See Ya, Las Vegas
So it turns out that Vegas is exhausting. It brings a whole new meaning to the idea of constant stimulation. Time has very little meaning, which is good, because there are lots of lines!
But boy was it fun. We did some shopping (great outlet stores), saw some shows, and did a little gambling. We went to go see Penn and Teller - it was very good! The hotel it is at is quite a ways off the strip, and we had to walk there, which was probably good for us. We got the tickets at a discount ticket place, which worked well. We all won a little at the blackjack tables, much to our surprise. Last night we only had about ten bucks each to play with, but we managed to build that up some, have a good time, and walk away with money in our pockets. I did well at the slots too, to Jeff and Ryan's chagrin.
There are a thousand things to see, and ten thousand things to do. We spent a lot of time just figuring things out - I can see why people go back, since it takes a while just to get used to the place.
The weather was pretty nice - hot the first day, and warmish the rest of the time. We got some quality time in with the sun by the pool, which was great. It was really dry there, so totally different than Victoria. The soles of my feet were cracked, which was too bad, since we had to do a lot of walking!
The trip back was nearly as long as the trip there - about 14 hours from when we left the hotel to when we got home. We flew through Los Angeles this time. I think that next time I'll swallow the expense and fly from Vancouver to the island. This bus and ferry nonsense wastes a lot of time. Happily Kirsten picked us up at the ferry on the Island!
But boy was it fun. We did some shopping (great outlet stores), saw some shows, and did a little gambling. We went to go see Penn and Teller - it was very good! The hotel it is at is quite a ways off the strip, and we had to walk there, which was probably good for us. We got the tickets at a discount ticket place, which worked well. We all won a little at the blackjack tables, much to our surprise. Last night we only had about ten bucks each to play with, but we managed to build that up some, have a good time, and walk away with money in our pockets. I did well at the slots too, to Jeff and Ryan's chagrin.
There are a thousand things to see, and ten thousand things to do. We spent a lot of time just figuring things out - I can see why people go back, since it takes a while just to get used to the place.
The weather was pretty nice - hot the first day, and warmish the rest of the time. We got some quality time in with the sun by the pool, which was great. It was really dry there, so totally different than Victoria. The soles of my feet were cracked, which was too bad, since we had to do a lot of walking!
The trip back was nearly as long as the trip there - about 14 hours from when we left the hotel to when we got home. We flew through Los Angeles this time. I think that next time I'll swallow the expense and fly from Vancouver to the island. This bus and ferry nonsense wastes a lot of time. Happily Kirsten picked us up at the ferry on the Island!
posted by Will at 8:25 PM
5 Comments:
What other shows did you see?
It's taken me til this age to realize that saving $100 is not worth an additional 5 hours of travel.
You got Lisa to book your flights then, Will.
The direct Wes jet flight from Las Vegas to Victoria on Thursday night got hit by lightening.
Eek-aren't you glad I looked after your travel arrangements?
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