We cruised onto the Las Vegas Strip last night and pulled into the Aria hotel where we are staying. They have valet parking, so we removed our bags and some guy jumped into the car and vanished with it. After living out of a suitcase since we left the UK, it's lovely to unpack in a plush room. There's a large flat screen TV; fully automated curtains and lighting that you can control from a handheld LCD panel; stunning views of the MGM Grand and other hotels and casinos, and most importantly, iPhone charging sockets.
Vegas is pretty wild. It's like Salvador Dali's brain exploded and the contents landed in the Nevada desert. Every whim you ever had has been made into a neon sign and offered to you for $9.99. We relaxed in our rooms for a while and then headed out to explore. We had a spectacularly large Chinese meal and Dale was carded when buying some booze. It's funny, you can buy fireworks and a handgun on every corner in America, but you need your passport and a blood test to get a Budweiser.
The only down side so far is that we got totally ripped off with wi-fi access. We have no option but to pay $42 for 72 hours access at the hotel. Having had free wi-fi at Best Western Inns, Days Inn motels, and pretty much all other budget lodgings for the past few thousand miles, it's astonishing that they're not making wi-fi cloud hotels with statues holding laptops and routers. We're off out now to see what all the fuss is with playing slots.
More missives soon from Sin City.
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