August 11-13, 2015. Even with a late night partying at the
wedding and tidying up the décor after party, we all woke up bright and eager
to catch our early morning flight to Las Vegas. Airport breakfast was take away
wedding cake and pizza.
The flight is a short hop and we landed at Mccarran
International Airport (IATA Code: LAS) after flying for 1 hour and a half. It
was obvious that we have arrived at the “Entertainment capital of the world
famous with its mega casinos” upon exiting the plane and being greeted with
slot machines. Don't fret, those kids at the slot machines were promptly shooed away by the attendant as minors aren't allowed to gamble.
The airport is just 5 miles/8 kilometers away from downtown
Las Vegas. Cabs were lined up right outside the airport and we jumped in one,
paying $30 for the traffic less ride to our hotel. We stayed at Harrah’s Hotel
and Casino located at the center – Strip. Our room had a view of the tallest
ferries wheel in the world – The High Roller.
We did the requisite gambling and my
beginners luck rewarded me with a $6.15 win at the slot machine. Our "winnings" promptly went into flaky bittersweet and rich chocolate croissant. That was the
extent of our betting so we directed our energies to tamer Vegas activities like people watching, over the top Vegas shows starred with mile high legs clad in glitters and sequins and buffets and outlet
shops. I’m still sporting the expanded waistline to show for our efforts and our luggage has doubled with just a week in.
DC and NY were traded for Mexico on this trip but I’m glad
we hit the jackpot in Vegas with the culinary wonder that is SHAKE SHACK.
August 14-18, 2015. And then it was off to Mexico to frolic
in the Caribbean and Mayan Riviera, gaped at the important Mayan civilization
icons of Chichen Itza and Tulum and checked out million dollar beachfront
vacation places and yachts pretending we could afford them.
We were only in Mexico for 5 days and I never tired of the
food.
Thanks family for gifting us with this taste of Mexico trip and indulging
our lakwatsa aspirations. It’s a dream come true too soon and now we couldn’t
stop thinking and talking about going back!
I hope we could return some day to Mexico, stay longer and explore
whatever we left out this time.
Next: Cancun, Mexico
I'm not sure I can ever go back to any other place, after an experience like this. This event space is appropriate in a space that lends so much gravitas to events. The design is sharp and environment is unbelievably good.
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