I got a paid three day trip to Las Vegas for work. You might think I'm trying to be funny by saying Ho-hum, but I'm not. I'm not a gambler (well, except for in the stock market) and I dislike the blatantly cheap flashy commercial spectacle that is Disney World for the silly grown-up people. But you know, always good to make the best of a bad situation. Got some nice shots. My full Las Vegas report can be found here.
Obligatory Las Vegas sign shot.
Obligatory Las Vegas sign shot.
Las Vegas Strip
Behind the Luxor, where I stayed.
The Luxor, where I stayed.
The Excalibur
Dark Magic going on in the tower of The Excalibur.
Las Vegas has Girl Delivery trucks that bring ladies of the night right to your hotel room. Think about that for a minute. Girl Delivery Trucks. Talk about Human Trafficking. Icky.
I discovered that most of the Vegas strip is constantly under construction. They're always tearing down old casinos and building newer, more insane ones. A cab driver told me that they do that because that's the best way to get people to come back. Regular Vegas goers get bored of the same old places, so they constantly have to be getting rid of the out-of-fashion casinos and re-sucking in the crowds with new attractions. It's amazing to me. It's like you know, upgrading your laptop, because your old one is from like 2003 and hopelessly slow and out of date. But in this case it's a city upgrading entire blocks of casinos. Wasteful, shocking, depressing, and impressive all at once.
Harley Davidson Cafe
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