Hey,
I just returned from a three-day Las Vegas trip a few days ago. I went with three friends and I, for one, had a blast!
When we first arrived to Vegas, it was about 60 degrees and there was so much sun! The weather felt very Spring-ish and I think it was the perfect way to ease us into what we had in store for the rest of our trip.
Day One:
After having an interesting conversation with our taxi driver, we went to the More Buffet at the Luxor, where we were staying. We ended up gambling a little after lunch and it was my first ever experience at a slot machine. I had some difficulty understanding and using the slot machines at first, but after watching my friends play for a while, I got the hang of it. All I played were the penny slots, so I didn't lose more than $2 that day.
When we were done checking in, we found ourselves in one of the Luxor's well-known "slanted" elevators. The shaking elevator doors were definitely not comforting as we ascended to the 13th floor of the hotel to our room. Our view from our floor was pretty cool and I'm still in awe about how the Luxor is built to cancel out the noise from the public areas of the hotel.
After changing into my comfortable clothes, we went to get one of those large frozen (and sugary) drinks in the lobby and started our walk up The Strip. It was so cool walking into the different themed hotels. Everything was so big and flashy, I loved it! We walked all the way north to the Bellagio, where we watched two great Bellagio water fountain shows! I think that those performances were the best part of my first day in Las Vegas.
We got tired of walking and our feet were dying by the time of the show, so we walked back to our hotel. Some of us napped and the rest of us went down the pool. One slightly disappointing thing about the trip was that the water in the hotel's pool was ridiculously cold. Even with really hot weather, I'm not really sure I'd be able to fully submerge my entire body in the pool. The pool layout was nice though, there were multiple, sectioned-off pools and lots of (free) chairs for guests to use. The water was great though for cooling off our feet and improving our aches and pains.
As night approached, we changed into our dressy nightwear and dolled up. We went over to the MGM Grand and ate dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. I got some nachos, which are my favorite food in the world, and my mood and energy was immediately uplifted. The crazy moving animals around the restaurant were also awesome, but I'm so glad that we weren't seated anywhere near the crazy gorilla.
Earlier in the day, we had been contacted by a club promoter for The Bank (at the Bellagio) and we were able to get on the VIP list there for free. So after dinner, we took a taxi from the Luxor to the Bellagio so we could dance the night away. Too bad that cab drive was the worst drive ever and I never want to be stuck in a vehicle on the strip (at night) ever again. When we entered the Bellagio, we were quickly greeted by more club promoters and found the line to The Bank. Seeing the other girls in the VIP line put me at ease...they were dressed similarly and were probably just as casual in nature as we were.
To get into The Bank, you have to take an escalator up to the club area. It's kind of cool because you're going up in the dark and you walk into this area and immediately see this descended dance floor. On both sides, the dance floor is saddled by bars. We got to The Bank early (like 11p), so there weren't that many people inside. But by midnight, the floor was full of people, but no one was actually dancing...or even swaying. The music was all right, but not amazing. I didn't know a ton of the techno songs at the beginning...but towards midnight more top 40 songs were playing that I knew.
The best part of the night was seeing the presentation of this one type of alcohol. Two bartenders would carry it out in this plastic, lit up diamond and some dancers would have these fire thing-a-ma-jigs and dance around the guys holding the bottle. It was definitely a great show for a bottle...but it probably cost a lot.
Around midnight, we decided to call it a night and returned back to the Luxor. Personally, I was a little disappointed by the club. I was expecting a lot more: better ambiance, better music, more dancing...just a better club vibe. I went home tired and not completely sure that I wanted to go out clubbing again the next night. The only issue was that I felt like the dance-bug in me wasn't satisfied yet.
Back at the hotel, things got a little more interesting with the help of vodka. We went to bed around 1a and in all, our night ended a high note, after the disappointing time at The Bank.
More about my trip later.
S
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