Our morning in flagstaff started out like any other. Tomasz was up early, disturbing everyone else's beauty sleep, Dan soon followed by filling the bathroom with noxious gasses and I made everyone wait while I looked up our route and planned our stops etc. It was wonderful, because we knew what was close. Just a few hours later, we would roll in on the strip in Las Vegas! One entertaining anecdote I have regarding our short stay in Flagstaff occurred just a short while before we packed our suitcases into The Fish. We were getting ready for our drive and I was taking my suitcase into the car, so I opened up the door. Right outside, a woman was passing by our motel door to reach her room and happened to look in through the door opening. Inside, she could see Tomasz wearing nothing but a pair of shorts, smearing sunblock all over himself while Pontus was lying on the bed with me exiting the room wearing a small black case. I realized that it might look _very_ weird, but she just laughed and said "guytrip!". It was entertaining to say the least.
After 3½ hours of uneventful driving by yours truly, we reached our 22nd state and observed the modern marvel of american engineering that is Hoover Dam. It was another movie location for me (think Superman 1, Transformers 2...beavis n butthead do america ;) ) so I was filled with glee just to be walking around on the massive concrete construction holding back the colorado river, to create hydroelectric-generated power. It really is an impressive feat to look at, especially if you consider the fact that it was made during the depression, right before the second world war. Those were bad times in the states, and they managed to create this great wall of concrete, the size of which had never been attempted before. I was in awe!
The fact that the state line between Nevada and Arizona cuts through the middle of the dam, including two different timezones, makes it even more cool!
We left Hoover dam and badly wanted to arrive at our fancy hotel. We were ridiculously eager...and yet we would stop ourselves from reaching it by another hour, by visiting a shopping mall outside Las Vegas. You see, I needed a pair of nice black shoes to go with the long pants that I bought at Walmart days earlier, and I needed to find said shoes before we started walking around in Vegas. The Sunset galleria outside las vegas was chosen, and we spent far too long looking at various things (including the food court). I felt that I spent too much money when I didn't actually plan on spending any money at all regarding clothes, but at least it looks good.
With a full stomach but an aching wallet, I drove the gang the last couple of miles into Las Vegas and finally we were greeted by the famous sign, visible in close proximity of in my opinion, the best hotel in Vegas - The Mandalay Bay (which of course is the hotel that we stayed at!).
The fact that the state line between Nevada and Arizona cuts through the middle of the dam, including two different timezones, makes it even more cool!
We left Hoover dam and badly wanted to arrive at our fancy hotel. We were ridiculously eager...and yet we would stop ourselves from reaching it by another hour, by visiting a shopping mall outside Las Vegas. You see, I needed a pair of nice black shoes to go with the long pants that I bought at Walmart days earlier, and I needed to find said shoes before we started walking around in Vegas. The Sunset galleria outside las vegas was chosen, and we spent far too long looking at various things (including the food court). I felt that I spent too much money when I didn't actually plan on spending any money at all regarding clothes, but at least it looks good.
With a full stomach but an aching wallet, I drove the gang the last couple of miles into Las Vegas and finally we were greeted by the famous sign, visible in close proximity of in my opinion, the best hotel in Vegas - The Mandalay Bay (which of course is the hotel that we stayed at!).
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Checking into the hotel was a breeze, like all other hotelexperiences we've had during this trip. If I haven't mentioned it before, I'm definitely going to do so now...booking.com is the best site for dealing with hotels that I've ever come across. They have an equally good android app. Everything just works perfectly, and with the 14 hotel reservations I've made and changed during this trip, I'm definitely one who speaks with experience! If you ever search for hotels then head over to www.booking.com, regardless of what your destination is.
After we checked in, we put on our fancy new clothes and decided to hit the town. And with that, I leave this blog for tonight, with hopefully another update coming soon enough about our second day in Vegas =).
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Ready for what Vegas has to offer!
Best hotel in Vegas would have to be the Belagio hotel.. Not that I've ever been there.. But it just is. ! You look spankin classy in those clothes. The best feature.. Is by far that shiny belt buckle. ! Oh Vegas I can't wait to meet you. 24 months to go.. And counting..
ReplyDeleteIt kills me that people think that the Bellagio is the best, just because of their recognition and that ridiculous fountain. In my opinion, I booked us at The Best Hotel in vegas, The Mandalay Bay. I took the boys to the bellagio so that they could see the difference, both outside and inside (Tomasz was under the same impression regarding the bell) and they all agreed that The Bay is most certainly far better!!
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