From one Eiffel Tower to another...
From January 11-16 I had my first ever trip to Las Vegas, which included a "Gala Day at Disneyland" on the 13th. It was my first time to Vegas and I'm so glad I went. Even though I have no iterest in gambling, it was worth it to see so may shows, eat at nice restaurants and stay at a great hotel. I would not hesitate to go back at all since there's far too much to see one trip alone. The original subtitle of the thread was going to be ...A Wakko Southwest Adventure, but unfortunately I didnt have enough time to do any of the surounding canyon or Hoover Dam tours, so most of my time was spent in the city. But, it was still a great vacation.
Before I get around to telling the trip story, I'm just going to make some quick side-notes first that don't really fit into the overall narrative, but are worth mentioning:
- I got a brand new fancy camera for Christmas which is great, BUT I'm not at all an expert on using such things. I didn't even learn how to use the zoom function until I was in Disneyland . However, most turned out OK, so they should be good for this thread and the "Disneyland Pic of the Day".
- Vegas is kind of boring between 2 and 6pm, particularily when the pools are closed for 4 months of the year. After breakfast/brunch, there's not much to do beyond shop, eat and gamle (there's always gambling! ). However, after that point the city becomes a place with a million things to do and it's wonderful in that regard.
- Beyond gambling, "Sin City" isn't really any more "naughty" than most major North American cities. They just hype the idea of it. If someone really wanted to do a "family" trip here with kids aged 8 or up, they could probably find enough to do in and around the local area with so many built and natural attractions.
- What's up with DLR's Space Mountain? The outside still looks dirty and in dire need of cleaning and painting, even after they added the extra saftey feature on top. It's been like this for a while it seems. I saw some other minor effects not working elsewhere (and plain, unthemed napkins at Stage Door Cafe! ), but on average DL park is still a cleaner, nicer park than it's Floridian counterpart. With much better weather for touring.
I think that's it for now, on with the report!