OH MY GOD, doesn’t do it justice. The Sphere was spectacular! From the moment we entered we were impressed. We found our seats with no difficulty entering the area directly (after a long walk) from the Venetian Hotel lobby. We got to our seats and we were treated to a series of hit songs with superb acoustics. The arena was illuminated with a graphic paying tribute to the Eagles with a collage of Los Angeles landmarks (in honor of the band being from LA). Check out the video below to see the scene and two patrons waiting for the show.
The Eagles came on stage (no warm up act) and we were treated to 2 hours of their hit songs and a series of graphics that almost upstaged the stars. I have a great video of Glen Frey’s son, Deacon, singing “Peaceful Easy Feeling” but copyright laws won’t let me post it. Sorry.
The Sphere has 18,600 seats and can hold 20,000 with standing room expansion. The only thing that would be a concern would be exiting in case of an emergency. Leaving the arena was awful. Thankfully there wasn’t a tragedy and we are alive and well
Telling you about the concert and the venue was supposed be the end of my entries for this trip but Sunday morning we had a special activity that I have to share. A friend of ours, Milton, has relocated to Las Vegas and we planned to connect for a brief visit.
Milton picked us up at the hotel and drove us out of the Strip area and filled us with all sorts of interesting “facts” about Vegas. As Milton put it “I’m going to tell all sorts of interesting information about Las Vegas and you can decide later which of it is true.” This made him sound typical of one of my blog followers (and like me too for that matter). In addition to showing us a number of local communities (including his beautiful home) he took us by Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. We didn’t enter this region but what we could see from the highway was beautiful. Looks like it is definitely a site worth visiting. We had a lovely breakfast at Cottonwood Station in Blue Diamond, Nevada (14 Cottonwood Drive; Blue Diamond, NV). The food was delicious and the prices reasonable. Service was friendly but interesting. If I’m not mistaken they brought out each drink and meal one trip at a time. Luckily they brought my meal last since (although I’m not proud of this) I’m a very fast eater. Speaking of fast Milton told us something I had not known. He was the state high school champion in the 100 yard dash. I didn’t want to brag but I have a 100 yard dash honor myself. I still hold the Dorsey High School record for the SLOWEST 100 yards ever run. With the 100 meter dash having replaced the 100 yard dash, I most likely will hold the record for eternity. After a quick picture and a goodbye it was time to check out from the hotel and head for home.
Milton, Patrice and me. That is Milton on the left
Well that is the end of this trip. I know I usually end with fun photos but forgive me this time since this was short, sweet, and all about giving Patrice a pleasant birthday. I did think about you at one point. Our room was number 5121. All the odd numbered rooms were on one side with the even numbered rooms on the opposite side. On our way to our room we passed 5111, 5115, and 5117. That’s correct, no 5113. Room number 13 in Las Vegas? ………………… NO WAY!
Ciao
Robert Reiss Travel Blog and Other Ramblings 