at the Mirage. That's where Siegfried and Roy used to hang out before Roy got mauled. The white tigers are gone, as are the lions at MGM Grand. I still cruised through the property.

The huge glass dome makes one feel as though they are in a terrarium. And here is the pool, looking back towards Caesar's Palace.

The statues of the Romans greet you at the entrance to the Forum Shops.

Tomorrow - Paris Las Vegas!!! Vive La France !!!