That title sounds dirty, but it really isn't meant to be. This past weekend, PJ and I took a trip to Las Vegas. I have never been to Vegas, so we decided it was time to go, and the entire reason we went down there was to hit up the Hard Rock cafe. We have a dream to visit every Hard Rock cafe and buy a T-shirt from there. We have 4 so far, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Denver, and now Las Vegas. As we were eating at the HR this time, there was a sing-along, to YMCA. S couple of employees jumped up on the counters and just went at it. It was so fun! I have pictures of it, but I still can't get my computer and camera to talk to each other, so you won't be blessed with them. We weren't really looking forward to the Vegas part of it, but we went into the weekend with high hopes. Ok, not high hopes, but we weren't dreading it, and thats whats important! We had a pretty low key weekend. We hit up the M&M's store, gambled a little (I didn't come out in the positives, sadly) and walked about a gillion miles. We went to this restaurant, Roxy's, at the Stratosphere. What we didn't realize, of course, is that the Stratosphere is 2.38 miles from our hotel, the Mirage. So when we set out in our flip flops to walk there, it took about an hour, and when we got there, oh man, we were limping. And the walk back...not so good. We definitely learned our lesson about flip-flops. Had it been later, like in the summer, we'd have no problems. We have walked around Disneyland in them, but I guess this time, they got the better of us.
To me, the problem with Vegas is that it just feels dirty. There's porn everywhere, and it reeks like cigarettes, alcohol and desperation. I feel sad for the people who think its the greatest city ever. And for those of you who read this and feel that way...maybe its time to find a new city. Seriously. But, we had a great time, and felt better leaving the city than when we got there. And, as an added bonus, on our last morning, went to the Original Pancake House, and I got some chocolate chip pancakes. And I had been wanting some pancakes all weekend long, this was a great note to go out on!
3 comments:
Isn't it amazing to see how much stuff is in Vegas? One thing that I am always dumbfounded is all the brides in their wedding dresses standing next to their husband while he plays cards. I have often thought--is he trying to make enough money to get a hotel room--since they spent their last nickles and dimes at the Chapel of Love.
I am glad that you went to the M&M factory. That is one of my favorite places--you know "magnificent Michelle's"!!
I could go for some more pancakes.
Glad to say that I have never stopped in Vegas, although I have driven through a couple of times. Maybe we'll get there someday, but it isn't on my wish list. But pancakes do sound good.
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