What surprised you most?
May 20th, 2002, 01:06 PM
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That prostitution is NOT legal....I always thought it was there! The time factor is no lie. You definitely do lose track. It seems like you don't require as much sleep in that town either. We'd get 4-5 hours a night and be fine. Be there the end of the month, can't wait!!
May 21st, 2002, 06:19 AM
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I was surprised at how utterly depressing the entire place was. The glitzy exterior is fake and tacky, the compulsive gambling is distressing to watch, and I don't think there's a naturally-occurring blade of grass anywhere. The rapidly-diminishing water supply is being used to create lawns and golf courses. Yuck.
May 21st, 2002, 06:23 AM
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I was surprised at how much fun it was,how much we laughed the whole time,how many good restaurants there were,how cheesey and how great the stores and shows were.What a variety of people there are walking around all the time!
And it is true-it is a DRY heat
And it is true-it is a DRY heat
May 21st, 2002, 09:14 AM
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Well, Rudy, I hope someone is as critical about what you do with your social security payments one day (if you're not of that age yet). I read your post as meaning that it is a bad thing for seniors to enjoy a trip to Vegas and spend some money gambling. If that's what they enjoy, so be it! Anyway, as far as an answer to what surprises me most, it would have to be the architectural beauty of the newer casinos, such as the Venetian and the Bellagio. I could spend days just wandering through and looking at all the detail on the ceilings, floors, etc.
May 23rd, 2002, 05:09 PM
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My wife was surprised from the amount of other things to do besides gambling. We toured 80% of the strip hotels, The Hoover Dam, Zion National Park, veiwed three shows, road the rollercoasters, 3D rides, the negative G-force ride, viewed all of the outdoor-free shows (at night), went to the car museum in the Imperial Palace, viewed the light show downtown, and I played blackjack for an hour (my wife hates gambling). It was a blast!
May 23rd, 2002, 06:58 PM
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Well, I've been on a real gondola in Venice and a real Las Vegas gondola. Both were fun; the gondolier in Vegas sang us a beautiful Italian aria and the one in Venice sang me Happy Birthday.
Do you avoid local plays because they aren't the REAL Broadway version? Vegas doesn't pretend to be real..It is a fun place to spend some time and admire how well they've copied or re-created some of the world's most fascinating landmarks. Doesn't mean they aren't fun, and doesn't mean you are smart because you know they are fakes!
PS: I went to a Mensa convention there. Everyone seemed to have a blast!
Do you avoid local plays because they aren't the REAL Broadway version? Vegas doesn't pretend to be real..It is a fun place to spend some time and admire how well they've copied or re-created some of the world's most fascinating landmarks. Doesn't mean they aren't fun, and doesn't mean you are smart because you know they are fakes!
PS: I went to a Mensa convention there. Everyone seemed to have a blast!
May 23rd, 2002, 07:16 PM
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The amount of uptight people who come there. I go quite often and there are some people that should have known better then to come. It is an up all night, gamble and drink til dawn, smoke them if you got them flaunt it if you have it and even if you don't kinda town. It is not a church social, smoke free quiet mellow little place with just a bunch of pretty lights and fancy hotel soaps. So it is stunning to me that anyone would book themselves there who doesnt enjoy that kind of thing. If your only goal is all you can oink buffets and corny shows I think a cruise would be a better option for you then vegas!!
May 23rd, 2002, 07:57 PM
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I've only been once. I worked for the feds and went for meetings. They put us up at the "Mini-Price Motel." That really says it all, doesn't it? (This should delight the taxpayers out there!)
I was surprised by the red shag carpet in my room that climbed up the walls about a foot, serving as a sort of carpeted molding. I quickly learned not to walk barefoot over the carpet. My shoes nearly stuck to it when I walked. The odor in the room - serious deoderizer, as you can imagine.
In the middle of the night, I awoke to the sound of someone trying to get into the room. Or was it a nightmare? The door was bolted, so I never knew.
I haven't been back.
I was surprised by the red shag carpet in my room that climbed up the walls about a foot, serving as a sort of carpeted molding. I quickly learned not to walk barefoot over the carpet. My shoes nearly stuck to it when I walked. The odor in the room - serious deoderizer, as you can imagine.
In the middle of the night, I awoke to the sound of someone trying to get into the room. Or was it a nightmare? The door was bolted, so I never knew.
I haven't been back.
May 24th, 2002, 03:58 AM
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I went to Las Vegas three yrs ago for a birthday trip with female friends and without my husband, who isn't a big casino fan. We had a great time -- it was just as glitzy and trashy as I had anticipated, rather like a fairy tale for grownups. Restaurants and shopping were impressive - much like any big city but in a more concentrated area - and I would definitely go again, and I think my husband would find enough to do even without gambling. I will add that it's the only place I've ever actually LOST money in the casinos!
But what surprised me most was that I became extremely ill the last night we were there and, in retrospect,decided it was from dehydration. We had spent most of Saturday walking up and down the Strip, not actually drinking much of anything, and I never felt overheated or uncomfortable. But about 7 that night -- we had planned to go to dinner and one of the shows -- I got extremely nauseated and lethargic and spent the next several hours collapsed in bed. Never did feel like going out that night and we had an early flight on Sunday. SO, when I go again, I'll definitely be more alert about consuming lots of water and spending more time inside to cool off.
But what surprised me most was that I became extremely ill the last night we were there and, in retrospect,decided it was from dehydration. We had spent most of Saturday walking up and down the Strip, not actually drinking much of anything, and I never felt overheated or uncomfortable. But about 7 that night -- we had planned to go to dinner and one of the shows -- I got extremely nauseated and lethargic and spent the next several hours collapsed in bed. Never did feel like going out that night and we had an early flight on Sunday. SO, when I go again, I'll definitely be more alert about consuming lots of water and spending more time inside to cool off.
May 24th, 2002, 06:02 AM
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I'm always gasping at how much is wasted in Las Vegas. Water, electricity, food, all come to mind. Those huge artificial lakes must have mind-boggling evaporation rates. All those exterior light bulbs sure waste a lot of energy; I even remember my hotel stay last year being stiffed by an energy surcharge. Hey, how about turning off your 10% of your damn lights, you'll save a lot more than the $5 you collected from me!
