2 Restdays in Las Vegas



Inside the pyramide



Las Vegas is a crazy place, one side is attractive, fun and entertainment, but the other side it is also loud, overcrowded and certainly not in any way sustainable. We stayed two days because of wind warnings and we enjoyed it too. 

The nicest event we saw was the waterballet in front of the Bellagio Hotel. Water dancing to music, with magnicifient light in it. Really a highlight of Las Vegas. We also saw the vulcano in front of the Mirage Hotel, also very well done. 

Apart from that, we behaved like everyone else, did some urgent shoping (new jeans for both of us), gambled, went into nearly every hotel on the strip to be amazed by their size and pomp. Some have more than 4000 rooms! For us, the most impressive was the pyramid, its size is overwhelming, especially from the inside. For Frank, the most terrible thing was the rollercoasterride in the New York hotel. He felt sick the whole day afterwards!

The gambling was ok, lost some money but it was fun to play and also to watch others play. Some guys play for a lot of money, young people in their 20 to 30-ties, they played for several hundreds of dollars.



The volcano



The gambling is extremly well organized. When you play you get free drinks, including alcohol. That certainly helps to be a bit easier on the money. Also, we were surprised that smoking was still allowed, but that might also help to make people stay longer and play. And of course, it goes on 24 hours!

All in all, Las Vegas is fascinating to see it and to be there. But it left us with mixed feeling, is this kind of energy consumption and wasting, just fun and money oriented way of live not destroying values and the future of the generations to come?