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Las Vegas |
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19/10/00 (33 review reads) |
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Advantages: Incredible at night
Disadvantages: Poor for kids, and very tacky
When they dished out the locations for US cities, Las Vegas wasn't at the back of the queue - it didn't even bother turning up! In the desolate desert of southern Nevada, with a few small hills thrown in, this city should by rights have nothing worth writing about.
What it does have, though, is the State of Nevada's gambling laws, which mean that it has probably the greatest concentration of casinos west of Monte Carlo. And as a result, an incredible visitor turnover through the airport and the freeway from Los Angeles.
If you drive into the city you come out of the desert into the frankly depressing suburbs, but can't miss the massive hotels off to one side of the interstate. I suggest that you find your accomodation (you MUST stay overnight to get the full experience!), have a meal, and then drive down 'The Strip' once it gets dark. As you pass hotel/casino after casino/hotel, you can't help but gasp: not only at how bright it all is, but just how TACKY!!!! Theme hotels, from Circus Circus to New York New York, abound, all in equally bad taste...
Then leave the car and wander through the casinos. If, like me, gambling isn't really your thing, drop a few quarters into the machines and move on, laughing at the intensity of American visitors staring at their screens. Grab a drink, watch the 'volcano' and 'pirate battle' outside and, sometime in the early hours, head back to your hotel.
Las Vegas isn't really a place for the kids, but if you have them head for Circus Circus: plenty of entertainment aimed at minors (under 21, remember).
In the morning, for some light relief, drive a few miles out to the Hoover Dam and the massive recreation area created by it. The huge (and I mean HUGE) lake, stuck in the middle of the desert, is a sight to behold.
Nice to visit, but you would NOT want to live there!
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