Vegas baby!!

Made my first trip to Las Vegas this Christmas. I still remember back in university during our summer at Berkeley, my friends already went there. I unfortunately had to hurry home and take care of something. And as a result i waited 7 years until i have the chance to.. gosh that makes me feel old! Winter in LV is quite cold, with strong wind and super super dry. There isn't much to do in Vegas besides gambling (of course), but my goal was to check out the shows. The strip is nice at night time when all the lights are on. All the hotels are just humongous, and interestingly a lot of them have this tri-wing shape like the Mirage, Monte Carlo, Mandalay Bay, and even Bellagio is almost that shape but more curvy in front. I don't know if there is any reason to this, but my wild guess is perhaps related to either the wind or the view :)

Show #1: Le Reve at Wynn Las Vegas

Initially i wanted to see O by Cirque do Soleil but couldn't find tickets available on those dates. Le Reve seemed like a good second choice given that the production is done by the same guy, Franco Dagone, and it is a water-based show. The venue for this show is rather unique with a circular pool in the middle, giving somewhat a circus feeling. A lot of acrobatics, with performers either swimming, hanging, or falling into water. The storyline is about a girl in her dream, venturing into this magical journey (or something). I guess i didn't understand much, but it's also possible that there's nothing to really understand :P Important thing is, the show was great. Perhaps that's another way of telling myself it was worth the $$$ hehe.. but honestly i liked it a lot. Even liked it more than the second show by Cirque.


Show #2: KA at MGM Grand

This was the second on my Cirque list, and i had high expectations. From the poster it looked like a show with some fire demonstration right? Well in reality they only had some fire before the show began, and that was it. This one tells a story about the twins - one was kidnapped - and how they went through their journeys to find each other in the end. Again, more acrobatics and martial arts. Surprisingly i think all the casts were Asian. So imagine watching a กายกรรม show in China or something, it's quite like that hehe. Of course the set up and props they used were really grande, and the music score was good too. I guess it was the expectation i had that kinda spoiled it a bit.

Our third show was actually on the 'magical' side - David Copperfield. Heard of him but never knew he was like an icon back when he was at his peak. Partly due to his good looks maybe, which explains why he's not as hot anymore given his age :P Now i kinda regret not watching any of those 'vegas' shows with all those showgirls dressed up in fancy costumes like in Miss Congeniality. But most of all, i'm so sad i missed Celine Dion's. Hate to admit but i really like her singing. It was during her break so there were no performances. I'm sure it would have been awesome!