“Call themselves stars”
That about covers Vegas. Wow. But we’ll get there.
Left Flagstaff in the morning and headed to Hoover Dam…and
found a Dunkin Donuts in Kingman! I was thrilled.
“Mmm, perfectly circular eggs…”
Thanks, Colleen.
But it wasn’t terrible, although the NJ bagels are better,
even at Dunkin. Sigh.
On to the Hoover Dam. I’m not a big man-made structures guy…I
prefer woods and mountains and things like that over eleventy billion tons of
concrete, but it was alright. Wasn’t crazy about the charging for everything
part of the Dam experience, but it was ok. Lake Mead is cool.
From the Dam, we headed on to Las Vegas, hitting a Del Taco
on the way. It’s like Taco Bell but less gross…not that that’s a challenge. We
made it to our hotel, Circus Circus, around two in the afternoon and checked
in. It was a far cry from America’s Best Value Inn in Flagstaff…which was a
dive. This place was really, really nice. We took a cab down the Strip and
wandered around the Flamingo, the Mirage, the Bellagio. It was total sensory
overload. Noise, lights, smells…we hit a Mexican place inside the Flamingo, and
the food was good. The waitress was pushy (of course) and tried to give me food
I didn’t order and then charge me for it, but that didn’t end well for her. After
dinner we wandered around and eventually found a brew pub, where I tried my
second stout in as many days…and enjoyed my second stout in as many days. I’m becoming
concerned about my tastes. After that, we watched a couple of the fountain
shows at the Bellagio and then headed back to Circus Circus, totally exhausted.
I cannot accurately describe Las Vegas, like I cannot take
pictures of the Grand Canyon that will do it justice. Suffice to say that for a
guy whose ideal night is a pine forest and a campfire, the constant sensory
bombardment of Las Vegas is overwhelming.
I took Colleen to the airport at 5 this morning and made it
to work by seven. 5 weeks until I’m home.
It's been five week and you are home YAAAAAAAAAY!
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