Tournament of Kings

Yesterday morning we lounged around and played games. In the afternoon, we went to Caesar's Palace and window shopped the Forum Shops. The had gelato there, but it was $8 a scoop, so we passed, even though it looked rather scrumptious.

Then last night we went to the Tournament Of Kings at the Excalibur here in Las Vegas. It was a Renaissance dinner and entertainment and that's about all I knew about it when we went. We had heard it was really good from other people we had met that had been to it.

So we got there and there was no silverware for dinner and the lady next to me said we had to eat with our hands. What would Martha do in a situation like this? Would she just pick up and leave? Possibly! But, since we had paid a lot of money for this "experience" I figured I better stay. Then they served Cornish game hens for dinner. I hate any meat with bones in it, let alone something that looks like the actual animal, just without the head. EEW! It makes me shiver to even think about it.

However, after I gave it a chance, and it turned out to be very fun and the food was ok. The show involved knights, dragons, kings, swords, real FIRE, dancing girls (it is Las Vegas, you know), very muscular men with disgustingly long hair and no shirts, fighting with real horses, dirt arena, and real cheering spectators (us and everyone else who paid a pretty penny to watch). We got to cheer on our French night and it was a little interactive that way.

After that we went to the Bellagio which is a beautiful hotel. We checkout out their gardens and outdoor fountains. All in all a nice day.

Today we are going to roam a couple more casinos for free stuff and then go to a variety show tonight.