As with various other trips, I tagged along with my husband to a conference in Las Vegas. He would be working during the day and I would be exploring.
This trip was in August of 2023 just before my birthday. It was also the week Hurricane Hillary was causing all sorts of flooding in California. I honestly thought that the weather would not be great during our stay. When we arrived it was cloudy and overcast. We decided to stay indoors and enjoy lunch and after walking through the shops at the Venetian Hotel. I’m glad we did it pretty much rained the rest of the day into the late evening.
Setting into our suite was not a total loss of night because it was beautiful and cozy, and to top it off, we had Las Vegas’s newest attraction The Sphere right outside our window. The exterior shell is a massive 5800,000 square feet of programmable LED screen that can pretty much display anything from a giant pumping to the galaxy! A not to miss experience when visiting. We must have watched it for hours while enjoying a bottle of wine and cozying up in the suit’s living room.
The next day we walked around the strip for a bit and grabbed an early dinner at a local piano bar. The entertainment featured duality pianos which is always a lot of fun. My husband had a late start to his conference so after he left for work, I grabbed dinner at one of my favorite spots, Senior Frogs. There’s always something entertaining going on there.
On my first day alone, I decided to walk along the strip to some shopping. I grabbed a large margarita slush to beat the heat. My favorite part of this walk is enjoying all the city replicas, NY NY being my favorite. One thing that was unpleasant was the street performers on every street trying to get you to take a picture with them for profit. But, everyone has to make a living, and the costumes were pretty good. After my long walk under the sun, I relaxed by the pool while my husband finished his work day. We had dinner under the Venetian sky and then enjoyed a drink at the casino area.
On my last day I mostly spent it at the pool. It was a short work day for my husband so after he was done, we met some of his coworkers for dinner at the New York New York casino. A huge thunderstorm caused part of the ceiling at the casino to collapse. That was a little terrifying, to say the least.
I did a lot in three short days there. Although we were not able to catch a show, it was entertaining. I think that my least favorite thing was the cost of everything, mostly dinner and drinks. A slushy drink by the pool costs $39 and that to me is abusive. However, that’s Vegas. I’m not sure I would ever return. I feel I get more for the same sticker price going to Europe, Mexico, or South America. This was my fourth trip to Vegas and perhaps I’ve just had enough.