Vegas

A couple weekends ago, Chris and I went to Las Vegas. We went to meet Katy and Jimmy, friends from Texas. Plus, Chris had never been to Vegas. (I know, I was shocked too. He's so deprived.) So Saturday morning we drove through the desert where we were lucky enough to get cool enough weather to have the windows down most of the trip. Around lunch time, we took a tour of the Hoover Dam. It's impressive. The dam is impressive, not the tour. I felt like there were too many people, not enough space, and not enough details. The best part of the tour was definitely the small museum at the end. Though, that's where you should start if you go.

A few hours later, we headed into Vegas. We stayed at the Renaissance, which is a non-gaming hotel next to the convention center and close to a very convenient monorail stop. After a quick nap, we met up with Jimmy and Katy for a very busy night on the town.

We went to Shark Reef, an aquarium exhibit in Mandalay Bay. We cruised through numerous casinos. We drank with Katy's brother and his friends. We cruised the strip. Then Chris gambled. His multi-hour stint at craps was so successful that it paid for the trip. At 3:30am, I had to pull him away from the table so I could go to bed.

On Sunday, we had wings at the Hooters Casino. Then we cruised the strip some more. We saw the lions at the MGM. I really enjoyed going up the Eiffel Tower at the Paris casino and getting spectacular views of the strip. In the late afternoon, we said our goodbyes to Jimmy and Katy then headed back to Phoenix. It was a super quick trip, but in my opinion 24 hours in Vegas is the perfect amount of time. Though anytime you can leave Vegas with more money than you arrived with, it's a perfect trip.

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