30 Oct 2007
Its Vegas Babee!
I kept repeating this phrase while in Vegas, from taking a limo to ride X-Scream at the top of the Stratosphere to dinner at Wolfgang Puck’s and a late night Cirque de Soliel showing of Zumanity. Vegas offers a unique insight into a world where the MTV generation is mainstream and the competition for our attention has reached a frantic pace.
I have to say that dinner at the Mandalay Bay was always a fine dining experience. Whether at the ultra chic and classic Shanghai Lilly’s to the more casual and fresh RM Seafood to the sidewalk cafe of Wolfgang Puck’s Trattoria del Lupo. The service was always impeccable, the menus were imaginative and included lots of fresh fish and vegetables and the wine lists featured many of my favorite Napa Valley wines.
Zumanity stood out as a unique and memorable Vegas experience. This adults only, full scale Cirque de Soliel production combines extreme acrobatics with talented musicians and lots of broad based, sexual humor spiced up with tasteful nudity. My favorites were the 2 women swimming in a fish bowl and the couple dancing in the air while swinging from ribbons.
After a week of the larger than life, in your face, over-amped, smoke filled/scrubbed air, I was ready to go. My body and soul reached it’s toxic capacity and I caught a nasty cold. We rushed to leave the gambling, smoke, flashing lights, loud noises, artificial everything, behind. It’s has taken a week to rid myself of what I have been calling the Vegas Crud.
So for those who luv the high flying, fast paced Vegas life style, I’ll leave it to you. Even with the fine lifestyle choices like 5 star hotels, fine dining and world class entertainment, I’ll opt for destinations that embrace sustainability, which are the antithesis of “It’s Vegas Babee”.
Bon Voyage, Jay
