... stays in Vegas. I spent Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas celebrating a friends 40th birthday. We did the usual - gambling and eating. Some of his friends arrived Friday morning, but three of us flew there in the evening.
On Saturday we decided to try to get into the pool at the Hard Rock hotel (which was across the street from our hotel). Only hotel guests can get into the pool area. However, we heard there was a way to sneak in - and it worked. The trick is to take an elevator to the second floor and then take the stairs down to the pool. Once we were inside, we got some beer and looked around. Soon we noticed that everybody had wrist bands on but us, so after a half hour, we walked out the main entrance as the security guard eyed us. Later that day we snuck into the pool at the Palms. This was easier than the Hard Rock - we just entered through the servants doors, and there were no wrist bands required. We ate lunch, which wasn't easy in the strong gusts of winds.
For dinner that night, the birthday boy wanted to go to a fine restaurant called Smith & Wollensky. The food and service was great. Most of us got the Cajun steak, which was large, tender and full of flavor. Be prepared to spend close to $100 per person, though. That was the most I have ever paid for a single meal!
That night we went to the Riviera casino to see the Amazing Johnathan. He is a comic and magician with off-beat humor and bazaar illusions, such as cutting his own arm off. I thought he was funny, but parts of his show I didn't like. For more that half the show he had a volunteer from the audience on stage, which was too long. His assistant was annoying, but she was supposed to be. I'd say if you have seen him on TV, skip the live show.
On Sunday we gambled some more and had lunch at the ESPN Zone in New York, New York. The food there was average. We played some games upstairs in the arcade. That night was our big night out. We went to Club Rubber, a special event at the Palms casino. There was long line to get in, but we had bought tickets the day before and walked right in. The club was outside at the pool and inside the Rain nightclub. Inside the club there were multi-leveled dance floors, rotating bars of lights and several go-go dancers on platforms high above. Quite an experience. Our group was way to old for this crowd, but that didn't bother us. Most of us got back to the hotel around 5 AM. After one hour of sleep, we awoke at 6 AM to get to our 9 AM flight. We were all tired, but made it home by noon. I am still recovering today. I think I'll stay in town for my 40th birthday, which is still a long way off.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Pool sneaking for a 40th birthday! Well you have to do something. Club Rubber at the Palms sounds like fun.
Post a Comment