After a restful night sleep, we decided to get a jump start on the day. When I say jump start, I mean 11:00am. That's plenty early Vegas-time. We made our way down the Strip towards the Venetian. We decided we wanted to check out the shops and spend some time at Madame Tussaud's. Inside the shops at the Venetian was such a great atmosphere. We spent a good deal of time browsing the stores we couldn't afford and ate a bite at their cafes. Before we headed back to our hotel for the afternoon, we paid the $24 admission price to Madame Tussaud's. It's a little pricey but worth it because of all the laughs we had. The wax figures weren't off limit for us!
Deciding we didn't want to break the bank at the bars, we stopped by a corner store and stocked up on adult beverages before relaxing in the hotel while getting ready for the evening.
On a whim, we decided we were going to do something outlandish. That something outlandish came in the form of a dozen sweaty Australian men. We purchased tickets for "Thunder from Down Under" at Excalibur and made sure we had a few drinks back before heading into the auditorium. Perhaps it's my young age, but, I didn't really understand what all the women were screaming about. I, on the other hand, was laughing so hard sometimes I couldn't breathe. It was fabulous entertainment!!! We certainly enjoyed the half naked dancing and knee pads;)
We decided to keep our drinking streak going and returned to our hotel again to check out the bar/nightclub. We were immediately invited to play beer pong with some nice young men from Reno.
One game turned into two, into three, etc. We started another stumble down the Strip and stopped into O'Shea's "casino" to play some more beer pong. Chugging beer after drinking vodka isn't the smartest thing, but it is Vegas. The end of the night was a little hazy (it didn't officially end until about 5am) but I do recall climbing a horse outside of Ceasar's and am told we utilized a "private" area on the side of the Bellagio as a restroom. The gentlmen we were with decided they wanted to take us to 40deuce so I attempted to hail a cab by stepping out in the street (like we do here on the East Coast). Apparently, that's a no no in Vegas and a little weird. The cabbie said it would be $20 minimum to drive us 1 mile so we scratched that idea. Eventually, I made it back to my room and in the comfort of my bed :)
