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Well, back from Vegas.. man what an experience that was.
First, we all ate at a buffet place before we go to the airport.. the food was horrible.. it was a horrible selection, and the quality sucked.. It was like it's been sitting out all day and didnt bother even stirring some of the food.. So we were all disappointed in that..
Then we get to the airport early and wait around there.. for once i didnt get pulled from line and searched, my brother did, it was funny.. my mom was all upset over it and went on and on about how it was BS.. him and my mom smoke, so they had to go through security each time they came back from smoking.. she couldnt understand why they had to go through that each time.. even after i explained to her that he could go grab a weapon and come back.. ah well.. she's a little slow sometimes.
So anyway.. we find out that our flight gets delayed 4 hours.. the plane that was coming from Vegas had mechanical problems and had to turn around and go back.. and get a new plane.. so sitting in the airport for.. let's see... 7-8 hours isnt fun. Least we had a tiny shop that had a tv in it.. but i mostly sat around and played my DS.. before getting stuck and bored again. Then i spotted a wheelchair, so i rolled around the terminal for a while. Finally our plane got there and we loaded on and took off. I must say, flying over big cities at night is beautiful.. We flew over Denver and man.. it was awesome! Then we came over Vegas and i've never seen anything like that.. I got a wonderful view of the strip from the air, the hotels/casinos that stuck out the most was the Luxor and the MGM.. the Luxor is a big pyramid with a big light on top that shines into the sky. The MGM is just a huge green building XD So we catch a shuttle to Treasure Island, our hotel. We found out that the shows at our hotel are down for maintenance while we were there.. but ah well.. There's more to see XD. The view from out hotel was awesome.. we had a wonderful view of the strip from the 34th floor.
So after unpacking and all that.. it was about 1am, so me, my dad, and brother go outside and walk to the next hotel over.. which was the.. Venetian.. we didnt stay long, just played a few slot and walked around a little, then decided to go back and go to bed.
Next day I wake up to a beautiful view of Vegas and the desert and mountains in the background.. it was pretty breathtaking. It was all new to me, i've never seen a desert XD. Anyway, we all go outside and start to walk the Strip a bit.. We stop at the Mirage.. and they had a dolphin exhibit.. but it cost $15 and I seemed like the only one that wanted to see them.. so we skipped it. Tho, I won like.. $125 there, I was so happy.. but.. later blew it all.. damn Vegas.. But after that we headed to Caesars Palace. That place was neat, it has the ceilings painted up like sky, with clouds and stuff XD After that it was time to eat, so we went to a casino called Terribles, they had an awesome buffet. Then i think we all went back to the hotel rooms and chilled there.
The next day we went to the MGM, that place is classy.. it's one of my favorite hotel/casinos. They had a place that had lions like, right in the middle of the casino. It was awesome.. the lions would lay on top of these glass tubes and people would take their pictures from underneath. Then we headed to the Luxor.. that place was neat and felt alot less claustrophobic than the other hotels.. on the first floor is the casino, but on the next floor is all the shows, and they have an IMAX there. So Brad wanted to see some dumb movie about the Nile in the IMAX.. i was falling asleep during it.. then we went to one of those "ride" things, where you watch a movie and the seats move... it totally sucked.. and that's all i have to say about that.. That night my folks went to see Tom Jones in the MGM. So my and my brother wandered around New York, New York.. that's my favorite looking hotel/casino from the outside, it's like a mini version of New York, it was neat, google it sometime XD Then me and my brother went out to a fancy-ass strip club.. that cost $30 to get in.. the beer was $7. This club was unlike any other one i've been in, the lap dances cost $20.. after i found that out, my cheap ass pretended to be on the phone every time a dancer came around looking for a dance. XP
Next day we went to the Excalibur.. I've always wanted to visit it, and it was pretty neat.. nothing too memorable tho. Then we went back to the MGM cuz Brad wanted souvenirs from there. After that we went to the Hooters casino and ate there. I got a shirt, since i've never had a Hooters shirt. Then me and my dad went back to the Luxor and saw a 3D IMAX movie about the coral reefs.. it was alot better than the Nile movie. Oh, and I got to see Criss Angel XD I'm not sure what he was doing, but he was all dressed up as some fat dude, had make-up on and was walking around the Luxor talking about "Criss Angel's an asshole! I taught him everything he knows! bla bla bla" it was awesome. The camera crew was there recording him, so maybe i'll be on TV :D
For our last night in Vegas we ate at the Stratosphere.. that was gorgeous. You sit at the top where the restaurant is about 1149ft above ground. I think it's more geared toward a romantic evening meal with your sweety, but it was nice anyway XD The restaurant rotates at the top so you get a complete view of Vegas.. I believe it makes a complete rotation every hour and a half. If i go back to Vegas, i'll definitely be going back to the Stratosphere.
After dinner we started our way back down the Strip, where i got asked for change by a couple bums.. brought back memories of my bus rides.. After checking out a few shops, we sat at the bus station waiting for a bus to take us back to the hotel.. after waiting a damn hour, some lady comes and informs us that the bus dont stop at this station and we have to walk a half a mile down the strip. No problem.. 'cept my mom thought she was gonna die.. I decided to stay with her and keep her company.. but even old ladies were passing her @_@ Well to make a long story short, we finally get back to the hotel and go to sleep.
We get up the next day, pack, and head for the airport where we find out our flight's delayed 45 mins.. which is alot better than 4 hours, so i'm fine by that. The flight home is a blur, since i slept most of the way home.
All in all it was an awesome trip and would love to do it again, but there's no place like home <3
First, we all ate at a buffet place before we go to the airport.. the food was horrible.. it was a horrible selection, and the quality sucked.. It was like it's been sitting out all day and didnt bother even stirring some of the food.. So we were all disappointed in that..
Then we get to the airport early and wait around there.. for once i didnt get pulled from line and searched, my brother did, it was funny.. my mom was all upset over it and went on and on about how it was BS.. him and my mom smoke, so they had to go through security each time they came back from smoking.. she couldnt understand why they had to go through that each time.. even after i explained to her that he could go grab a weapon and come back.. ah well.. she's a little slow sometimes.
So anyway.. we find out that our flight gets delayed 4 hours.. the plane that was coming from Vegas had mechanical problems and had to turn around and go back.. and get a new plane.. so sitting in the airport for.. let's see... 7-8 hours isnt fun. Least we had a tiny shop that had a tv in it.. but i mostly sat around and played my DS.. before getting stuck and bored again. Then i spotted a wheelchair, so i rolled around the terminal for a while. Finally our plane got there and we loaded on and took off. I must say, flying over big cities at night is beautiful.. We flew over Denver and man.. it was awesome! Then we came over Vegas and i've never seen anything like that.. I got a wonderful view of the strip from the air, the hotels/casinos that stuck out the most was the Luxor and the MGM.. the Luxor is a big pyramid with a big light on top that shines into the sky. The MGM is just a huge green building XD So we catch a shuttle to Treasure Island, our hotel. We found out that the shows at our hotel are down for maintenance while we were there.. but ah well.. There's more to see XD. The view from out hotel was awesome.. we had a wonderful view of the strip from the 34th floor.
So after unpacking and all that.. it was about 1am, so me, my dad, and brother go outside and walk to the next hotel over.. which was the.. Venetian.. we didnt stay long, just played a few slot and walked around a little, then decided to go back and go to bed.
Next day I wake up to a beautiful view of Vegas and the desert and mountains in the background.. it was pretty breathtaking. It was all new to me, i've never seen a desert XD. Anyway, we all go outside and start to walk the Strip a bit.. We stop at the Mirage.. and they had a dolphin exhibit.. but it cost $15 and I seemed like the only one that wanted to see them.. so we skipped it. Tho, I won like.. $125 there, I was so happy.. but.. later blew it all.. damn Vegas.. But after that we headed to Caesars Palace. That place was neat, it has the ceilings painted up like sky, with clouds and stuff XD After that it was time to eat, so we went to a casino called Terribles, they had an awesome buffet. Then i think we all went back to the hotel rooms and chilled there.
The next day we went to the MGM, that place is classy.. it's one of my favorite hotel/casinos. They had a place that had lions like, right in the middle of the casino. It was awesome.. the lions would lay on top of these glass tubes and people would take their pictures from underneath. Then we headed to the Luxor.. that place was neat and felt alot less claustrophobic than the other hotels.. on the first floor is the casino, but on the next floor is all the shows, and they have an IMAX there. So Brad wanted to see some dumb movie about the Nile in the IMAX.. i was falling asleep during it.. then we went to one of those "ride" things, where you watch a movie and the seats move... it totally sucked.. and that's all i have to say about that.. That night my folks went to see Tom Jones in the MGM. So my and my brother wandered around New York, New York.. that's my favorite looking hotel/casino from the outside, it's like a mini version of New York, it was neat, google it sometime XD Then me and my brother went out to a fancy-ass strip club.. that cost $30 to get in.. the beer was $7. This club was unlike any other one i've been in, the lap dances cost $20.. after i found that out, my cheap ass pretended to be on the phone every time a dancer came around looking for a dance. XP
Next day we went to the Excalibur.. I've always wanted to visit it, and it was pretty neat.. nothing too memorable tho. Then we went back to the MGM cuz Brad wanted souvenirs from there. After that we went to the Hooters casino and ate there. I got a shirt, since i've never had a Hooters shirt. Then me and my dad went back to the Luxor and saw a 3D IMAX movie about the coral reefs.. it was alot better than the Nile movie. Oh, and I got to see Criss Angel XD I'm not sure what he was doing, but he was all dressed up as some fat dude, had make-up on and was walking around the Luxor talking about "Criss Angel's an asshole! I taught him everything he knows! bla bla bla" it was awesome. The camera crew was there recording him, so maybe i'll be on TV :D
For our last night in Vegas we ate at the Stratosphere.. that was gorgeous. You sit at the top where the restaurant is about 1149ft above ground. I think it's more geared toward a romantic evening meal with your sweety, but it was nice anyway XD The restaurant rotates at the top so you get a complete view of Vegas.. I believe it makes a complete rotation every hour and a half. If i go back to Vegas, i'll definitely be going back to the Stratosphere.
After dinner we started our way back down the Strip, where i got asked for change by a couple bums.. brought back memories of my bus rides.. After checking out a few shops, we sat at the bus station waiting for a bus to take us back to the hotel.. after waiting a damn hour, some lady comes and informs us that the bus dont stop at this station and we have to walk a half a mile down the strip. No problem.. 'cept my mom thought she was gonna die.. I decided to stay with her and keep her company.. but even old ladies were passing her @_@ Well to make a long story short, we finally get back to the hotel and go to sleep.
We get up the next day, pack, and head for the airport where we find out our flight's delayed 45 mins.. which is alot better than 4 hours, so i'm fine by that. The flight home is a blur, since i slept most of the way home.
All in all it was an awesome trip and would love to do it again, but there's no place like home <3