Day 10 South Point and Mystere

So Sunday started out slowly, we slept in, washed some clothes from our trip and basically just relaxed from the last three days of driving. We decided to go and check out the casino just south of us called South Point, turns out that this is a very nice place. It seems to attract an older crowd because it is so far off the strip but they have a very nice buffet with lots of choice and fresh omelets for breakfast. The Casino itself is nicely spread out with lots of walking room between the slots and the tables. They also have a 12 screen cinema, convention area and a rodeo arena.

After breakfast we decided to come back and just relax. I managed to get the pictures downloaded from the Grand Canyon and start to update the blog. I also went down to the front desk to see if we could get tickets to a show for the evening. The lady at the concierge desk recommended the Cirque du Soleil show Mystere. It is the first show that was developed specifically for a Casino. Treasure Island built a theatre for this show. One of the drums is so big that it had to be brought in as it was being built and they can’t get it out now because none of the doors are big enough.

The show starts as people are coming in to find their seats, there is an older fellow with wild hair dressed in a tux who shows people to their seats, except they actually aren’t their seats, he ate peoples popcorn, actually pour popcorn on a number of people. He is basically Cirque’s version of a clown. He appears throughout the show causing havoc. There is another clown who is an extremely large man dressed as a baby and the MC is quite funny as well.

The acts consisted of a fellow with a large metal cube which he hoisted it mainly with his feet while he spun around inside of it. There were trapeze artists, trampolines, ribbon aerialists, bungee jumpers, Chinese poles and hand to hand balance strong men. There was also Taiko drummers throughout the performance. It was nonstop action from beginning to end.

I would definitely recommend this show to anyone who wants to experience a Cirque du Soleil show at a reasonable price. Basically this show cost both of us what it costs to go to Ka, O or the new Michal Jackson show.