It's been a busy few days that went by in a blur of gambling, drinking, and pool time. I'll try to break it down for you as best as I can remember (while keeping it family-friendly!).
We technically arrived on Friday night but we stayed at an airbnb way off the strip and all we did was grocery shop and made some breakfast burritos for the next few days. The fun really started the next day.
Saturday
The first thing we did was drive to the Hoover dam to check that out. It was pretty impressive but it was so incredibly hot that we didn't hang there outside too long. We also skipped the visitor's center since we didn't want to pay extra for that, but we managed to learn a little just by reading the info around the dam.
After enjoying some Mexican food for lunch we then drove back to Vegas. It was 115 degrees there when we arrived. We killed some time before we could check into our hotel by cruising up and down the strip; there is so much to see! They have the Egyptian pyramids and Sphinx, Hollywood, the Eiffel Tower of Paris- all right here! We could've saved (saved?) a lot of money and time just coming here instead of traveling around the world! (Just kidding, but they really have everything).
We were able to check into our hotel at 4pm. We stayed at Planet Hollywood for the next 3 nights and really enjoyed it. It's huge. It has a mall, casino, several pools, restuarants, and it's also where Britney Spears performs when she's in Vegas. I was very disappointed to find out before we arrived that she wouldn't be there while we were there. I guess I'll just have to go back!
That evening we spend some time playing the penny slots and enjoyed the free drinks until we were really for dinner. Then we tried the Earl of Sandwich place which was recommended to us by Matt's parents. They had great sandwiches! Then we spent the evening at one of the well-known clubs.
Sunday & Monday
Sunday and Monday both followed the same general pattern: sleep in, pool time, gambling, shower, Taco Bell (at the flagship Taco Bell right by our hotel!), more gambling, and evening activity. The two differences of the days were the evening activities and the gambling results. Sunday was our worst gambling day and each went down a couple hundred dollars between Black Jack and roulette before we gave up for the day. But luckily we turned that around on Monday and won most of that back on the roulette table. In fact, both times we left the roulette table on Monday we were both up at least $50 each, so we were feeling pretty good about ourselves. We won quite a bit betting black on the roulette table; it seemed like it was hot all weekend. At one point the table across from us had 12 blacks in a row! (That is statistically impossible). That drew quite a bit of attention and it was quickly emptied and sweeped. We also saw the number 5 hit about 5 times in about 20 spins. So crazy!
As far as the evening activities on Sunday we went to Drai's night club in the Cromwell hotel. It was a beautiful place and they had a lot going on: great DJ/music, light effects, dancers, etc. We had a good time but drinks were really expensive. So we got in some cardio exercise on the dance floor for awhile and then went back to our hotel where we could get free drinks in the casino.
Monday night we splurged on going to see one of the Cirque Du Soleil shows. It was great! We bought the tickets last-minute at a discount and ended up going to see Zumanity, which is more adult-themed. It was very entertaining and the performers were incredibly talented so we really enjoyed it. After the show we walked around the New York New York resort a bit before walking over to watch the Bellagio fountain display which was also pretty cool. It was nice to walk around at night when it was a bit cooler! Plus there was always so much to see and all the great people-watching.
Tuesday
We woke up a little earlier on Tuesday so we could get packed up and do some last minute gambling. I had a rough time at first and lost most of my $100 that I had thrown down on the roulette table. But then I had some good spins and worked my way back up to $80 before I decided to lay it all on the line and put it all in on black. And I got it! So we walked away this morning up at least $60 each which really helped lower our previous deficit.
We cashed in our chips and checked out. Then we drove towards the Grand Canyon. We didn't make it there today but we're camping not too far from it and we'll get to see that tomorrow. We did drive through some pretty canyon areas today though which made the drive a bit more interesting.
This was the first time for both of us in Vegas. Overall we really enjoyed it and managed to do it relatively cheaply! We did breakfasts and lunches in our room and dinners we did pretty cheaply. We never paid a cover charge at any of the clubs since we always signed up for the guest list in advance (definitely the way to go!). And we essentially broke even in gambling so that was pretty great (although not winning millions like I planned).
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