Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Vegas (July 17-20)



Just when I thought I've had all the tastes in life, I was led into the 27th floor Venetian suite. Start the next morning with a bite of chocolate gondola, followed by lunch at Grand Lux Cafe, swimming at Mandalay Bay, dressing up, dinner at Lavo, sleep, swimming, lunch at Dos Caminos, more swimming, dinner at Japanos... Plus a little gambling to make things more interesting.

Auntie mystifies me. The way she talks and walks through the casino, like Venetian is her front porch and Mirage is her backyard. I only got to see her shortly at lunch and dinner time. She was always tired, sometimes happy tired, sometimes moody tired... I hate to put two and two together.

Auntie was my idol when I was ten. She was gorgeous. She is still gorgeous, maybe even more than years ago. The mysteries and power make her distant -- a shady character that has a golden glow.

That might be my last visit to a Venetian suite. Still, it was fun to ride a high-roller's wave and play a little petty-penny-slot-machine.