O - Cirque du Soleil
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| Poster for O |
From my experience, it often pays off to pay a little more to get better seats as it makes the experience just THAT much better. I love Cirque de Soleil, I decided that I had to see one of its long running shows while in Vegas.
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| The story's main character. |
I decided to go to O - water circus show! Given as such, instead of the normal circus jumps and acrobats (which were more rare in this case), there were dives and synchronized swimming! Eeks! I sat in the left of the stage on the 3rd row and the view was fantastic! I actually got splashed from the fire dancer too.
Before I knew it, the show was over. I had a great time seeing such a wonderful and unique show found only in Vegas. However, I prefer the tent shows more personally. It's more "circus like".
OTHER FREE SHOWS:
Fountains of Bellagio:
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| The beautiful fountains in motion. |
Playing multiple times a night, I actually watched this 3-4 times during my visit in Vegas. The waves shooting and moving to the sound of music was so spectacular, it is definitely worth going to. It is probably the best free show in Vegas. People actually start waiting 10-15 minutes ahead of the actual show to get the best views.
Watching it gave me great memories of the Hangover (movie)!
Sirens of T.I.:
This is a new show since the last time I'd been to Vegas, replacing Treasure Island's pirate fight to scantily clad women lip syncing to pop music. It's a hit or miss. I found the pirate fights to be so much more interesting though.
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| Jack Sparrow, where are you? |
In front of the Mirage hotel is a very large man-made volcano. With smoke, lights and sounds, the volcano comes alive at night, and builds up toward the final ERUPTION! It's nice to catch if you're in the area.
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| BOOM! WORGH! BLAST! |
Circus Performers at Circus Circus:
Circus Circus casino features free circus shows throughout the day, located in the centre of its arcade. I saw the acrobats. It was pretty good given it was free, but it was a little sad to see the age of this casino compared to some of the newer ones. I wouldn't bother making the trek if I were not in the area as it's quite far away from the main strip!
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| Hello guidos! hehe |
Vegas shopping is amazing! It had all the stores I am interested in and more! Malls could be found everywhere and within all the major casino resorts. High end stores were everywhere, making me wonder if this is where people go when they win the multi-million jackpot.
Aside from the shops at the casinos I'd frequented, I also went to The Forum Shops at Caesar's, Fashion Show Mall, and Las Vegas Premium Outlets, which are basically all the major malls. Yes I am a shopaholic. :P
The Forum Shops:
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| The Forum Shops! It's cute in a way, especially with the ugly dolls! |
Fashion Show Mall
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| The UFO thing above of Fashion Show Mall is really just for show. The actual mall is behind it. =_= |
In comparison to the Forum Shops, Fashion Show Mall was more modern, less wow glamour and contains more mainstream stores. It also hosts many the department stores. Unfortunately for me, I had spent all my cash at the former so I didn't end up buying much from here.
Las Vegas Premium Outlets
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| View of the outlets. |
My favourite mall however, would be the Premium Outlets located close to Downtown Vegas. It had a good mix of designer and mainstream stores, along with competitive prices. I couldn't help but buy myself a pair of beautiful Ferragamo heels! Take a cab here as it's really far!
The Coca-Cola Store
How can I forget writing about this one? Coke is my drink of preference, soft drink wise. Something about it always keeps me going back for more. The Coke store in Vegas is a huge 2 story complex, close to Hard Rock Cafe Hotel. It sells all sorts of coke merchandise such as cups, mugs, clothes, bottle openers, lunch boxes, and practically everything you can think of with a Coke label on it.
What was cool about the store is that on the upper level, there is a small cafe area where for a small cost you can sample the cokes from around the world. What does it mean by around the world? I was quite curious as well. It turned out it's not the coke around the world, but it's the different Coca-Cola company drinks, marketed and sold on a country specific level based on their tastes and preferences. I shared one serving with 3 of my friends and there were close to 20 different flavours, complete with a guide to see what they were. Some were really nasty, but some were amazingly good! YAY
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