This blog entry is going to be a big dump of all the trips to Las Vegas taken in 2024. I'm going to start it as a continuation of our summer trip, which include visits to Universal Studios Hollywood and Disneyland.
After two fun-filled days at Disneyland and California Adventure, we headed to Las Vegas via car. At first we were going to take a flight, but it was pretty pricey, considering there were four of us. So we decided to do what a lot of Californians do . . . drive to Vegas!
Being from Hawaii, a 45 minute drive is considered long, so this was definitely an experience for us. Here's some observations from someone who has never driven anywhere outside of Hawaii:
- California is a very large state! The drive was about five hours. It takes us five hours to fly from Hawaii to California! So I was very worried about driving for that long.
- I was fascinated and amazed at all the big rig trucks on the road. Too many to count! You don't see this in Hawaii, and I wondered what they were carrying and where they were going.
- Driving over the mountain pass was pretty cool. There was a stretch where it was advised to turn off the air conditioner to avoid overheating. I'm not sure if everyone does it, but I'm one to follow directions, so off the air conditioner went!
- I've watched You Tube videos of different places can stop during this drive, but we didn't do any of it. Maybe next time we will.
- It was a shock when we stopped for lunch at In-N-Out at Barstow. We went from nice mild weather to HOT HOT HOT weather. It is not tolerable because "it's DRY heat!" LOL. It's still HOT!
- Once we crossed the border, Las Vegas was just a short 45 minutes away!
OK . . . so the following are just random photos in no particular order.
Summer display at the Bellagio Conservatory.
Milk tea from the Arte Museum Tea Bar. This was a cool experience.
I recommend the Arte Museum. It kinda reminds me of the Team Lab experiences in Japan.
This is one of my favorite rooms at the Arte Museum. My picture doesn't do it justice.
Some eats from the Proper Eats Food Hall at Aria.
Views that never get old. Bellagio at night.
Paris from the Bellagio fountains.
I'll probably never hit a jackpot, but small wins are always nice!
A mocha latte from Pink Box always hits the spot on a hot day!
Tried Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips. Super expensive, but it was good.
Lots of LSU and USC supporters during our September trip. Energy was super high. It was a good game! Unexpected win for USC.
Stopped by Resort World to get a Junior's cheesecake!
Hot dog and a PBR for $2 at the Downtown Grand. I think they raised it to $3 and they serve a different beer now.
We checked out Fountainbleau. It's a beautiful casino. These pictures are just from walking from the parking structure through the lobby to the casino.
Playing Bingo in Downtown Las Vegas at the Plaza. Bingo is so high tech now with a lot of different rules and cards you can buy. Green pack, blue pack, yellow pack, etc. I've played Bingo a few times now and I normally get about 40-ish cards. Thank goodness for automation. I've never won, but the hubz has gotten bingo a few times. Small amounts, but there are people who will win a few hundred during the session!
At the Cal. Santa getting some surf time before the big day.
Holiday display at the Bellagio. So pretty and smelled so good. They were pumping a holiday smelling scent in the air.
I went roller skating on my December trip!
It was Flippers' Roller Boogie Palace located at Tao Beach Club at the Venetian. They covered the pool area with flooring.
I had the whole place to myself! Just the DJ, the skate marshal and another employee dancing outside of the rink. I went at night because I didn't want to skate in the sun, even though it was December and chilly. I didn't realize they closed at 8 p.m. and I got there at 7 p.m. When I got up to the rink area, two other ladies were leaving, leaving me there all by myself! It was the best time! :-) I hope they have this again next winter! If not, I'll need to try ice skating at one of the pop-up rinks.
When I visited Main Street Station on our December trip, I was surprised to see a lot of slot machines and the table games gone. It was just a big empty space!
But they were just changing out the carpet. The top of the picture is the new carpet, with the old at the bottom. Can't wait to see the final result on my next trip.
I played at my first ever slot tournament! It was a two day tournament and each player played one session on each day. The people with the top five scores won cash prizes and the next 50 won slot credits. Each session was three minutes long and let me tell you, pressing on that button for three minutes is hard! Of course I did not place, but it was a fun six minutes!
While strolling around Container Park in Downtown Las Vegas, I stumbled upon a wrestling match and stopped to watch for a bit. I wonder if this is how The Rock got his start. Wrestling at these types of venues.
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