Good stuff, more of the same please.
How long are you out there for?
What is the weather like?
Where are you staying?
Have you visited the Hoover Dam, or Lake Mead, yet?
I’m out here for a week and to be honest that’s plenty for me. The flights I booked must be the worse flights in history. It took 21 hours to get here but at least I got to spend 4 hours in New York City and do the same on the way back. I’m going to try to meet up with some people I know that live in New York so that would break the journey up on the way back! If anyone is thinking of going (those who have not been), get direct flights. If I ever came back that’s what I’d be doing. I’m just getting over the jet lag and I don’t know how all the poker players do it so regularly? Travelling sucks!!
The weather is cold and I mean freezing cold! I must have been crazy when I packed some shorts and bikinis. LOL. I’ve not had a chance to get glammed up so it’s been denims and sweats all the way! Much warmer than a dress and heels! The clothes shops here are dirt cheap and I found heaven. They have a Diesel shop and I’m going there later to clear it out!! The prices are superb!
I’m staying at the Venetian and my suite is beautiful and it’s got TVs everywhere. Not that I’m watching telly but if you are an addict then you would be in heaven. It’s very spacious and I’d highly recommend staying here. The view from the window is the best thing about it, a range of mountains as far as the eye can see and they look different every day depending on the weather and light. Wonderful I’m in my glory
I’ve not done any day trips but tomorrow I’m going to take the helicopter trip to the Grand Canyon and I can’t wait to see those awesome rock formations. Some might think I’m sad going to Vegas and thinking the mountains are better than the strip but that’s my thing Also, I was thinking of taking in a show either tonight or tomorrow but I got the poker bug so I don’t know if I’ll bother? Should I? Are they really that ‘unmissable’? lol
I’ve had a bit of an adventure and had some fun but there’s one or 2 things I didn’t enjoy. I ordered some borlotti bean soup and I checked and double checked that it was vegetarian, including specifically asking about the base stock. I was reassured it was. You can imagine my horror when I found bit of meat in it!! It later transpired that they used dead pig to make the beans ‘taste better’. After 18 years of being a veggie you can imagine the conversation the manager and I had!! I got some more stories about veggie foods, none of which are very good. I even went to the Bellagio for their champagne breakfast/brunch on Christmas day and the choice for veggies was extremely limited! Just as well I like fruit The most expensive fruit breakfast I’ve ever tasted so I made sure I had my fill…lol. Apart from the food, the only other thing I didn’t like was the people standing on the street handing out cards and telling you that a woman (or man) could be with you in 20 minutes. It’s not my taste but I knew I was coming to ‘sin city’ but I was still gutted that humans can sell each other for profit and that there is such a large market for it. I’m not a prude in any manner but I’ll never understand that. Anyway I had a small consolation in that I met Elvis and he let me get my photo taken with him but he reminded me that he was ‘freelancing’ and called me ‘pretty mamma’ umpteen times. I liked that and that Elvis is a real charmer, he never changes……………..lolol
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