When I think of Vegas, a few things come to mind instantaneously: gambling, casinos, shows, alcohol, and parties. I don't think that I'm the only one who conjures up a list like this, either. And when in Vegas, we might as well partake in the "fun".
(okay, prostitution and strippers come to mind as well....but rest assured, we did NOT take part in ANY of that aspect. in fact, I'm very proud of my husband who made sure to look away when confronted. I have a good, no- great, man!)
Neither one of us are gamblers. We don't really see the point, or fun, in losing our money. But, we wanted to do a little while there. I mean, strangely it doesn't seem right not to. So we gave ourselves a grand total of $10 ($5 each) to gamble with as we chose.
And, since we only had $5 each, that pretty much meant that we could do only one gambling activity: slot machines. I know Blair would have preferred to test his hand (pun intended) at the poker table. But, they pretty much started with a $100 buy-in. No thank you. So, slot machines called our names.
The sad part about slot machines is that it's really hard to find one these days that actually has the pull handle. It's all digitized, and you just press a little button. I understand the psychology of it - people will spend a LOT more money because it takes a lot less thought to press a button than to pull a handle. But it was still lame and a big letdown.
We won a whopping $3.45. Which really means we were down $6.55 overall. And it took us all of about 5-10 minutes to go through our $10. *sigh* The lady at the payout counter just laughed at us as we cashed out our "winnings". :)
With our money gone, we decided to walk around and explore some of the casinos....which really ended up in us getting lost. Literally. In one of the casinos, we had to ask a security guard how to get out. Again, another ploy to keep you gambling longer - you can never get out, even if you try!!
But we did find this gigantic slot machine! And it had a pull handle! Couldn't resist.
Treasure Island has a crazy fire show nightly.
I don't remember which casino this was in, but we stumbled upon this random sculpture in front of a restaurant. It had a perfect little curl on the bottom that seemed to be designed for a cozy seat. So I obliged. I didn't want it to feel like it's purpose was all for show and no function. I did get a lot of weird looks, but whatever. :)
Caesar's Palace.
Paris.
Like I said before, alcohol is one of the "musts" for Vegas. We went to dinner at B.B. King's Blues Club in the Mirage. Great music and food, by the way. Blair ordered a beer with his meal, and at the end the waitress told us it was a buy-1-get-1-free deal. So we took it...to-go. Apparently, it's totally legal to have open alcohol in public and on the streets. Weird. So I drank it while we walked around and continued to explore. :)
I don't remember which casino this was in either, I just remember wishing that we hadn't just had a HUGE meal so we could enjoy these yummy treats. Yes, that's chocolate in a syringe. Love it!
Look at these fancy gelato creations! I was very impressed!
And partying...yes we did that too. :) In fact, one of the companies that was represented at the conference that Blair went to invited them to a FREE private party that they were hosting. Open bar. Free finger food. Dancing. How could we resist??
At the end of the night, on our way back to our hotel room, I saw this guy. He cracked me up and I couldn't resist taking his picture. He was sound asleep in the lobby, and his shirt read "I'm a Senior". teehee :)
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