Whew! We made it, another fun stay in “Sin City.” The drive to Vegas was uneventful except for the amazing discovery that dragons can’t sniff. In one of those delirious conversations brought on by the constant hum of the tires on the pavement, we came to the realization that, if dragons sniffed, they would burn their lungs out! I tell ya, just when you think you know it all, something like this crops up and you realize how little you really know.
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| Gail, Shea, Robert, Noah, Carey, James |
We only spent one day in Las Vegas, just time enough to attend the wedding of my son and his new wife, but it was plenty of time to dump a week’s pay at the gambling tables, and another week’s pay at the dining tables! I’m not a Vegas regular, but I am amazed at the cost meals at the big hotels. I remember the days when hotel restaurants were almost free and were used as an attraction to draw the gamblers. Now, it seems like the gambling is used as a lure to draw the diners. Times have sure changed.
We stayed at the Luxor, which I have aptly renamed the Suxor. Unique from the outside, it is an architectural abomination from the inside. False walls, canvas shields, and other tricks were used everywhere, ostensibly to hide something that was even uglier than the shield used to hide it. Hookers, with their cut-off jeans, short blouses showing four inches of midriff, and 6” platform stiletto heels were a constant fixture, standing out like lumps of coal in a snow bank. I never noticed them so much before, maybe they all wore disguises or something.
Overall, we had a good time and the only real discomfort was the drive home. From Vegas to Whiskey Pete’s, the traffic was stop and go. Three lanes of traffic that looked like the 91 on a Friday afternoon! We did have several areas where we achieved the speed limit but, basically, the roads were jammed all the way home and we actually came to a full stop many times. I never thought I’d see the day!
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