It’s recently come to my attention that I never actually blogged about my Las Vegas experience. Being the sort of person that doesn’t like to leave things unfinished, I figured I should try to rectify this situation… so here it goes.
As soon as we entered the airport in Las Vegas I began to feel more excited & relaxed than I had in days. I definitely think I am more of a “West coast” sort of girl. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy my time in NYC & Florida, I just feel like the West coast fits my personality so much better… Plus, all those years of practicing how to make a ‘W’ sign with my fingers has finally paid off. We landed at night which means our first peek of the famous Las Vegas strip was seen the way it was built to be seen. So bright. So many lights. So many men sending “girls to your room in 30 minutes”.
Unfortunately we only had a few days to spend in Vegas, but we did what we could to make the most of them. This included watching Cirque Du Soleil’s “O” at the Bellagio (I still have no idea how they managed to achieve what they did with people under water for so long. I am convinced half the cast drowns every performance & are replaced for the next), drinking cocktails at Caesar’s Palace, spending a small fortune at M&M’s World, watching people gamble with way too much money (because we had no idea how to gamble with our own), buying champagne along with groceries from CVS Pharmacy &, of course, celebrating Halloween.
Having an American Halloween is something I have been dying to experience & it’s obviously no coincidence that we happened to be in Vegas for this event. I can not even begin to describe how amazing our Halloween night was. I honestly believe the size of this celebration is equivalent to the size of Christmas celebrations here in Australia. It was mental.
We ventured away from the strip & joined the Las Vegas Halloween Parade, where we saw some of the most outrageous costumes. We ended up befriending a group of people who were staying at a nearby Hostel & followed them around after the parade. They hadn’t organised costumes & were all wearing their bedsheets as toga’s, it was cute. We ended up on Fremont Street (aka where the ‘strip’ used to be) & it was mind blowing. There was an overhead light show, people flying past on zip-lines, stages set up along the sides & the biggest crowd of zombies, video game characters, Michael Jackson’s & generic lingerie-wearing skanks that I have ever seen. Everyone looked amazing & we were constantly stopping to take photos of / have our photo taken with them all. I also got to drink a daquiri out of a football… big tick off the bucket list right there.
After the Fremont Street shenanigans we headed to Insert Coin(s), which is quite possibly the coolest bar I have ever been in & around. Being able to drink, dance & play arcade machines is the perfect combination for an amazing night out. I somehow managed to get the 2nd top score on ‘Tapper’ which has lead me to believe that my true calling in life is to serve beers at a rapid pace. That, or just play ‘Tapper’ a whole lot & try & make some coin from it. One of my favourite memories was when ‘Alan’ from the Hangover came over to us, asked if we wanted to join his wolfpack, then slapped Rachel’s hand away when she tried to touch baby Carlos. I also got to meet Jessica Rabbit & the rest of my Nintendo family, plus we got to see Master Chief bust out some serious moves in the middle of a circle on the dance floor.
It was quite easily one of the best nights of my life & I definitely plan on experiencing another Vegas Halloween as soon as possible. It’s such a crazy feeling to feel so “at home” in a place you’ve never been before, but that’s exactly how I felt for most of this trip. I am now over my ‘post-holiday’ depression (according to this blog I seem to get ‘post-everything’ depression, hmm) & am now focused on doing what I need to do to return.
I love America.
