Hi folks. It's been awhile since I blogged. I recently returned from my first trip to Las Vegas. What a crazy place. So busy and crowded. We planned a series of road trips to escape the craziness and boy am I glad we did.
We had a nice 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo a couple miles off strip. It was perfect. Quiet and near empty. We pretty much had the pool and hot tub area all to ourselves. There was also a putting green which we enjoyed.
We walked part of the strip on our second night and found ourselves in the throng of people waiting to see the Sirens of TI show outside Treasure Island. We pushed our way in to the casino and came upon a fun bar called Kahunaville. There were not very many patrons as everybody was lined up to see Sirens so we found a seat at the bar and ordered huge margaritas. Shortly thereafter a man with a microphone started gearing everybody up for free drinks. Whichever side of the bar was whooping and hollering the loudest would get free drinks. Our bartender was performing many crazy tricks and our side won. It was a really good time. Here is some video of the grand finale from our bartender.
By far, my very favorite thing on the strip was the volcano at the mirage. I saw it three times and I managed to get some video which you can see here.
We took road trips to Red Rock Canyon, Lake Mead, Hoover dam and Valley of Fire state park. All beautiful. My favorite was Valley of fire. Gorgeous red rock whipped into lovely shapes by wind and water.
Trip photos can be seen at: http://picasaweb.google.com/sprout33/LasVegas?feat=directlink
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