Las Vegas, Here We Come!!

December 27-30, 2018
Thursday-Sunday

Joe has never been to Las Vegas, so as part of his Christmas present we took him to Vegas.  Vegas is like no other city that I've ever been too.  It's hard not to feel the excitement and energy of this sparkly city.  It's not just the energy of the people or the lights, it's also the various themed casinos.  You can walk a few hundred feet and be in Rome, then Venice or you can find yourself in the world of pirates or at a circus...it's all very magical.  It was nice to feel the magic through someone elses eyes, it brought a little more life to the city for me as I had lost some of that magic a few years ago. I was in Vegas when I got the news that my father had passed away.  It's hard not to think of that when I go there now, but having Joe with me and watching him absorb the city helped soften the association I have with the city.

We stayed at Harrah's for two nights.....Harrah's is not kind to me....but I went to the Venetian as a new rewards member and received $20 slot play which turned into $150 which was fantastic!  I won it on a Family Feud machine, where I actually got to play fast money....how cool is that, considering we have a very real possibility of being on the show.

We had tickets for Cirque du Soleil The Beatles LOVE show at The Mirage which was fabulous, one might say really groovy, man 😊.  It certainly was a show for the senses, sometimes I felt a sensory overload but it's Vegas and one should expect that.

 

Google Photos is really cool.  I can now make collages & animate my photos thus saving space & time in the uploads - Just use your imagination or turn on some Beatles music to get the full effect 😁

On Saturday, we left the strip and went to a Comfort Inn in Henderson where we had stayed on previous trip.  Joe was leaving that evening and it wasn't worth the money for Wilson and I to stay on the strip Saturday night, plus we like the Comfort Inn and it's right in front of the Sunset Station Casino so if we wanted to gamble a little more we had the option.  We arrived prior to being able to check in, so....we spent an hour or so at the casino.  I was happy because I finally found my beloved Mr. Cashman machine which I found quite elusive on the strip...it's an older game and it seems that its being fazed out on the strip.  I enjoyed myself playing the machine (I didn't even lose) while the boys found a tv and watched football games.

Leave 12/27- Pasadena, CA 10:38am, 50° sunny
Rte. 210E►15N
MUSIC - Joe puts on Travelling Wilbury's, our official travel song
Gas - Barstow, CA - Arco $3.33/gal
2:48pm NV Welcomes us 
Arrive Harrah's, Las Vegas, NV 3:48pm
Miles traveled 256.3
Leave 12/29 - Las Vegas, NV
Arrive Comfort Inn, Henderson, NV
Time - early afternoon
Miles Travelled - 10?