Saturday, September 02, 2006
Biggest Pizza Ever
Another testament to the fact that Americans eat big. And in Vegas as usual they go the extra yard. I ordered a pizza using our hotel room service and got a monster of a pizza big enough for about 3 people. It provided a good breakfast meal for the following day.
Other Hotels/ Casinos
The Paris hotel had a huge lifelike Eiffel Tower built outside along with a massive Arc de Triamph. They had a nice fountain outside and beautiful Paris style décor inside.
The Luxor Pyramid
This is one of the most fantastic casinos we'd seen. On the outside it was the largest black pyramid with a powerful light beaming into the sky. On the inside it had loads of giant Egyptian statues. There were some huge sphinx styled statues and pillars surrounding the swimming pool. This was one of the few contenders comparable to our fantastic hotel.
Caesars
Very Roman style, really beautiful. Celene Dion is now resident here. Bobbi had already made me watch Titanic twice on HBO Movies so the thought of paying a shed-load to hear that song again made my flesh crawl.
Treasure Island
We spent a little time gambling here also, Bobbi winning a $40 jackpot on one occasion. The hotel had a Pirates of the Caribbean kind of theme with large sail boats outside.
Further down the road at a neighbouring hotel the was a fantastic elaborate fountain that shot out water in a show whilst playing Frank Sinatra music.
The Luxor Pyramid
This is one of the most fantastic casinos we'd seen. On the outside it was the largest black pyramid with a powerful light beaming into the sky. On the inside it had loads of giant Egyptian statues. There were some huge sphinx styled statues and pillars surrounding the swimming pool. This was one of the few contenders comparable to our fantastic hotel.
Caesars
Very Roman style, really beautiful. Celene Dion is now resident here. Bobbi had already made me watch Titanic twice on HBO Movies so the thought of paying a shed-load to hear that song again made my flesh crawl.
Treasure Island
We spent a little time gambling here also, Bobbi winning a $40 jackpot on one occasion. The hotel had a Pirates of the Caribbean kind of theme with large sail boats outside.
Further down the road at a neighbouring hotel the was a fantastic elaborate fountain that shot out water in a show whilst playing Frank Sinatra music.
Friday, September 01, 2006
Timeshare
One thing you will quickly notice in Vegas is that loads of hotels will offer great gifts as an incentive to attend a timeshare presentation. They offer expensive helicopter rides, concert tickets, cash and all sorts. Although some of these were from reputable companies such as Marriot, I have such a great hatred of timeshare presentations that we never went. Good luck to anyone else trying for those free gifts.
Let The Gambling Begin!
We started out sensible with only $10 to gamble. At the end of the evening we had won back our original $10 plus a further $14. From that moment on we decided to play only with our winnings.
This is where it got crazy. There were so many machines calling out for our money. Paul kept on going for the large winning ones with the $6,000,000 counters on the top. They cost big but pay out big. There was a huge wheel of fortune game where about 16 people play at once. During bonus round a huge wheel rotates and pays out (occasionally). For some reason we found ourselves playing on slot machines until the early hours of the morning without getting tired. We were later told that some casinos pump pure oxygen into the air to keep people awake so they gamble more.
Game On!
This is where it got crazy. There were so many machines calling out for our money. Paul kept on going for the large winning ones with the $6,000,000 counters on the top. They cost big but pay out big. There was a huge wheel of fortune game where about 16 people play at once. During bonus round a huge wheel rotates and pays out (occasionally). For some reason we found ourselves playing on slot machines until the early hours of the morning without getting tired. We were later told that some casinos pump pure oxygen into the air to keep people awake so they gamble more.
Game On!
New York New York!
Well almost, this was the name of our theme hotel/casino in Las Vegas. It had a huge Statue of Liberty, a Brooklyn Bridge and a rollercoaster that went all around the building, inside and out.
The hotels here are all over the top grand. There has been so much money spent on every aspect of every building and our hotel was no exception. Each hotel had a huge casino on the ground floor. Vegas is ace! It was everything we expected here.
The hotels here are all over the top grand. There has been so much money spent on every aspect of every building and our hotel was no exception. Each hotel had a huge casino on the ground floor. Vegas is ace! It was everything we expected here.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Fountain of Life
This fountain had a whole bunch of animal sculptures. It's a good place to cool down in the baking hot sun.
Probably the only sight to see in Palm Springs aside from the bar that gives free drinks.
Probably the only sight to see in Palm Springs aside from the bar that gives free drinks.
Free Drinks Ahoy!
Palm Springs is as hot as sauna. We could only stay outdoors for a few moments before running for cover in an air conditioned place.
On one occasion we ran for a drink at a bar/restaurant. As we entered we walked through to the bar area. We ordered a couple of cokes and sat for a while to cool off. The barman was chatting to us and asked us if we wanted a table. I replied, "no thanks we've already eaten, we are just having a drink before we head off back into the sun."
When we went to pay he would not accept. It seemed he thought we'd eaten there as I did not specify. It seems that they offer a free drink if you eat at the restaurant, they even gave us free refills. Oh well, waste not want not! We left with our freebee drinks, Hunnymooners: 1 Barstaff: 0
On one occasion we ran for a drink at a bar/restaurant. As we entered we walked through to the bar area. We ordered a couple of cokes and sat for a while to cool off. The barman was chatting to us and asked us if we wanted a table. I replied, "no thanks we've already eaten, we are just having a drink before we head off back into the sun."
When we went to pay he would not accept. It seemed he thought we'd eaten there as I did not specify. It seems that they offer a free drink if you eat at the restaurant, they even gave us free refills. Oh well, waste not want not! We left with our freebee drinks, Hunnymooners: 1 Barstaff: 0
Place of Comfort
We stopped off at our latest hotel in Palm Springs, the local Travel Inn. As we entered we were a little bothered to see a disclaimer sign on the wall, telling us that they used a variety of cancer causing chemicals to clean the place. Joy! Make ourselves at home then. No way am I swimming in their pool.
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