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Three and a half months ago I discovered a place called "Las Vegas" also known as "Sin City".
Last weekend I had the opportunity to revisit the place, which I grabbed with both hands!
There is a saying of "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas", but if I abide to that 100% this blog wouldn't take me too long to write.
Anyone who has't seen "The Hangover" won't know what I'm referring to (also you're missing out!!) however we assembled our own "Wolfpack".
Paul was "Alan" based on the fact he is slightly ginger and had a beard (also he loves Zach Galifianakis). Drew was "Stu" based on the fact he has a girlfriend. Emily (Drew's girlfriend) was a mixture of Stu's wife and the prostitute he married. And I was "Phil" based on the fact I have long hair and wouldn't think twice about trying to have sex with Mike Tyson's tiger!
We travelled up late on Thursday evening and arrived at Paul's friends' house in Henderson just outside Las Vegas. We didn't venture onto the strip as it was a pricey taxi ride and we figured we had a whole weekend ahead of us, instead we partied at the house, which included far too many Vodka & Rockstars (the equivalent of Vodka & Red Bull).
After very little sleep we ventured over to the Las Vegas strip where Drew & Emily had a hotel room booked at the flamingo.
Arriving at the strip reminded me that there really isn't a place like Las Vegas on this earth. It is literally an adult theme park. Drinking, Gambling and other things that stay in Vegas!
Las Vegas Boulevard is continually busy and never sleeps. There seems to be very little rules as to what you can do which makes me feel being a cop here wouldn't be much fun.
The place seems to be like a fairytale. Just walking up and down the strip is enough entertainment in itself.
I attempted to emulate the gambling success of my previous visit by putting a sequence of bets on the roulette table. I decided $100 was my limit to lose, and it didn't take long to reach that limit. Fortunately I had the sense to realise that there are no poor casino owners and stopped the downfall there. In one way I could say that I'm $220 in profit after my previous visit (always trying to be positive).
Friday was 11-11-11 which prompted the most popular day in Vegas (or maybe the world) to get married. We witnessed thousands of quick fix weddings all over the place. I'm certain that the groom had an influence on the date as it would surely be impossible to forget your anniversary.
We were interested in visiting a club with bottle service, until we realised that it would cost around $1,000 dollars for some scantily clad waitresses to bring over a $20 bottle of vodka with some mixers. Instead we decided to have a pre party at the hotel room.
The strip was just as crazy as it was last time. Stag & Hen (Batchelor & Batchelorette) parties, 21st Birthdays, fancy dress the place has it all. We went to an outdoor party near where I stayed last time at the Imperial Palace. For those who have seen Jackass, Bam Margera was present but was a little more subdued and less crazy than how he appears on his show.
Paul and I were literally wedding crashers as we joined in with a wedding party who for some reason seemed to love us (and initially thought we were a gay couple!). I'm sure we'll be a frequent feature of their wedding photos.
We spent hours wondering around Ceasers Palace before returning to the Flamingo where we ate Pizza with a prostitute. She soon left when I wasn't prepared to do business with her.
After very little sleep we ate at the Harly Davidson Cafe which is a very cool place to eat. We ate outside, however inside there are numerous motorbikes rotating around the restaurant like a slow moving rollercoaster.
We also checked into the Sin City Hostel. The name sounds great, however if I were you, don't be fooled by the fact it's on Las Vegas Boulevard. It's actually around 3 miles from the main strip. However it's around the price range this trip allows me to afford.
We visited probably the cheapest discount liquor store I've ever seen. Picked up a case of Peroni and my new favourite beer Sierra Nevada. We also picked up a bottle of wine which came from the Beringer winery I visited whilst in Napa. For the cocktails we picked up some Margarita mix and some tonic to go with the Tequila and Vodka we had waiting for us at the hotel.
The pre game (a new frase I picked up) once again happened at Drew and Emily's hotel. We played a drinking game which we picked up during our UCLA experience. We were all soon on our way and ready to party. We left the hotel with as much booze as we could physically carry, and considering we had nothing left, you could only imagine what the night turned out like.
I had somehow managed to make it back to the hostel in one piece. Sunday's flashbacks was reminicent of the hangover movie, however we didn't end up with a baby in our room and a cop car for our valet parking.
Sunday morning was hard work, however I somehow managed to catch some of the Saints game which kicked off at 10am. The drive home was a real struggle as it seems the whole of California was also visiting Las Vegas which meant it took 5 hours to do a 3 and a half hour journey.
That concludes the clean version of our Vegas trip. If you wanted the full version then you should have been part of the "Wolfpack"!
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Mum Lyrics from Tony Christie's song 'Las Vegas'!! The lord above made the world for us, but the devil made Las Vegas” Oh Las Vegas, you'll be the death of me, city of sin oh what a mess I'm in, look what you've done to me Oh Las Vegas, I'm losing everything, why do I stay when every game I play, I just get deeper in Hey Las Vegas, can nothing save us from you, night after night, watching the wheel go round Hey Las Vegas the devil gave us to you, one of these days, I'm gonna burn you down One black Sunday, I came to visit you, just for a day, to pass some time away and shoot a game or two Oh Las Vegas that was a year ago, what can I do you've got me hooked on you and I can never go Hey Las Vegas, can nothing save us from you, night after night, watching the wheel go round Hey Las Vegas the devil gave us to you, one of these days, I'm gonna burn you down Hey Las Vegas the devil gave us to you, one of these days, I'm gonna burn you down, one of these days, I'm gonna burn you down, one of these days, I'm gonna burn you down. Good you walked away at only 100$ loss!!!! Thanks for sharing your experiences (well.. most of them! haa haa! too much information!!) Must have been fun watching all those weddings!! any Elvis themed ones??.. I like the way you described your night out as the 'Hangover Movie!' lol!! Thinking of you as you drive to San Francisco today!! don't forget.. 'If you're going to San Francisco .. be sure to wear some flowers in your hair!!)) hee hee!! x Must say I'm getting excited now at your homecoming! 4 weeks yesterday!! Manchester Airport .. Here I come to get our lovely son back for Chritmas.. . Keep Safe Love you!! Mum x x x x