First Few Days In Vegas

There isn’t anything more opposite within a two week time frame from being in Gettysburg, to Las Vegas.  But I have managed....  Bill, Brad, Richy and I boarded an Air Canada flight on Saturday morning and in four hours we touched down in Las Vegas.  We immediately lost on the first bet with an unscrupulous cab driver who hosed us on the fare, but we eventually got to the New York New York Hotel and Casino which would be our put off point for the next few days.

The impetus for the trip was different for everyone.  Bill is really into NBA basketball and the league’s rookie tournament is in play at the UNLV campus.  So that is going on.  Rich and Brad and not only interested in basketball, but some cars play as well.  I was invited and tagged along for both of the listed reasons, as well as wanting to just check it out as I’ve never been to Sin Cory before.  Needless to say, but so far everybody has been able to check some done items off the list, and done a few extras.

The basketball was busy.  It starts at noon, and there are continuous games in two gymnasiums until eleven at night or so.  The games are a bit shorter in length, and there are special rules about which players can and cannot play, but the gist of it all is what you’d expect.  There are a few sloppy plays from time to time, and it can all look a bit disheveled, but there are a tone of guys grinding it out to make the big leagues.  It is not uncommon to run into players in the lobby or walking through the arena.  I mention this not being star struck, but in awe of their size!  They are just massive people who do well to make the court look small.

As for the sightseeing, that is a sizeable event to.  The fountains at the Bellagio and its interior is incredible and well worth seeing.  We have also walked through Ceaser’s and the Flamingo.  The Luxor is cavernous, and Excalibur is also quite impressive.  We have been in and out of a number of the common shops on South Las Vegas Boulevard, but haven’t gone north up to Fremont Street yet.  Undoubtedly everything is big.  Vegas is go big, or go home for sure.