And the beat goes on!! The bigger (better????) Las Vegas strip
Puttin' on the ol' feed bag..................AGAIN!!!!! 
The Aureole wine tower - 4 stories of some of the best grape juice around!!!!We bid adieu to the kids today at the Las Vegas airport, after far too short a visit. I think we all agreed that we are more “Santa Barbara Wine Country people” than “Las Vegas people”. But……..Las Vegas is certainly stimulation for the senses. One wonders how long can it continue. Vegas is the fastest growing community in the US with over 5,000 people moving in every month and, a new home completed every 20 minutes. There are currently 5 new casinos under construction on the strip. It is “Boomtown” USA. We were told that the water level in Lake Mead, from which Las Vegas obtains its water, is down 70 feet from its high water mark. I didn’t believe that and checked on the internet. The official number is 65 feet!!!! Who’s going to quibble over 5 feet? I’d say they have a problem!!!!
All that being said, there are wonderful experiences to be had in Vegas. Again, one of our most memorable occurred in a restaurant. (We are now back at the RV on a bread and water diet). Charlie Palmer’s Las Vegas “Aureole” is a huge departure from his New York “Aureole”. The Las Vegas version is slick, stark and modern, with its centerpiece being a 4 story, temperature and humidity controlled glass “wine tower”, around which the restaurant is built. The tower holds nearly 10,000 bottles. The wine list is so extensive that it is presented to you on a wireless, tablet computer, allowing searches by any variable imaginable. Once a wine is selected, a gymnastic “wine angel” ascends the tower to find your selection, employing a cable and pulley system. Very unique!!! The food, service and ambience made for a complete experience. Very, very good!
Seeing the kids made us think all the more about home so, tomorrow we will continue our northward trek. We have received lots of advice on what to see on the Oregon coast so, it’s 2 states to go and, we are back in Canada. I hope spring has arrived!!!!
All that being said, there are wonderful experiences to be had in Vegas. Again, one of our most memorable occurred in a restaurant. (We are now back at the RV on a bread and water diet). Charlie Palmer’s Las Vegas “Aureole” is a huge departure from his New York “Aureole”. The Las Vegas version is slick, stark and modern, with its centerpiece being a 4 story, temperature and humidity controlled glass “wine tower”, around which the restaurant is built. The tower holds nearly 10,000 bottles. The wine list is so extensive that it is presented to you on a wireless, tablet computer, allowing searches by any variable imaginable. Once a wine is selected, a gymnastic “wine angel” ascends the tower to find your selection, employing a cable and pulley system. Very unique!!! The food, service and ambience made for a complete experience. Very, very good!
Seeing the kids made us think all the more about home so, tomorrow we will continue our northward trek. We have received lots of advice on what to see on the Oregon coast so, it’s 2 states to go and, we are back in Canada. I hope spring has arrived!!!!
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