So, Vegas: first impressions. Dirty. Like, disgustingly, grimy, dirtiest shithole of a town ever. Sorry if any of y'all out there are really enamoured with Vegas, but the city itself was not impressive. It's a microcosm of what ails America; it stands for our obsession with consumption, greed, tackiness, and disposable life.
But I actually had a really great time. The company was great (Chris, Kent, Carly, and Stephanie), the resort we stayed at was awesome (Tahiti Village, located on Las Vegas Boulevard just a little over a mile from the casinos), but the Strip itself was just...ick.
Before I get to the pictures, here are just some quick recollections:
--Funniest moment (by far) was me falling into the hot tub. I'll just say that I misjudged the distance to the step and leave it that. And I swear that child was fine; I barely grazed him!
--We went to a ghetto casino off the strip where they had dollar craps and I 1) learned how to play craps which is totally fun and 2) won $200! In fact, we all won and ended up taking the casino for over $800! Take THAT, probably mob-connected casino owner.
--Laying by the pool constituted my entire activity for almost 2 whole days which was TOTALLY worth it.
More stories coming in future posts including fun with Patrick and my new friend Rosa, hiking in Red Rock Canyon, and M&M World!
Here are some pictures from around town....
The famous "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign!
New York New York Casino at night. Note the roller coaster on which Chris, Carly, and I had a ride.
The Venetian.
Fremont Street, for that old school Las Vegas feel. And random Queen tribute-ness.
Famous Las Vegas neon cowboy. He got moved to Fremont Street some years ago. Booted from the Strip, so sad.
Carly and Chris in front of New York New York
Looking down the Strip from a pedestrian walkway.
Excalibur! Now with even more Arthurian sparkle magic!
Paris casino.
The view of the Strip from our room's balcony.
2 comments:
Loved your first impression - gettin' all deep and using words like "microcosm."
By the way, did you drown a child in a hot tub? Just wondering.
It was close....no, I'm just kidding. Apparently I didn't touch him when I fell in the hot tub, but he looked very very, shall we say, surprised when this big white girl tumbled into the hot tub in front of his face.
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