Coco Does Vegas

Las Vegas was wild—it's like there's no refinement, anywhere. Everything is pumped up, overpriced, and vulgar. I had so much fun! Big Chris and I paid homage to Liberace at the Liberace Museum, took a bus out to the Hoover Dam, and experienced a simulated thermonuclear explosion at the Nuclear Testing Museum. The Bellagio Fountain was pretty wonderful, streams of water spurting and dancing to different tunes throughout the day. I was actually moved to tears, almost, by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli's duet.

The devoted older lady fan-guides at the Liberace Museum seem to know everything about Liberace, from his guest appearances on Batman to the palimony suite brought against him by his former chauffeur lover.

At the Hoover Dam…

We stayed at the Paris Hotel, where all the French seemed to be misspelled.

I was most intrigued by the architecture and the chocolate of Las Vegas. Each utilized the scale, grandeur and whimsy of the casinos, but engaged with new forms and sensation, instead of kitschy pastiche.