Largest gift store in the world
View of the main observation deck
Giant muffin @ the highest Starbucks in the world
View of downtown Vegas
One of the rides at the top of the tower
View of the strip
I know the name of this one ....bellagio
View of the strip from the stratosphere tower (building on fire at the top of the strip)
Outside the Luxor Resort
Umm, I forget the name of this resort
And this one...
And this one....
And again this one....
Stratosphere tower
Luxor resort
Inside Luxor
Inside Luxor
Inside the LuxorI was staying at the Stratosphere hotel. It is just at the top of the so called "strip". The strip is where all the big casinos are. The stratosphere has a huge tower (the largest in Western North America) attached to the hotel. It is a famous landmark and I was really lucky to be staying there as it was really convenient for the buses that ferry you up and down the strip (I only paid 15 pounds per night!!!!). That's just two pounds more than i was staying in the six dorm in SF.
I found the main entrance to the casino (which took a while) as the place is absolutely huge!!! I couldn't believe it. I walked through what must have been hundreds of slot machines before i found the checking in desk. I was staying in the middle of the hotel on floor 11. There are 24 floors and I was on 11. Once on 11 i walked for a good few minutes down the corridor before i eventually found my part of the hotel. I was only staying in the middle!!! My room was the size of our lounge/dining room back home. My bed was massive and i had views of the desert and mountains. I still cant believe i paid only 15 pounds for that a night!!!
I had heard that the buffets at the casinos were mental and so i headed to one of the many restaurants on the ground floor....I have never seen so much food in all my life. There was table after table after table. Serving American, international and fast food. It cost just 7 pound for all you can eat including teas, coffees, soft drinks etc. Looking around there were so many seriously overweight people around. Tables were full to the brim with half eaten plates of food and at one point there was almost a stampede through the doors to the restaurant for some reason?? Some many people looked like they were having trouble walking. I'm not surprised, the healthiest food at the buffet was a bland salad cart and one stand of Chinese food. Everything was either deep fried, covered in cheese or made from reformed meat. I ate so much i thought i was going to explode (when in Rome). Simon would not have beat that feast and that's for sure. After waddling out of the restaurant i hit the strip for some serious sight seeing.
The bus took half an hour to get to the end. Each casino is set about a quarter of a mile from the road and so there was loads of walking to be done which was a good thing considering the food baby i was carrying. The Casinos have to be seen to be believed. There were monorails joining casinos, giant walkways over the main road and each casino has its own theme. The pyramid of the Luxor was amazing and has a huge sphinx sitting along side. The rooms are set in the external walls of the pyramid and so have an amazing internal view of the casino below. The water and lights show outside the Bellagio was amazing even if it was to Elton John. I had a go on the slot machines and managed to last five dollars worth of credits for hours. They give you free cocktails as long as you are playing on the slots so I lasted that money for as long as i could!!! I managed to stay awake till two in the morning, which considering how much sleep I got on the greyhound the night before was no small feat!!! They have no clocks and there are no windows so when i went to bed i had no idea of the time.
The following day I used my free pass to ride upto the top of the Tower. It is the tallest on the West Coast and had views of the valley and you could see the edge of the city all the way round. There were actually three rides on the top of the tower. They looked terrifying as each basically left you dangling over the edge of the tower. I had to have a coffee in the Highest Starbucks in the world. It was actually quite cheap considering where it was. After taking in the views I headed down to the strip and had a walk around the largest gift shop in the world. This place was seriously tacky and seemed to sell anything and everything with Las Vegas stamped across it. I headed back to the casino in the hotel for some serious gambling and drinking. I managed to double my money at one point and then slowly loose it all. For food I did the buffet in the hotel again. This time the sound track to my meal was two Americans behind me who commented on how nice the food was in a southern accent. They made a comment at what seemt like each bite and they were there for a fair while. I hope they were eating. At one point i couldn't help myself and let a laugh. Las Vegas is incredible and i'd love to go back. A week is probably enough for the next visit.
I found the main entrance to the casino (which took a while) as the place is absolutely huge!!! I couldn't believe it. I walked through what must have been hundreds of slot machines before i found the checking in desk. I was staying in the middle of the hotel on floor 11. There are 24 floors and I was on 11. Once on 11 i walked for a good few minutes down the corridor before i eventually found my part of the hotel. I was only staying in the middle!!! My room was the size of our lounge/dining room back home. My bed was massive and i had views of the desert and mountains. I still cant believe i paid only 15 pounds for that a night!!!
I had heard that the buffets at the casinos were mental and so i headed to one of the many restaurants on the ground floor....I have never seen so much food in all my life. There was table after table after table. Serving American, international and fast food. It cost just 7 pound for all you can eat including teas, coffees, soft drinks etc. Looking around there were so many seriously overweight people around. Tables were full to the brim with half eaten plates of food and at one point there was almost a stampede through the doors to the restaurant for some reason?? Some many people looked like they were having trouble walking. I'm not surprised, the healthiest food at the buffet was a bland salad cart and one stand of Chinese food. Everything was either deep fried, covered in cheese or made from reformed meat. I ate so much i thought i was going to explode (when in Rome). Simon would not have beat that feast and that's for sure. After waddling out of the restaurant i hit the strip for some serious sight seeing.
The bus took half an hour to get to the end. Each casino is set about a quarter of a mile from the road and so there was loads of walking to be done which was a good thing considering the food baby i was carrying. The Casinos have to be seen to be believed. There were monorails joining casinos, giant walkways over the main road and each casino has its own theme. The pyramid of the Luxor was amazing and has a huge sphinx sitting along side. The rooms are set in the external walls of the pyramid and so have an amazing internal view of the casino below. The water and lights show outside the Bellagio was amazing even if it was to Elton John. I had a go on the slot machines and managed to last five dollars worth of credits for hours. They give you free cocktails as long as you are playing on the slots so I lasted that money for as long as i could!!! I managed to stay awake till two in the morning, which considering how much sleep I got on the greyhound the night before was no small feat!!! They have no clocks and there are no windows so when i went to bed i had no idea of the time.
The following day I used my free pass to ride upto the top of the Tower. It is the tallest on the West Coast and had views of the valley and you could see the edge of the city all the way round. There were actually three rides on the top of the tower. They looked terrifying as each basically left you dangling over the edge of the tower. I had to have a coffee in the Highest Starbucks in the world. It was actually quite cheap considering where it was. After taking in the views I headed down to the strip and had a walk around the largest gift shop in the world. This place was seriously tacky and seemed to sell anything and everything with Las Vegas stamped across it. I headed back to the casino in the hotel for some serious gambling and drinking. I managed to double my money at one point and then slowly loose it all. For food I did the buffet in the hotel again. This time the sound track to my meal was two Americans behind me who commented on how nice the food was in a southern accent. They made a comment at what seemt like each bite and they were there for a fair while. I hope they were eating. At one point i couldn't help myself and let a laugh. Las Vegas is incredible and i'd love to go back. A week is probably enough for the next visit.
3 comments:
I'll take on that feast! My college food-baby is nearly full term!
I bet you would. Make sure you hold it in till after the exams.... Breast feeding during the exams would not be a good idea....
В общем,познакомилась с арнем чуть более месяца назад-влюбилась очень сильно,мы начали встречаться))Сначала смсились просто непрерывно, созванивались,виделись ежедневно(ну или же буквально каждый,хотя живём в 30 км друг от друга,оба работает полны рабочий день), из-за этого и я,и он жутко невысыпалась и уставали,но жутко тянуло друг к другу. А в данный момент как-то общение свелось к 2-3 смскам в день и встречам 2 раза в неделю, что меня очень сильно огорчает и напрягает((И внимания как-то меньше...Когда видимся-всё замечательно:и горячие поцелуи и объятия,и много тем для диалога,но как-то и этого стало как-то поменьше,и само общение стало гораздо реже и формальнее что, хотя он предлагает видеться,говорит,что скучает и т.д. Завтра собираемся увидеться,я хочу заявить,как есть-что меня сейчас такое общение не особо устраивает.Но вот как начать этот диалог и с каких фраз?Думаю,начать что-то вроде,ну у тебя,наверное,какие-то дела на работе,раз реже стали общаться или же как лучше?Инициативу как-то не особо хочется проявлять,но всё-таки как деликатно донести до него,что меня похожие отношения не устраивают?Думала сначала начать его игнорировать, потом подумала,что всё ещё более заглохнет и сойдёт на нет,решила поговорить....
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