I will be visiting Las Vegas for a trade show at the convention center the 17th until the 20th, March. I will not be spending more than a few hours at a time (a million square feet is far too much to cover). I will be staying at the stratosphere (and no I will NOT do a base jump from there - insane). That will leave me with open times and free evenings.
Are there people to meet? Or should I just look for the sights? What should I not miss? I haven't been here since about 1993 and my big adventure was some lame ass old western town west of LV, and the Hoover Dam (where I was nearly arrested). (I was hanging out the window of one of the towers taking pix and someone thought there was a jumper. I exited as security was entering. whew.)
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Re: Las Vegas Here I Come
kristoff wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:16 pm I will be visiting Las Vegas for a trade show at the convention center the 17th until the 20th, March. I will not be spending more than a few hours at a time (a million square feet is far too much to cover). I will be staying at the stratosphere (and no I will NOT do a base jump from there - insane). That will leave me with open times and free evenings.
Are there people to meet? Or should I just look for the sights? What should I not miss? I haven't been here since about 1993 and my big adventure was some lame ass old western town west of LV, and the Hoover Dam (where I was nearly arrested). (I was hanging out the window of one of the towers taking pix and someone thought there was a jumper. I exited as security was entering. whew.)
KHave fun and enjoy your trip.
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Don't get arrested this time.
The EA probably doesn't have $ on hand to bail you out of jail.
The EA probably doesn't have $ on hand to bail you out of jail.
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Paolo wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:29 pm Don't get arrested this time.
The EA probably doesn't have $ on hand to bail you out of jail.
They can probably spare $14.
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Don't drive around in your Lamborgini.
Avoid bars.
Avoid sex sellers.
Wear your bullet proof habit.
Avoid bars.
Avoid sex sellers.
Wear your bullet proof habit.
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Have you watched "Casino" lately?
http://www.amazon.com/Casino/dp/B0019IMVDG
We missed the real Las Vegas, before it got owned by the
<double doom> corporations <snake sounds>
and decorated like Disneyland.
The mob did it with "class".
So they say.
I would have like to see it in the mid, late fifties.
Moi
Born outside my time.
http://www.amazon.com/Casino/dp/B0019IMVDG
We missed the real Las Vegas, before it got owned by the
<double doom> corporations <snake sounds>
and decorated like Disneyland.
The mob did it with "class".
So they say.
I would have like to see it in the mid, late fifties.
Moi
Born outside my time.
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I hope you have a good transportation option for yourself. It's quite a distance from the Stratosphere to the convention center.
As for things to do, you can drive down to the California border and wave at myself and Moi. Probably about 20-30 minutes each way.
Take in any one of a number of shows that are on the strip. You have enough time, so you can look up what's playing and where.
As for other tourist type things to do that do not involve the casinos or hotels... not much in Las Vegas. The big one is going to see Hoover Dam, which you've already done. However since your last visit there back in the 1990's, they've built a new freeway bridge across the river a few yards downstream of the dam. Now you can't drive over the dam, but the bridge is rather impressive.
Instead of taking all those switchbacks on the old road, you can drive at freeway speed into Arizona when the cops start chasing you. After all, a trip to La$ Vega$ for you wouldn't be complete without involving law enforcement at some point, right? Though I think I'd want to face the Nevada authorities over running To Arizona where you'll need to deal with Gov. Jan Brewer and Sherriff Joe Arpaio.
--LT
As for things to do, you can drive down to the California border and wave at myself and Moi. Probably about 20-30 minutes each way.
Take in any one of a number of shows that are on the strip. You have enough time, so you can look up what's playing and where.
As for other tourist type things to do that do not involve the casinos or hotels... not much in Las Vegas. The big one is going to see Hoover Dam, which you've already done. However since your last visit there back in the 1990's, they've built a new freeway bridge across the river a few yards downstream of the dam. Now you can't drive over the dam, but the bridge is rather impressive.
Instead of taking all those switchbacks on the old road, you can drive at freeway speed into Arizona when the cops start chasing you. After all, a trip to La$ Vega$ for you wouldn't be complete without involving law enforcement at some point, right? Though I think I'd want to face the Nevada authorities over running To Arizona where you'll need to deal with Gov. Jan Brewer and Sherriff Joe Arpaio.
--LT
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Shark aquarium at Mandalay Bay
Art gallery at the Bellagio
Kayak the canyon below Hoover Dam
Rollercoaster at the New York – New York
Fly over Grand Canyon
Sun Ranch nudist camp
Two gangster museums/experiences
Fire a machine gun
Power Exchange Club
Erotic Heritage Museum
Liberace Museum
Fashion Show Mall
You will find isolated hotel casinos like Rio, Orleans and Sams Town. To me those are very repetitive. I like it when things are all jumbled together and you can just walk around and enjoy the diversity. There are two places I like walking around. One is downtown Las Vegas where they have a couple of blocks set aside as a pedestrian way. The other is on the core of the strip. Further out from the Stratosphere. I am thinking about Sands to Tropicana Avenues (roughly the Venetian to New York New York). I like to park where it is most intensely developed and then get out and walk where you can get lost in complexes of shops and restaurants.
Day trips – message me if you want specific suggestions and descriptions - and don't be put off by LT. I've driven thru tens of times without problems
• Northwest thru Death Valley if you like stark desert scenery
• Northeast to Brice and Zion Canyons if you like canyon country
• South thru Searchlight, Oatman, have sarsaparilla with Deacon Blue and Chloride if you like visiting very unique towns
Art gallery at the Bellagio
Kayak the canyon below Hoover Dam
Rollercoaster at the New York – New York
Fly over Grand Canyon
Sun Ranch nudist camp
Two gangster museums/experiences
Fire a machine gun
Power Exchange Club
Erotic Heritage Museum
Liberace Museum
Fashion Show Mall
You will find isolated hotel casinos like Rio, Orleans and Sams Town. To me those are very repetitive. I like it when things are all jumbled together and you can just walk around and enjoy the diversity. There are two places I like walking around. One is downtown Las Vegas where they have a couple of blocks set aside as a pedestrian way. The other is on the core of the strip. Further out from the Stratosphere. I am thinking about Sands to Tropicana Avenues (roughly the Venetian to New York New York). I like to park where it is most intensely developed and then get out and walk where you can get lost in complexes of shops and restaurants.
Day trips – message me if you want specific suggestions and descriptions - and don't be put off by LT. I've driven thru tens of times without problems
• Northwest thru Death Valley if you like stark desert scenery
• Northeast to Brice and Zion Canyons if you like canyon country
• South thru Searchlight, Oatman, have sarsaparilla with Deacon Blue and Chloride if you like visiting very unique towns
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K,
You might enjoy the "Main Steet Experience" at night...in old Las Vegas, a huge canopy of lighted entertainment accompanied by sound. Goes on for many city blocks. There are different programs including a Motown program and a country and western music program--both kinda neat.
A trip to Ethel M chocolate factory in Henderson is nifty. At night they have millions of lights adorning thousands of cactus plants. During the day you can see the chocolate production line. Plus at the end, they give you a piece of your choice (chocolate, that is...).
I believe that the marshmallow plant is now closed to the public, but you might check if interested. Neat to see white powder everywhere. At the end you realize that they package every brand known to personkind in that facility.
Don't miss the newly refurbished Neon Sign Museum. Dozens/hundreds of neon signs of all kinds are included. Many have been restored. It's a great way to remember the strip from decades ago. The entrance to it is the lobby of a very old fleabag motel that's retro-1950s and has been refurbished.
If you're a meat eater and have never experienced a Brazilian BBQ, they have a good one that you might enjoy. Off the strip, quiet and a bit pricy but worth every penny.
People watching everywhere. Avoid the casinos if smoke bothers you. Some are so bad that you need to be dry cleaned with a flea dip after spending any time inside.
Circus Circus has a nice family area with lots of stuff for kids. Even for adults, it's worth a quick breeze through and it's free. It was built in the days when Vegas went through an "attract the whole family" phase. In the small casino next door you can get a foot long hot dog for a buck. <whew>
Travel safe and have fun!
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You might enjoy the "Main Steet Experience" at night...in old Las Vegas, a huge canopy of lighted entertainment accompanied by sound. Goes on for many city blocks. There are different programs including a Motown program and a country and western music program--both kinda neat.
A trip to Ethel M chocolate factory in Henderson is nifty. At night they have millions of lights adorning thousands of cactus plants. During the day you can see the chocolate production line. Plus at the end, they give you a piece of your choice (chocolate, that is...).
I believe that the marshmallow plant is now closed to the public, but you might check if interested. Neat to see white powder everywhere. At the end you realize that they package every brand known to personkind in that facility.
Don't miss the newly refurbished Neon Sign Museum. Dozens/hundreds of neon signs of all kinds are included. Many have been restored. It's a great way to remember the strip from decades ago. The entrance to it is the lobby of a very old fleabag motel that's retro-1950s and has been refurbished.
If you're a meat eater and have never experienced a Brazilian BBQ, they have a good one that you might enjoy. Off the strip, quiet and a bit pricy but worth every penny.
People watching everywhere. Avoid the casinos if smoke bothers you. Some are so bad that you need to be dry cleaned with a flea dip after spending any time inside.
Circus Circus has a nice family area with lots of stuff for kids. Even for adults, it's worth a quick breeze through and it's free. It was built in the days when Vegas went through an "attract the whole family" phase. In the small casino next door you can get a foot long hot dog for a buck. <whew>
Travel safe and have fun!
-so