Being brought up in one of the largest cities in North America I'm pretty used to the crowds, the noise, the stuff that goes on.
Then I came to Las Vegas, Nevada.
wow.
That's all I can say!
wow.
Everything here is over the top.
WAY over the top.
I am staying at a hotel on The Strip. Again, I chose here because I didn't want to drive anywhere, didn't want to have to take a taxi anywhere and wanted to be central so I didn't have to worry about being out after dark.
Not a problem here. It doesn't get dark.
There is enough neon lighting here to keep any small country out of the dark for years.
This place never, ever stops.
There is music everywhere, slot machines everywhere (I'm up $10 so far!), people everywhere, and stuff to do everywhere.
Everything you've heard about The Strip and it's non-stop action is true.
My hotel has an outdoor pirate vs "siren" show and there are lots of scantily clad ladies on one pirate ship and lovely topless men on another "fighting it out" across the front of the hotel. There are fireworks, great light show and loud fun music. It's awesome! I am glad though that my room doesn't over look that show as the shows run 5 times a night!
The other thing that is really neat about this oasis in the desert is the fountains and water features. They are spectacular. At the Mirage, which I see outside my 19th floor window, has a "volcano" that goes off 3 times a night with great explosions of fire and water. Something else.
Driving here from Bakersfield, California was through some of the most desolate, barren land I have ever seen. The Canadian Prairies had more to look at than his area. The Mojave desert really is dry, really dry and Edwards Air Force base is in a perfect spot because of the flatness of the ground in that area and the remoteness of the whole place. If there's a problem it probably won't bother anyone!
At one point I was driving up to 5000 feet and there were warning signs not to run AC during the climb as it may cause your vehicle to over heat. Yeah, right. It's 90 F out. I'm running AC and taking my chances. No prob but it was quite a drive as it never seemed to stop going up.
Then, of course, we came down and right to some dry lake flats that there was a "driving strip" put on. There were some people out on it and I can only guess that they were testing something fast.
As you reach the Nevada border it's really obvious. The hotels and casinos are right there. Boom! No guessing there. We're in gambling country. There is so much to see. Between the signs luring you into the casino and "join" their club for free points or chips to the attraction and show signs. After the flat, dried out ground of the drive it was really an oasis to see all of this.
Then I arrived in Vegas.
YIKES!
I drove The Strip first and found my hotel and the rest of the attractions and then decided it was time to get out of the vehicle and into the 95 F heat. EEEEkkk.
It took me 2 hours to get everything organized, between the checking in part to getting my things from the car (parking is in a covered building behind the hotel and you have to walk through the casino to get there, natch).
Even the pool has a DJ! This place has music everywhere. There is something going on every second of the day. You don't need to sleep at the normal times. There are black out curtains on the windows of the room and it makes the room REALLY dark!
So, I'm here. I'm really looking forward to checking out The Strip and all the craziness that goes on here.
There is a Cirque du Soleil show right here in the hotel that looks great and I'll see what else is cool (like the whole place). I really think Las Vegas must be visited once in your life. Just to see it, be in it, watch what happens and enjoy the over the topness (new word by me) of this place.
Right, so before it get unbearable out there (supposed to be a high of 90 F today with no clouds of course) and I go live in the pool I'm outta here.
Viva Las Vegas!
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