Vegas, baby!

Mike and I just got back today from a weekend trip to Las Vegas.  We got an offer for free lodging if we went to a timeshare presentation, and, being the wild and crazy people we are, we decided to go.

After spending a night in Primm, NV, a town we usually just speed past on our way to Sin City, we realized that speeding through isn’t a bad idea.  There’s nothing wrong with the town, it’s just not that exciting.  There are three hotel/casinos, all owned by the same company, and all connected by Monorail.  One of the casinos was full of obese people, one full of relatively normal looking people, and the final one looked like a trailer park full of Kid Rock fans exploded and catapulted all the trashy inhabitants to the casino floor.

Next morning, we got up and headed to Vegas.  Checked into our room the timeshare people so livingly provided, a smoke-free Renaissance next to the LV Convention Center.  If you’ve never stayed off the strip, let me tell you– it was great!  It was nice to be able to wander around the hotel without dealing with gawking tourists, to be able to breathe in clean air, and to hop on the Monorail and be transported to the Strip.  No pricey taxis and no stressful driving, just riding in comfort.  The all day passes were on sale for $9, and we totally got our money’s worth out of those puppies.

Mike played some craps and I cheered him on, and we tried to get as many free drinks as possible.  We ate (including a delicious dinner at the Spago cafe inside Caesar’s Palace) and wandered around and did some shopping and slept and sat in the hot tub and hung out.  It was great!  A perfect weekend getaway.

Of course, the one thing I’m leaving out is the time share presentation.  All 2+ hours of it…