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January 25, 2005
Las Vegas Day One
Yes, we did make it to Las Vegas! And we're already having a great time though we are very tired. It's only 9:30 p.m. out here but we're still on East Coast time which has us all messed up.
So we got to Newark Airport bright and early at 6:30 a.m. to make sure we were there early enough to catch our 9:15 a.m. flight. Luckily, while there were a few weather related problems due to ice, we only left about a half hour late which wasn't too bad considering what a huge storm there was over the weekend. The flight wasn't bad though I started to get very restless by hour four of five.
The first thing we did after we picked up our rental car was head to the Aladdin. We ended up with a truly awesome room! The above shot is the view from our room. So we can see the fountain show at the Bellagio across the street right from the room which is so cool. This is a really huge room and the bathroom is bigger than my bedroom at home! It's too bad that we're only staying here two nights but we wouldn't be able to afford it for longer than that. We'll enjoy it while we're here that's for sure!
After we relaxed for a bit we headed up to the Stratosphere where we ate lunch at Top of the World which is a rotating restaurant all the way at the top. The view from up there is amazing! Unfortunately while it's warm in Las Vegas, at least compared to the way it is in New York, it's cloudy so the pics aren't as good as they might be on a sunny day. But it was still pretty neat to see the view of all of Las Vegas from the top of the Stratosphere.
Then tonight we've been walking around the various casinos and checking out the sights. There is so much to see and do, much more than we'll be able to see. I'm looking forward to tomorrow because we're going to try and visit as many of the casinos on the strip as possible.
Posted by silverdsl at January 25, 2005 12:24 AM