Viva Las Vegas!

Our flight from Newark ended up being delayed by over 2 hours due to severe thunderstorms so we didn't arrive in Sin City until after midnight. We were still tired from our big New York night out so we grabbed a few snacks from the gas station next to our hotel (we stayed at the Westin Causarina, just off the strip)  and then it was time for bed.
We were up in time for the buffet breakfast at our hotel the next morning and over indulged in that then waddled up to the pool deck for some much need Nevada heat and desert sun.
Next we walked up and down the strip taking in the sites and wandering in and out of the hotels and casinos. That pretty much summed up our time in Vegas: laying out, shopping, walking, drinking (and not just alcohol, we were all over trying to stay hydrated and were loving the cheap Gatorade and iced teas available everywhere).
We went to Cabo Wabo Cantina for dinner our first night and then went into Planet Hollywood afterwards and were somehow talked into a 90 minute timeshare presentation for the next morning because we got discount show tickets and free dinner. Oops. Trying to get our money back the next morning was NOT fun. But we did.
Anyways that night we walked along the strip to the MGM Grand and somehow got into the big arena (a concert was just finishing, Josh Gorban I think? and we just sort of wandered into the arena). That made Andy happy.
Our last full day in Vegas consisted of the same things but this time we went to Old Vegas for breakfast. There was a certain something about old Vegas that I liked and had we had more time in Nevada I would've liked to spend more time there. It is more like the Las Vegas I dreamed about- the Fear and Loathing  and Elvis Vegas of yesteryear.

With Fear and Loathing in mind we headed to Circus Circus for out last night in Vegas and were somewhat disappointed.  There were no clowns or Circus freaks roaming around, and the place was rundown and full of families. Boo-urns. But we did have a delightful meal at the Steak House inside the casino.
On the walk back we were lucky to have timed it right and caught the Mirage Volcano's eruption. It was pretty sweet!

We pretty much wasted our last morning in Vegas looking for somewhere to eat breakfast. We ended up eating in the Bellagio because it was where we had to pick up our rental car.
We got the car and picked up our bags from our hotel and then headed to the famous Las Vegas sign on the way out of town. There was a wait but we got our picture with the sign!

Next stop California!