My first Las Vegas experience:

As the plane was touching down at McCarran Airport and could see some of the Casinos off in the distance. This is what I had been waiting on for such a long time. I brought my one carry-on bag and myself and we exited the plane and walked into the airport and saw slot machines. I didn’t see anything like that is Pittsburgh when I flew out this morning or in Cincinnati were I had my lay over some hours ago. It was finally starting to sink in that it was all real.

I had wanted to go to Las Vegas for a few years now. I would see the lights of the casinos on TV and think, “How can a place like that really exist?” After being robbed of a free trip a couple years before (nothing a want to get into right now) I was finally here. The place that lit up like the sun at night, the place where all, or almost all was legal, and one rumor I could not wait to find out about, the place you can drink for free.

At this point though, I really didn’t know what to do. I had never been anyplace like this by myself before where I didn’t know anybody there. I didn’t have someone waiting to pick me up at the airport. I was by myself in a place that I had never been and with very little instruction on what to do.

I’m not complaining about my friend Ryan though. He hooked me up. He was really the only one I knew that had been to Vegas before and he booked my flight and hotel for me and gave me the scoop on some shows, some gambling and some places to eat. I must admit, without him I would have been totally lost and possibly would have just curled up in a ball in some corner of the airport for 4 days. Ok, maybe not that, but I would have missed a lot of stuff.

Then I remembered what I did when I flew to Florida. I walked outside and waited for my ride, but while I was waiting a lot of people were catching cabs. I knew there had to be a place to catch a cab, I just had to go outside.

Once I found the doors and found the line for the cab stand. I walked up got in it and soon after got a ride.

“Where to?”

“Tropicana”

The driver loaded my bags and off we went.

This was the first time in my life I had ever ridden in a taxi cab. He could have taken me the long way through the tunnel, but I don’t think he did. I wouldn’t know anyway. The ride didn’t seem to cost too much, so I’m sure he didn’t.

I had to wait a little bit before my room was ready at the Tropicana. At that time they had a free acrobatic type show in the main entrance of the Casino so I stood and watched. Then my room was ready and went up, got ready and hit the strip.

Welcome, newbie.
» randomjunk on 2007-05-20 07:39:01

Welcome to Nutang!
One day I hope to be able to visit Vegas. Sounds like a lot of fun.
» Southern on 2007-05-20 09:16:48

welcome to nutang!
you should live in vegas for a while. After the first year it sinks in that the place actually sucks.
» MidnightMonkey on 2007-06-24 05:08:44

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