This weekend I made the 4 hour trek from Los Angeles to Las Vegas to visit sin city! It was my third time heading to Vegas, and it never disappoints. Vegas is another world where normal societal rules do not apply. This is made partly possible by the copious amounts of alcohol flowing freely from anywhere the eye can see, the open container laws of Paradise, Nevada, and the crazy amounts of money circulated through that city. Everytime I go to Vegas I have a different experience, but it's always a great time.
We left LA at 8:00 AM on Friday and arrived in Vegas a little after 1:00 PM. First thing you must do in Vegas? Go get yourself a Fat Tuesday! What is a Fat Tuesday? An incredible slushy-type alcohol drink that comes in various flavors. My personal fav is a mix of Pina Coloda and Strawberry.
We decided to walk the strip after we had drinks in hand. The craziest part of Vegas is how GIANT the strip is. It takes so long to walk from one end to the other. You are basically forced to go inside casino after casino. The developers did not make it easy to stay away from each and every casino. We stopped a few times along the way to gamble. I'm not a huge gambler (I'll try a penny slot!) but I like watching other people play poker. It's always fun exploring all the different hotels, casinos, and shops along the way.
[the Cosmo]
[the Venetian]
That night, we went to the MGM to Hakkasan. I'm not a huge club person, and the techno (no-words) music is not my favorite, but we found a hip hop room after a bit. It's so crazy how huge each club is, how many levels there are, and how many different rooms dedicated to different musical genres are in each club. My favorite club in Vegas was Tryst (but now it's under renovation and will re-open as something else). Chateu is also pretty awesome because it's located in the Eiffel Tower.
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| The PAC12 Tourney was happening at the same time |
Saturday we brunched at an amazing place called the Yardbird and then we went to the pool for the majority of the day. That night we decided to try out the High Roller wheel. It was SO cool! I would recommend it to anyone who is going. We were able to score some discounted tickets from a blackjack dealer at the Linq, so we only had to pay $20 at night. The views are pretty amazing.
[sausage.egg.bacon brekkie]
Vegas is always a great time, but everytime I come home I feel like I need a vacation from my vacation. Good thing that's coming up next week :)
Time to conquer those Monday blues.
-A
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