Today on the way into Vegas we stopped in Henderson at the Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Botanical Cactus Garden. Here we got to see chocolate being made by hand and by machine. We also got to sample some chocolate as well as pick out a sampling of our own to take home. After we toured the factory we took a stroll outside in the cactus garden. There were all sorts of Cacti that are found here in AZ as well as other strange types we do not see here.
Once in Vegas we stopped at the hotel but were too early to check in so we headed to Caesars Palace to watch the Atlantis fountain show. The show uses lifelike animatronic figures to recount the fall of the city of Atlantis. After the show we were able to do a behind the scenes tour of the 50,000-gallon saltwater aquarium and the show. We got to meet "godfather" the purple clown fish who does not want anyone to share "his" tank and do not dare to plant a plant near his coral. We also met a puffer fish who like the Godfather loves to live in seclusion. If placed in one of the larger tanks he is unhappy. We also saw a unicorn fish with scoliosis. It was a very informative tour and after we saw the fish side of the tour we got to see the animatronics up close and see the behind the scenes of the show. We also got to touch and feel them.
To top off the day we ended up at Sam's Town to go to dinner and watch the laser and fountain show. Once we got there Kyle was feeling a bit queezy and a little sick. Since he wanted to see the show we sat down to a light dinner and then he felt a bit better so we went to see the show. I had read that it might be a but cheesy but our family liked the show and the lasers were really neat. Mark tried his best to get some good ones on film.
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