As we left Williams, Arizona we headed back out on Route 66 for as long as we could as we headed to Vegas. One stop along Route 66 was Seligman, Arizona. A quite little town that you could only imagine during the hayday of Route 66.
At the Route 66 Motorporium a tour bus had stopped full of Europeans. They were so funny looking at all the souvenirs and mementoes that were available. I wonder if when we are in Europe touring their country if they feel the same way about us? We stretched our legs and took a few photos and headed on our way.
Next stop – Nevada! The scenry is changing, more desert and flat land but lots of Mountains in the distance.
When I imagined the desert I had in mind sand, lots of sand, and only sand, with maybe a cactus or two. Greg said we still may see this later.
We made it to Nevada, Vegas can’t be far. This has all been new territory for me and I have been on the edge of my seat watching the scenery, not wanting to miss anything. Greg has been so great to stop at every little thing we have seen and even stoping at lookout points so I can take pictures.
We made it! How much fun is this. What a City! We checked into the Monte Carlo.
After checking in and unloading everything in our room, we headed to the concierge to check out tours. What a small world, so happens that the lady waiting on us was from Germany, of course Greg had to say something to her in German. She asked him where he had been stationed and he related Berlin, she said she was too, she then asked was he Air Force – Yes, Security Police – Yes. Greg started getting a real funny look on his face and then asked who she was. She related that she thought he looked familiar and come to find out her ex-husband and Greg were stationed together in Germany and had actually shared an office and they had all lived close to each other. She was very helpful in helping us fill up the next two days and get as much as we could out of Vegas. First things first was a open double decker bus of the town so we could get a over view of the place and see just what all we really wanted to go back and see closer.
We had supper at Pampas, a Brazillian Steakhouse, if you have never ate a Brazillian Steakhouse you must try one sometime in your life. They are a culinary experience like no other. Especially for the carnivorous ones. A Brazillian Steakhouse practices the churrascaria style of cooking, where skewers of meat are cooked over an open fire. Every type of meat you can imagine is brought to your table to taste if you like. Everything from lamb, pork, sausage, chicken, beef and all of them cooked in different styles and seasonings. Awesome meal and experience.
There were so many shows to see that deciding was rather hard, since oviously we couldn’t see them all. We decided on see Vegas the Show.
Although you may think it was all shows girls and glitter, it wasn’t. It started in the early 40’s telling the story of Vegas and how it had changed through the years. It highlighted, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis Jr. along with Wayne Newton and Elvis. They threw in a little Cirque Du Soleil and Magicians and singing and dancing. It was a real must see and I highly recommend it. It was the best of all shows through the years thrown into one show.
After the show we wondered around the Strip to see it in the night lights. You could hardly tell it was night except for the fact all the neon really shown bright.
After walking what felt like a hundred miles we decided that we would call that a day and head in for the night.
Adventures with Cindy 