Las Vegas. A big beautiful city with all the vices that can ever be there in the world. You name it - gambling, booze, girls, etc. Whatever vices it may have, it is a great place to unwind.
My wife and I took off to Vegas for the thanksgiving weekend and I have to admit it, I was scared of Las Vegas for a few minutes. Sin city - reputed for ruining so many people's lives through gambling. I am not a gambler, but I did realize within the first few minutes of playing slot machines how much I hated losing money. Eventually, we did lose most of our money that we set aside as a limit for gambling and got out of the casino floor.
Las Vegas is not as intimidating as New York is. Las Vegas is in fact far more inviting than New York.I did go to New York too, but it was a bit intimidating. Big tall buildings, a city that never sleeps, stories that we might have heard from people returning back home. However, when you are entering the Las Vegas Boulevard area fondly known as "The Strip", you see all those large hotel casinos that you see on the picture up there. And all the lights and the hustle and bustle of people during the evenings provides an amazing sight.
The fountains at The Bellagio and the gondola ride at The Venetian are two things one shouldn't miss on a romantic getaway. With this being our first trip to Vegas so far, we hardly planned out things that we wanted to do. Hopefully, next time around would be better planned. :D
Las Vegas has a bunch of great restaurants and shows as well. There are some immensely stirring acrobatics that feature in some shows. Ka is the show that we saw during our trip and I must say it was incredible to say the least. Stunning visuals and choreography. Cirque du Soleil caters to each ones tastes and has a lot of variety for people who are interested in shows. And most of these shows happen in theatres located inside a hotel.
Also, Hoover Dam. The dam is located about 40 minutes away from the Las Vegas strip and is one marvellous construction, considering that it was built in the 1920s-1930s, during the peak of the great depression. The dam is the source of water supply to nearly cities in 3 states - Arizona, Nevada and California and is built on the Colorado river, which runs right through the grand canyon. And yes, do not miss the Grand Canyon. We did not get to make the 12 hour round trip to the Canyon and back, but we intend to do it soon.
Getting back to our cities was no fun, especially after Vegas being a great place to visit. Absolutely recommended for a quick getaway, but don't go lose it all!
Remember: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!
