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ck1
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 1331 Location: Mesa
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Posted: 9/23/2003, 10:09 pm Post subject: VEGAS |
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We've got an upcoming fall holiday in about 3 weeks and we'll be spending a few days in Las Vegas...I've only been there one time before, bookending an epic Grand Canyon adventure, so I didn't get to explore much...
I think we're staying at Treasure Island...
Does anybody have any recommendations on attractions/meals/other stuff... _________________ -Colin
"The Journey is the Destination" |
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mike What box?
Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 3134
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Posted: 9/23/2003, 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Mt. Charleston. I've heard there's great hiking there. _________________ [/size] |
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plummer150
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 542 Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
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Posted: 9/24/2003, 12:09 am Post subject: re: |
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"House of Blue Lights", check that joint out. _________________ "IRONMAN" cometh, hiketh, destroyeth |
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Posted: 9/24/2003, 8:10 am Post subject: |
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If your into climbing there's Red Rock(s). I'm not a fan of Vegas but the climbing there is awesome. |
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Daryl
Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 1168 Location: Everett, Washington
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Posted: 9/24/2003, 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Food in vegas seems to be a crap shoot. There is a lot of average stuff and a lot of bad stuff. I can't say I've ever had a great meal anywhere. Avoid the buffets!!!
Attractions; pretty much what ever you're into you'll find. I thought the indoor skydiving simulator was pretty cool. You jump out over the business end of a huge fan and you actually fly. Also, I haven't seen it yet, but I heard the blue man group is awesome. Several of the casinos are well worth walking around in, but once you've seen a few they all start looking the same.
My favorite thing to do there: Sit at the black Jack table and get free drinks all night. With a decent knowledge of the game you can make a little bit of money last all night. Playing black jack I probably have won as much as I've lost, but all the free drinks makes me the winner! Plus I just have fun playing the game. _________________
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Daddee I once was a slug.
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 2815 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: 9/24/2003, 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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The consensus for the best dinner buffet is at the Mirage - and the best breakfast buffet is at Ceaser's Palace.
We have relatives in Vegas - my brother-in-law is a lawer and he has clients that get him into everything there for free. His recommendations have never steered me wrong.
However, that being said - if you really want a good meal and can spend the money, the restaurants at the Belagio are totally worth it. Expensive ($100 per person on average) but the best food around.
Climbing in the Red Rocks area is also HIGHLY recommended. Really solid stuff there - with several climbing companies that operate right there and can take you to the sweet spots.
Final notes - stay away from the Celine show - go see Blue Man Group and walk the strip at night from one end to the other - then make sure you have a couple of dollars to take the bus back to your hotel. _________________ "Only small minds want always to be right."
- Louis XIV
"...haven't you lived long enough to know that two men may honestly differ about a question and both be right?"
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ck1
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 1331 Location: Mesa
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Posted: 9/24/2003, 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Good advice all around...thanks!
Pat and I have seen Blue Man in Chicago a few times, so we'll pass on that. I've been out to Red Rocks and hope to do a day thing there. I was looking for the "better" places to eat, so I appreciate the Mirage and Caesar's recommendations...thanks all! _________________ -Colin
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Trishness The Snake Charmer
Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 2530 Location: Apache Jct, AZ
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Posted: 9/28/2003, 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Was in Vegas 4 days last October and had dinner at the Mirage buffet......it was the best but bring your appetite since there is so much to choose from. Saw Siegfried & Roy and the show was great but it was pricey. I really loved the casinos at Caesar's Palace, MGM Grand and Mirage (probably because I won at all three!) Have a great time! _________________ ~~~Trish~~~
"Eastward the dawn rose, ridge behind ridge into the morning, and vanished out of eyesight into guess; it was no more than a glimmer blending with the hem of the sky, but it spoke to them, out of the memory and old tales, of the high and distant mountains." � J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of The Rings. |
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