Las Vegas – Day 1

The Pictures are:
1. The room
2. Barb waiting for Ed
3. Part of the front of the hotel
4. Street performers in St. Mark’s Square
5. Outside the restaurant where we had pizza.


It was up at 4am and to the airport by 5 and after going through security, we walked right on the plane. The plane arrived in Atlanta ½ hour early, but there was no place to park the plane so we sat on the taxiway for the ½ hour!

The flight to Las Vegas was just fine but that is a long flight – over 3 hours. We arrived at the Venetian at 12:30pm and checked into a beautiful room. Maybe one of the best we have ever had that wasn't on a beach with a balcony.

The room is 650 square feet. You walk into a hall, with a huge bathroom to the left, then the bedroom and two steps down to the living room. The bathroom has a tub and a separate shower, gold fixtures and a TV, one of three in the room.

There are also 3 phones, each with two lines and even a fax machine installed next to the desk. Then the curtains operate by a remote control! The couch in the living room could probably seat 8, at least.

We walked across the street to the Mirage to the Carnegie Deli which has been rated the best lunch on the strip. What a sandwich we shared. We also sat next to a couple who had just arrived from Australia and they had to drive 5 hours to the airport and flew for 14 hours – and we thought our flight was long.

Later it was onto the casino to check in with a host and set up our line of credit. We then went for a pizza at the indoor St. Marks square and ate in the square.

Then to the casino for a little while and it was then time for bed.

Our first day was very long and we are tired.