The MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada is home to many things, including the 45 foot tall bronze lion statue pictured above, and KÀ, a Cirque du Soleil performance which I had been anxiously and impatiently looking forward to and which completely blew me away. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys performing arts, martial arts, acrobatics, pyrotechnics, drama, action, or humor. It even has an amazing musical score (which I bought immediately and have not regretted).
Las Vegas itself, as you can imagine from all the movies and television shows, has a whole lot of people and money floating around the casinos. Unfortunately for them, none of the money floating around the casinos was mine although they do get credit for trying. You can't move without being marketed at. Every casino wants you to spend your money in their establishment and there isn't much that they won't do to try to lure you in, but the wealth generated by casinos wasn't built on winners and knowing that made it easier to ignore the flashy marketing, although I do have to admit that I was more than a little overwhelmed for those few hours I spent wandering down Las Vegas Boulevard. My senses have never been more assailed in four short hours than walking The Strip.
Although Las Vegas does have a lot to offer, and I took a lot of pictures there, I'm glad it was only a one day stop. (Nikon D300, 34mm, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 200)
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