A quickie get-away, that is.

Still in a massage-induced haze from my visit to Tunica over the last 24 hours…went down to Vegas South with a girlfriend to see the Gipsy Kings at the Grand Casino, and of course it provided the perfect opportunity and excuse to escape reality for about 24 hours!

The concert was awesome - the venue at the Grand is perfect for seeing a smaller show - although we were seated next to this guy who was a Gipsy King wanna-be, a huge man who very enthusiastically rocked in his seat, strummed his air guitar and shouted who-knows-what in Spanish. Trust me when I tell you the entire row of seats moved along to his rhythm!

We had a pre-concert meal at the new Steak House at Sheraton; the filet ranked as perhaps the best steak EVER, it was completely melt-in-your-mouth. And then we finished up the night with some time spent at the blackjack tables - wish I could report that part of the evening was as great as the rest!

But as the saying goes, especially when it comes to gambling, we had fun for our money. And we topped off the trip with a massage and facial at Bellissimo Spa this morning - the perfect way to end a quickie girl’s getaway.

Guess it just goes to show you don’t have to go far to truly escape.