What happens in Vegas stays on facebook-Oct 11, 2011

Once again we started the morning not knowing what we wanted to do. First we went to Gold and Silver Pawn Shop, the one owned by the Harrison family that is shown on TV every week (Pawn Stars). The grandfather, son and grandson were not present. They only show up for filming of the show. So we just walked through. It was truly surprising to see 3 Super Bowl rings that had been pawned and were currently on sale for only $100,000 each. They were too big for either of us, so we kept walking. They almost need a cattle prod to keep people moving in that shop. Then we went to the Hard Rock because we assumed they would have a buffet like the one in Biloxi. We were wrong. No buffet. So, we headed to the strip. While we were there I wanted to see the Conservatory in the Bellagio. What a delightful thing to see. Everything in the Conservatory is a living plant or flower. They had 3 huge topiary horses, a big wooden mill with a waterwheel and tons of colorful flowers, all in the autumn theme. It was truly a delightful place to be. There were a lot of people there, too, so it was hard to take pictures. We then went to Paris. When we were there before it was under construction. It is complete now and when you enter you walk for a very long distance on cobblestone streets in different cities in Europe. It was magnificent. Before we came home for the day we went to Sam's Town for their buffet. We just happened to be there when the laser light and water show started. We saw it on Sunday night and thoroughly enjoyed it, but tonight's show blew that one out of the water. Pardon the pun. It was fabulous! It ended with Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA". Everybody was singing along. It was awesome. We all left feeling proud to be Americans.