Guest Writer - Vagas - Steph

From Stephanie Beach, writer of The Great Abyss:

Vegas Baby

I have a goal to see at least 10 Cirque du Soleil shows in my lifetime. I am currently half-way through this goal having seen the following shows:
- Quidam in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Saltimbanco in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Corteo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- OVO in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- La Nouba in Orlando, Florida, USA

In total there are 28 Cirque shows (with more coming out each year), 7 of which are no longer showing. So my goal of seeing 10 total is totally reasonable. It is also even more reasonable when you take into consideration that there are currently 7 permanent Cirque shows in Las Vegas alone.

Dave and I plan on going to Vegas a few times to take in these permanent shows over the next few years. We don’t want to overdo it and take them all in during one trip as that would be far too much Cirque (I think the phrase, “oh boy, they are flying through the air again while juggling flaming batons” may end up being said).

While in Vegas, we will of course take in other sites such as the casinos and other shows available, and possibly a few day trips to the wonderful sites in the surrounding Nevada area such as the Grand Canyon. A couple long weekends will likely do it – it is just a matter of getting out of the planning stage and finding the time fly down there and have some fun.