I've always wanted to see Las Vegas, and since Salome is only about 230 miles to the southeast, we decided to spend our Christmas holiday there this year.
Never having been there, I went on the internet and randomly chose one of the hotels on the strip, Treasure Island, for our stay on December 24 and 25. Thankfully, we were able to check in early when we got there around 1pm. We were on the 20th floor and had a fantastic view of the strip. At night, we could see the volcano erupting in front of The Mirage, and the many Christmas lights along the strip.
Never having been there, I went on the internet and randomly chose one of the hotels on the strip, Treasure Island, for our stay on December 24 and 25. Thankfully, we were able to check in early when we got there around 1pm. We were on the 20th floor and had a fantastic view of the strip. At night, we could see the volcano erupting in front of The Mirage, and the many Christmas lights along the strip.
After resting a bit from the 4 hr drive we headed down to the casino to try our luck, or lack there of, on the slots. I think we came away about even but we really didn't gamble a lot. The hotel reservation included two dinners at their Buffet which turned out to be very good. There was a 'make to order' pasta station and their lobster ravoli was very rich but very good. We finished dinner just in time to take our seats at the Cirque du Soleil "Mystere" show that was playing inside our hotel. The show was really good; even Keith liked it.
On Christmas day, we took the "Hop On/Hop Off" sightseeing tour from 10 till 5:30. Unfortunately, several places that we would have liked to seen were not open (not that I blame them since it was Christmas Day). One of the stops was the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop, home of the reality TV show "Pawn Stars" (another one of Keith's favorites).
We watched as someone took the SkyJump, an 855 ft controlled free fall from the 108th floor of the Stratosphere Hotel Tower. The tower is actually 1,149 ft tall and is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the US. Two of their other rides are called 'Insanity' and 'X-Scream.' Both have you hanging out over the edge at the top. Yikes!
Glad I decided to wear sneakers cause we did a lot, a lot of walking...in and out of hotels and casinos and shops. When we got back to the tour headquarters, we grabbed a quick bite and then returned at 6:30 for their Night tour. We sat on the top of the double decker bus and it was freezing. This was mainly a driving tour so we got to see everything again but this time it was in lights. The fountain show at the Bellagio which was set to music reminded me of Longwood Gardens.
We didn't get back to the room till 10 pm and we were both exhausted. The day tour driver gave us a complimentary pass to come back on Wed to see the places that had been closed, but we decided to skip it and leave because we really wanted to stop at Hoover Dam on the way home.
Even though we left Las Vegas at 9 am, after stopping at the dam and for dinner, we didn't get back to Salome till 7pm...exhausted again. We ain't as young as we used to be!! But, we had a great time.
We watched as someone took the SkyJump, an 855 ft controlled free fall from the 108th floor of the Stratosphere Hotel Tower. The tower is actually 1,149 ft tall and is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the US. Two of their other rides are called 'Insanity' and 'X-Scream.' Both have you hanging out over the edge at the top. Yikes!
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We didn't get back to the room till 10 pm and we were both exhausted. The day tour driver gave us a complimentary pass to come back on Wed to see the places that had been closed, but we decided to skip it and leave because we really wanted to stop at Hoover Dam on the way home.
Even though we left Las Vegas at 9 am, after stopping at the dam and for dinner, we didn't get back to Salome till 7pm...exhausted again. We ain't as young as we used to be!! But, we had a great time.
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