Nevada December 22 -23

December 22 Wendover to Las Vegas, we had a fabulous buffet breakfast before we left Wendover. We settled into our hotel room in the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas and went exploring. We had a wonderful prime rib dinner at the Peppermill Hotel and Casino and walked around Freemont Street. It was windy so we waited in the Hotel for the show to start. The show is the Freemont Street experience. The light show is more than 2 million lights span the area of 4 football fields. After checking out the casino and a few slot machines we went up to our room and had tea. My mom brings a hotpot with her.

December 23. Valley of fire http://parks.nv.gov
There is much to see there, our driver picked out the most popular points as well as the visitor centre. First stop was the Beehives, unusual formations weathered by eroding forces of nature. Next was the Visitor Center, lots of good info there and exhibits telling about V of F. Mouse Tank, Rainbow Vista, Seven Sisters, Elephant Rock and the White Domes are the Sandstone formations we stopped at. It is a huge State Park so a person easily spend the day there.
I got dropped off at the Fashionshow Mall which is a high end mall, Macy's, Michael Kors, Nordstroms and more.
I met Mom at 4 pm at the Mirage. We looked around the Mirage and browsed in the shops there. We walked around The Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Hotel and Casino. We had coffee in the food fair there and then waited outside on the terrace entry of the Venetian for the Volcano at the Mirage to erupt. After we walked to Ceasars Palace and saw the moving statue show there. We missed the boat at Treasure Island but by then I was tired after a long day so we caught the Duece, a double decker bus that runs up and down the strip back to the hotel.