Vegas Trip Recap
Just writing this so that as the weeks, months & years go by my old-man memory can use it as a refresher as to what the hell we did! I’m leaving out pics in this because the highlights have already been posted and all of the pics can be viewed by clicking here.
Saturday
Shockingly the flight to Vegas went as smoothly as you could want, especially considering it was US Airways! No wait to check the bags at the curb, no wait in the security line, flight left on time… it was spooky. The German contingent really enjoyed flying over the grand canyon on the way in and getting their first glimpse of the Strip. Everything smooth getting the ill-fated minivan as well.
Tahiti turned out to be great – easy to find, good location (ok, traffic on Tropicana can be a bear at certain times of the day) and the room was excellent. They have a cool setup where they have a 1 bedroom suite and then a studio style room that are adjoining with locking doors like a hotel. That lets them rent/sell as 2 singles or as a 2 bedroom room unit.
We were all really hungry by the time we got checked in, unpacked and organized so we headed just down the street to Orleans and grabbed a meal at the Chinese restaurant there. I really like the casinos owned by the Gaughns. They are nice places but not overdone like the big places on Las Vegas Blvd. We didn’t make it to any of the others, but I really liked Sun Coast the last time I was there and South Point sure liked like a nice place as we passed it going South on I-15 later in the week.
We grabbed the shuttle downtown to Treasure Island where Alan & Heidrun were staying and met up with them. We headed over to Venetian to give them their first “wow” casino experience. That was my 2nd time in Venetian and it was just as impressive the 2nd time as it was the 1st. The lane they have setup for shopping is really cool. The lighting is especially impressive as they have managed to give the lane a very natural daylight look. That is very hard to do but they’ve done it so well with the lighting and the ceiling painting that your eyes actually get fooled into thinking the clouds are moving sometimes. We wandered around, did some window shopping and grabbed a couple of drinks at one of the bars. Joerg had a pink one, and I of course will never let him forget it! We were all pretty worn out by then so it was time to grab the shuttle back to Tahiti and get some sleep.
