Viva Las Vegas!

Hola compadres!

Las Vegas was an experience. As soon as you get off the plane, the first thing you see are fruit machines. Was left in no doubt that I was here to lose money.

I stayed in the Luxor, which is a pyramid, complete with sphinx outside. If that sounds bizarre, next door was a medieval castle and just over the road from that was a miniature New York. Very odd. Most of the hotels look really amazing, but I thought that Excalibur (the castle next door) looked a bit plastic-y. It's hard to describe in words what Vegas looks like, so I'll not bother and just show you the photos.

Unfortunately I developed some rather large and painful cuts on my feet and so general walking was pretty hard. I went up the Strip on my first day and took all the photos I was after, and then retired to lie beside the pool for the next few days. It was very hot; about 100 degrees in the fahrenheit, which I believe translates to 'pretty bloody hot' in celsius.

The main reason I wanted to go to Vegas was to see the Beatles musical 'Love' by the Cirque de Soleil. In testament to my planning skills, on the three nights I'd booked to stay it wasn't on. So, I stayed for an extra night and saw it, and it was sooooo worth it. I reckon I'm a reasonably learned type, but despite my university degree I still think that swear words can be the best desciptive words, but out of respect for my mum and dad who'll read this, I'll just say it was 'flipping' fantastic. It really, really was.

Overall, Vegas was an experience that I'm pleased I've done and seen, but I couldn't really spend any more time there. It's just a bit much. Oh, and it's true when they say that gambling is a mugs game, but there are plenty of mugs in Vegas (me included).