12/18/2012 Visit Notes: The week before Christmas we went down to the Venetian/Palazzo Casino on the Strip to attend a Christmas concert by Mannheim Steamroller. The theme throughout both casinos this year is Winter in Venice. The collage in (Fig. 01) above contains nearly a dozen individual pictures taken around the Palazzo. In addition to all the normal Holiday decorations one would expect for the season, there was an ever present theme of white peafowl everywhere. From the outside valet area (Fig. 02), to the main entryway (Fig. 06), to the waterfall shopping mall area (Figs. 03 & 04) and many of the shops (Fig. 05), everything was adorned with dozens of white peafowl, some more than 10 feet tall. It was just stunning. In the main entryway with its faux ice sculpture (Fig.06), we were met by Italian costumed greeters with cups of warm mulled cider – a really nice touch for a cold, windy, wintery night.
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