The month of February brought a wonderful trip to Vegas, courtesy of Darrell's employer. Neither one of us had ever been to Vegas and honestly had never thought of it for our vacation destination. But, on Februrary 27th we arrived in Tinsel Town along with our good friends, Derron and Michelle Day. The airport had slot machines in every direction, limosines were all around and a strip of casinos, one right after the other, for a ten mile radius. The Mirage delivered everything we had imaged, from VIP service, grand casino rooms and shoppes within the huge resort. Our hotel must have taken up a whole city block. And it was only one hotel, there were dozens more. The Bellogio took a 15 minute hike to get from the street to the front entrance. We watched the fountains expolde to the tip toe tune of the Pink Panther and it was incredible. The water danced like a cat's tail swaying back and forth. We then entered the world of the Blue Man Group at the Venetian (reservations made by our own personal conciege at the Mirage VIP louge). It was very entertaining. I enjoyed revisiting this show after so many years. Their unique interpretation of sound and movement mixed with comedy kept us wowed and in stitches. Darrell really enjoyed it.
We ventured up in the Stratosphere, similiar to Seattle's space needle, and peeked down at the town below. We hadn't been sitting for long before we saw something fly by the window. A few minutes later, it happened again. People were bungie jumping off the top of the Stratosphere! Darrell, of course, had classes to attend during the day and a trade show convention to see but we still were able to share time together, and that was priceless.
Michelle was the perfect tour guide. She took me around to all different places including two Ross stores. We rode the roller coaster on top of New York New York and laughed the entire time. It was a great day.
Michelle was the perfect tour guide. She took me around to all different places including two Ross stores. We rode the roller coaster on top of New York New York and laughed the entire time. It was a great day.
We learned on day two that walking the Strip was for the birds and bought a Day Pass for public transit. Even so, we were still sore by the end of the day from walking across large intersections and from shop to shop.
We ran into Corey and Tara who were also there for a convention. Corey skated the Strip, read and relaxed while Tara attended classes. I think she also was able to find some time to spend enjoying the scene.
We ran into Corey and Tara who were also there for a convention. Corey skated the Strip, read and relaxed while Tara attended classes. I think she also was able to find some time to spend enjoying the scene.
