Well we just flew in from Vegas and boy are my arms tired (cue high hat and snare drum).
No seriously, I slept the entire flight. It was like time travel. I went to bed at 11pm and I woke up at 6am, but I had only been sleeping for THREE HOURS!
The flight to and from Vegas is odd: It takes 5 hours to get there (we left at 8pm Eastern and got there at 10pm Pacific) but on the way home it took 3 hours to get back (we left at 11pm Pacific and got home at 6am Eastern). I guess, the jet stream hooked us up with the express ride home!
Regardless, it took a whole day to get back to normal. The Jet lag was fierce!
With all that said, we really enjoyed our last day out there. We drove out to Red Rock Canyon and The Hoover Dam. What was truly wonderful, was the creative dichotomy of the two landmarks. In the one hand you have a true testament to the awesome constructive power of God and the inherent beauty within,
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and in the other hand you have awesome constructive power of man and the inherent beauty within.
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One observation while at the Dam: I could not believe how low Lake Mead was. I heard that they were letting some water out, but "some water" was an understatement. It is neat how the color of the rocks under the water are so different from those above.
All in all, the trip was a success. My client was very happy with the time we had together. The Palms was a lot of fun. However, if you are looking for a theme casino with lots of "things" to do, you had better book a room at Caesar's Palace or MGM. The Palms is more for partying with famous people and being seen. Their casino floor is small and they do not offer many games. Their pool is even more cramped. But, if you want to see naked inebriated girls stumbling across the casino floor after getting kicked out of the pool for skinny dipping at 4:30am, then the Palms is for you (true story, by the way).
Interestingly (and almost commonsensical), one common thing the locals would tell me, time and time again, was that this is a terrible place to raise children. I could not agree with them more. It would be impossible to instill any sort of moral fiber into an impressionable mind if they were to grow up in an environment where anything goes at anytime of the day. In fact, I do not think that even at my worst I could have lasted very long in Vegas. It is no wonder that Vegas touts one of the largest homeless and poverty stricken populations in the entire United States.
In the "City of Sin," the sin is not cheap!
UPDATE 3/31/2008:
I appear to not be the only one shocked and awed by Lake Mead's current state of affairs.
2 comments:
"Well we just flew in from Vegas and boy are my arms tired (cue high hat and snare drum)"
... and groans from the audience.
Glad to read that Vegas was a good experience. And you're right, that's the jet stream at work. Interesting isn't it?
Nice pictures from Vegas, glad you guys had a good time. nice stories by the way
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