I'm at a Las...
To decide what I think of Vegas.
After 2 days (and more importantly, 2 nights) in this town... well, it's a crazy place.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. We arrived in Vegas around midday on the 10th, having begun the long drive North from the Grand Canyon at 7 in the morning. Part of that drive involved crossing Hoover Dam, one of the biggest dams in the world, and a really spectacular sight. The rest of the family seemed to think that it was ugly, but I dunno, I see a certain gritty, industrial charm to it.
Either way, we were soon out of the desert and in Viva Las Vegas. It's a very strange place by day, with the glitz and glamour fading and the sheetrock and styrofoam facade appearing all too obviously fake, but you still can't help but be impressed by the sheer scale and audacity of the things people will build.
We booked in at the massive Circus Circus hotel/casino/entertainment precinct/small city, and once the sun set, set out to see the famous Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard). And boy, did we see the Strip (excuse the blurryness of the night-time photos, holding still for 1/8th of a second is harder than you might think). New York New York, The Tropicana, Paris, The Bellagio, with it's amazing dancing fountains (water fountains go off synched to muscial pieces go off every 15 minutes), the giant coke bottle, the giant m&ms shop (including the wall of m&ms, with every colour you could imagine) and more and more and more. This is a big place, with big lights and big sounds and big everything. Returning to Circus Circus, we went up to the 'midway games' section of the casino, which includes arcade games, sideshows and half-hourly circus performances.
The next day was the 11th of December, Pip's birthday (and someone else's.... though I can't seem to remember who at the moment... oh well, can't be that important >_> <_<), Luxor (wow. Coolest casino interior ever), Mandalay Bay and Excalibur (Wow. Lamest medieval-themed casino ever).
After that, we went up to Fremont street, the original casino centre of Las Vegas, which is now covered over by a canopy which, at night, provides a spectacular sound and light show.
On the evening of the 11th, we went to the 'Greek Isles' casino to see a magic show for Pip's birthday. Heading back to Circus Circus, we had a buffet dinner then headed back to the Midway games again, where I won a monkey!
Anyway, today we're off to the Neon Graveyard, then the Stratosphere and Fremont street in the evening.
Dad and I leave for New York -very- early tomorrow morning, and as we're not taking the laptop with us, internet access may be very sporadic until I get back. So I'll try to get on whenever I can, And I'll keep writing and checking here and my email (hoping to hear from everyone about results sometime), then I'll do a big, final update when I get back home. Seey'all then!
After 2 days (and more importantly, 2 nights) in this town... well, it's a crazy place.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. We arrived in Vegas around midday on the 10th, having begun the long drive North from the Grand Canyon at 7 in the morning. Part of that drive involved crossing Hoover Dam, one of the biggest dams in the world, and a really spectacular sight. The rest of the family seemed to think that it was ugly, but I dunno, I see a certain gritty, industrial charm to it.
Either way, we were soon out of the desert and in Viva Las Vegas. It's a very strange place by day, with the glitz and glamour fading and the sheetrock and styrofoam facade appearing all too obviously fake, but you still can't help but be impressed by the sheer scale and audacity of the things people will build.
We booked in at the massive Circus Circus hotel/casino/entertainment precinct/small city, and once the sun set, set out to see the famous Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard). And boy, did we see the Strip (excuse the blurryness of the night-time photos, holding still for 1/8th of a second is harder than you might think). New York New York, The Tropicana, Paris, The Bellagio, with it's amazing dancing fountains (water fountains go off synched to muscial pieces go off every 15 minutes), the giant coke bottle, the giant m&ms shop (including the wall of m&ms, with every colour you could imagine) and more and more and more. This is a big place, with big lights and big sounds and big everything. Returning to Circus Circus, we went up to the 'midway games' section of the casino, which includes arcade games, sideshows and half-hourly circus performances.
The next day was the 11th of December, Pip's birthday (and someone else's.... though I can't seem to remember who at the moment... oh well, can't be that important >_> <_<), Luxor (wow. Coolest casino interior ever), Mandalay Bay and Excalibur (Wow. Lamest medieval-themed casino ever).
After that, we went up to Fremont street, the original casino centre of Las Vegas, which is now covered over by a canopy which, at night, provides a spectacular sound and light show.
On the evening of the 11th, we went to the 'Greek Isles' casino to see a magic show for Pip's birthday. Heading back to Circus Circus, we had a buffet dinner then headed back to the Midway games again, where I won a monkey!
Anyway, today we're off to the Neon Graveyard, then the Stratosphere and Fremont street in the evening.
Dad and I leave for New York -very- early tomorrow morning, and as we're not taking the laptop with us, internet access may be very sporadic until I get back. So I'll try to get on whenever I can, And I'll keep writing and checking here and my email (hoping to hear from everyone about results sometime), then I'll do a big, final update when I get back home. Seey'all then!
posted by Jono Russell at 3:36 am
4 Comments:
I think it looks kinda cool...not pretty, but...well, Jono put it the best way, I let him speak for me.
Love the monkey Jono :).
nice work winning the monkey. Though I still haven't heard anything in the way of illegal gambling. I understand if you dont want to put it in print but I'm sure no one's going to turn you into the cops >_> <_<.
By the way, loved the pun. Keep up the good work!
COCK SUCKERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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