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Holy crap. the blocks are big. One city block to Vegas is 17 to most normal cities. And i thought everything was supposed to be bigger in Texas.
Wow. The fountains at the Bellagio are everything the movies made them out to be.
The rest of Vegas, however, isn't.
I felt like I was being attacked w/ tourist money stealing ninja moves the entire time I was there.
We stayed at the New York, New York. The radio station f*d up our room reservation, so the manager upgraded us to a room w/ a hot tub in it at no charge to us. (woo) The rest of New York, New York however is not so cool. I didnt realize you could take a "theme" that far..
Mandalay bay was my favorite of the casinos inside, seemed less full of itself than a lot of the others. The bartenders were good there, and the whole vibe of the crowd was much more chill there.
Excalibur ...what, am I 12?
The Mirage...kinda cool..
MGM.....geez ...it's huge. Kinda ok, my one and only "big" win here. $200 on a slot I chose cause of the colors, lol.
San Remo; old, dirty, in the middle of a remodel and the only casion that felt "movie Vegas" to me. Cheap, huge, tasty prime rib dinner, fun slots, and a really lively crowd at the tables. My favorite for the experience.
We did a lot of other stuff, there was a cab driver strike while we were there, did a few shows,...but overall the entire experience would NOT have been worth a week if I was paying for it.
I'll go again, but it will be for a weekend, or for a certain show, or just to spend more time in 'old town', or visit my tat art buddy and finally get the custom art done......but that's about it.
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