Viva Las Vegas
I travelled in October. The weather was a lovely temperature. I stayed for four nights which was a great amount of time to stay. Las Vegas has so much to do. I went with a group of girlfriends. When we arrived we tried to walk around to see some sites.
The first thing we went to see was the Bellagio Fountains which are fabulous. I could have stood there all day. So much so I went back one evening to stand there again!
The following day I booked a horse riding trip about 40 mins outside Vegas in a place called Red Rock. We got to ride the horse around with rangers round a working ranch. I am not a horse rider so most people can do this attraction. We rode all through Red Rock and then finished up having breakfast in the Ranch. FANTASTIC!! I would recommend this attraction so much.
When we returned back, we spent a lot of time in the Venetian Hotel, which was so lovely - gondolas with people being sang to and when you walk in side seeing ‘St Mark’s Square'!!!
The reason I had travelled to Vegas was to meet Lionel Richie. This was the thing I was doing on this evening, I had purchased a meet and greet with him in the Planet Hollywood hotel. It lived up to everything I had ever dreamed of. Lionel was so lovely. I spoke to him for 5 mins and had my picture taken with him and then was front row for 2 hours while he performed. I would recommend to anyone that loves going to shows, Vegas is a great place to see a show.
On my last day I walked from one end of the strip to the other taking in all of the hotels. The roller coaster in the New York and having cocktails in the Stratosphere while watching people bungee jumping off the side.
A fantastic restaurant that we ate in was the Cheesecake Factory at the shopping mall. It was wonderful and served most well-known dishes. Very reasonably priced at 15-20 USD.
The drinks in Las Vegas can be pricy but if you are sitting and gambling at a machine you do get the drinks for free, which we did quite often when we wanted a Strawberry Daquiri. We normally tipped the waitress 2 USD per drink and then she always came back to get us more drinks.
When we had drinks up Freemont street a Vodka and Lemonade could be anything priced from 10 USD – 20 USD per drink, so take advantage of having some drinks while sat at gambling tables or machines.
On my last evening I went to Freemont Street which takes about 10 Mins in a taxi to get there. It is so vibrant and loud and great. It is what the original strip was like.
The people in Vegas are so friendly. I would go back time after time; it is not just gambling, there is so much going on.
