That’s right, folks. In just a few short days I’ll be rising before the ass crack of dawn to catch my Southwest Airlines five and a half hour nonstop flight to sunny Las Vegas. In anticipation of this momentous event, I give you the top ten responses I’ve gotten from people since sharing the news of my upcoming trip:
10. Las Vegas? Like that place on CSI?
9. You mean I’ll have to remember to feed the cats?
8. You’re going for work, eh? You need help?
7. Always double down on eleven.
6. Hey, isn’t prostitution legal there?
5. If you see Elvis, tell him I say hi.
4. Yeah, it’s the desert, but it’s a dry heat.
3. You’re going to Vegas? Yeah? You suck.
2. Could you bring me back a showgirl?
And the number one thing I’ve been hearing since revealing my travel plans (and good God, please stop singing this to me):
1. Viva Las Vegas!
Stacey,
You’ll either love or hate it – there’s no middle ground with Las Vegas. I love it. I can’t wait to go back.
Be sure to visit the Hard Rock Cafe – and to wander in and out of all those grand hotels on the strip. All of them are truly amazing – The Venetian actually has canals inside with real gondolers – and Italian squares with real shops where an opera singer will sing to you from a balcony – there is an artificial sky that changes colour as the day progresses to mark the changing of the light. And all this is INSIDE THE HOTEL. The hotels are all air conditioned – which is just as well in the heat of the desert at this time of year.
I won’t bore you to death with descriptions of the others – but they are utterly fantastic.
Viva Las Vegas!
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Jan, I actually went when we did our trade show last year. Fortunately, the conference is in the Venetian, so I got to see the gondolas and the shops and the changing color sky. I won’t have a whole lot of downtime (I AM there for work, after all), but I’m going to try to see as much as I can.
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Being an avid lover of M&Ms, I found M&M world a worthwhile place to visit! I haven’t been to Vegas in ages, other than flying into LVS airport when we went to Pahrump to visit hubby’s sister. Have a faboo time!
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My husband’s ringtone for his poker-loving brother is Viva Las Vegas. I feel your pain. Bon Voyage!
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Have a good time!
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