Day 92-97 Las Vegas, USA

Thursday 8th September 2005 Friday 9th September 2005 Saturday 10th September 2005 Sunday 11th September 2005 Monday 12th September 2005 Tuesday 13th September 2005

14.9.05 36 °C

Well after spending a week in Las Vegas and at first not knowing whether i would like it or not i have to say i really enjoyed myself and would go back again.After going to Atlantic City and seeing the Casinos and Amusement arcades i was dreading Vegas as i thought it would be pretty much the same only bigger and abit more upmarket.To be honest after visiting both they are like chalk and cheese.Atlantic City is a dump compared to Vegas.Considering also im not a gambler either and Vegas is a haven for gambling i was never ever bored.The casinos and hotels here are just something else from Paris Paris Hotel where you have replica models of the Eiffel Tower and Arc De Triomphe to the Venetian where you can go on gondola rides down the river inside the hotel its just pure crazy.Even with spending a week here there still something around the corner be it outside or inside a hotel that will amaze you.I mean how many hotels/casinos in the world have real lions for you to see (even if they did look drugged up to there eyeballs).
So the 7 days were pretty much spent drinking mainly as have many of the days been spent so far and also having my first games of blackjack after being persuaded by simon which even after both us losing money in minutes in one casino it was quite enjoyable and even more so when i started winning.
The best thing about gambling besides when you are winning is that you get barmaids asking you if you want a drink and its all free.Although i guess they think the more you drink the more you gamble although in my case the more i drink the more time i spent in the toilet peeing.The only thing you do pay for is a tip for the barmaids although 50 pence for a beer is certainly well worth it.
Apart from drinking and gambling the usual shopping spree was enjoyed by jill and myself although this time i only managed to buy one lance armstrong tshirt to add to my collection of erm 5 now.
We also went to the top of the Stratosphere for a great view of Vegas at day and night although i did decline on going on the rollercoaster and other suicidal rides at the top of it.
Then there was a walk around downtown Vegas which is very different to Las Vegas Boulevard where we were staying.The area we stayed in is the posh end of Vegas and downtown is certainly very downmarket and grotty and pretty rough in places.The highlight of the downtown area though is Fremont Street and its literally a 200 metre straight road with a roof over it and the whole roof is full of lightbulbs and every so often at night they play something on the roof.Its light a huge television screen and hard to imagine unless you have been there before.
So my first trip here was very good and maybe one day i will be back again.

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The Eiffel Tower,Las Vegas