First night in the camper was great, it’s a surprisingly comfy and cosy little van. We got up pretty early and made some big portions of porridge to set up for the morning’s drive.
The drive to Vegas was lovely, beautiful sunshine and scenery, once we arrived in Vegas, however, there was a sharp change in the weather. We arrived about 11.30am and it was drizzly and grey. Vegas does not look good on a grey Monday morning...it looks a little worse than Aberdeen’s Codonas Fun Beach on a good day!
The drive to Vegas was lovely, beautiful sunshine and scenery, once we arrived in Vegas, however, there was a sharp change in the weather. We arrived about 11.30am and it was drizzly and grey. Vegas does not look good on a grey Monday morning...it looks a little worse than Aberdeen’s Codonas Fun Beach on a good day!
After pulling up to the famous Bellagio Hotel in our mystery machine (it was funny having to drive around the various limos and fancy cars) due to another sat nav navigation error, we quickly rerouted to a nearby spacious car park to park up for the day (a stones throw away from the Las Vegas Strip).
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| Vegas Baby! |
We spent the afternoon taking in the sights of the strip and the Miracle Mile Shopping Mall. After a bit of shopping and lunch we headed back to the camper for a bit of shut eye, at this point we feeling very underwhelmed by the sights of Vegas. This all changed when we headed out later that evening. If you ever go to Vegas, please try not to see it in the daytime. For the full effect and experience you need to go in the evening. Even though it was just as cold and drizzly when we headed back out at 8pm (once all the sparkly lights and neon signs are on full blast) the Strip looks amazing! There’s definitely a different atmosphere in town (it's less depressing seeing people drinking and gambling in the evening; it's more fitting somehow!).
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| New York in Vegas |
My main highlight of Vegas was the Bellagio Fountain. Every half hour the massive fountain outside the hotel (the fountain used in Oceans 11) performs a show, the water moving in time to different tunes. It’s an amazing sight (wait till you see the video we took).
After hanging out in Planet Hollywood and taking in a band we headed over to a nearby sports bar for some much needed beers and curly fries. We then headed back to the camper for the night.
After hanging out in Planet Hollywood and taking in a band we headed over to a nearby sports bar for some much needed beers and curly fries. We then headed back to the camper for the night.
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| Paris Las Vegas hotel |
Some things I didn’t realise about Vegas...
- You can drink on the streets at anytime of the day – every other person was wandering around with a bottle or plastic pint glass, even at 11.30am!
- The overall smoking ban does not apply anywhere
- There was a distinct lack of police presence and bins! (unlike the other parts of the US we have visited so far!).
- Vegas does not look good in the day time...but hopefully if you visit Vegas you drink so much the night before you won’t see the city in the morning!
Arran & Emily
