Written Sunday 25 May
Even just driving down the strip you can see Las Vegas is a place like no other. From the Sphinx to Venetian gondolas, it has shrines to tons of famous destinations all over the world, slightly scary looking people parading down the strip sporting Mohawks and ridiculous amounts of tattoos and...drive through weddings! (Would you like fries with that?)
I can tell this is going to be a long term love affair - fell for Vegas the instant I locked eyes with the fabulous hotels, bright blue skies and neon signs advertising all sorts of craziness. Wasn't massively fussed on going before - was more excited for the Grand Canyon and Yosemite - but now I'm totally psyched to be here.
Bursting at the seams with glamorous hotels and glitzy casinos, the strip stretches for miles and is one of the coolest places I've ever visited. Teeming with life 24/7, I've travelled from one city that never sleeps to another - and I love it!
Arrival day was a bit of a mad rush to check in, buy booze and eat dinner before the party bus arrived but made it on board for 2 hours of awesomeness. Cruised down the strip drinking wine out of the bottle (keeping it classy), sampling Four Loco (think that's how you spell it - an American drink which has the equivalent of 4 beers and 2 energy drinks in 1 can) and dancing like crazies. Hopped off at the Vegas sign on route and made our final stop at the Bellagio to watch the fountains and get our gamble on. Didn't realise you could smoke in the casinos - I guess it's yet another trick to keep you inside as long as possible... We took a backseat and watched as someone else from the group went hard at roulette - and won pretty big - while sipping our free drinks and trying very hard to understand the rules. Had a wander round Caesar's Palace casino before crashing out - need sleep in preparation for tomorrow!
