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After Honolulu, we decided to stop in Las Vegas for a few days on the way
home, mainly to chill, recharge our batteries and start to break the back of 11
hours of jetlag. Rather than a daily diary, here are some of our
highlights and impressions (in no particular order).
- I thought it was meant to be warm in Las Vegas! The wind from the
North is bitter.
- We stayed in Harrah's for the first time, as our usual haunt (Treasure
Island) was full. Harrah's rooms are acceptable, but nothing special -
closer to Travelodge than Vegas luxury!
- The Strip monorail has now been built. While it gets you quickly from one
end of the strip to the other, it's almost as expensive as the
London Tube and usually involves a long walk to get to the station in the
first place.
- The Treasure Island buffet met expectations - good sushi,
barbequed meat, pasta, pizza, and lots of chocolate-dipped strawberries (a
particular week spot of Dave). The Main Street Station buffet
was almost as good (and only half the price), with a wide selection of
Mexican food. However, the buffet at
Paris, sampled on the last evening, was by far the best of the three that we
experienced.
- The afternoon "Dirk Arthur Extreme Magic Show" at the Tropicana is well
worth the admission, even without making use of a 2-4-1 coupon. Some
very impressive stunts and a big smug cheesy grin! The extreme magic
show by Nathan Burton at the Aladdin is on a slightly smaller scale, but is
equally impressive, and has more laughs.
- The week we were there was the first week of the NFR rodeo finals.
As a result, there were many cowboy hats and boots in evidence, some on
people who would probably break a horses back if they ever sat on one.
There was also a bride dressed all in white (jeans, jacket, the works) with
a veil attached to her hat!
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