I hated Disney World as a kid and I don’t care much for the grown up version either.  Vegas is loud, showy (duh), and my senses get totally out of whack when I am there.  I think I gambled a whole $5 on the slots and the Luxor has to be just about the worst hotel we stayed in on the trip even though it probably cost like 3x as much.  Funny story: when we got to our room the main lamp wasn’t working so we called down to have someone fix it.  This was about four in the afternoon.  Noone came.  Then at about 2 a.m. there’s a knock on the door.  Paranoid me imediately starts to panic about some Mumbai style attack and I prepare myself for defensive posturing.  It was the Luxor staff coming to fix the lamp!  All I could hear was Al yelling “get the F outta here!” and the man replying “Well you don’t have to be RUDE sir”.  Hilarious.

I will say a few things I did enjoy about Vegas.  My friends Steven and Brad are huge frequenters to the city and are always more than gracious in providing recommendations for things to do, eat and see.  One of these things was to go to Paris, Paris for the buffet breakfast.  What a treat!  We showed up just as breakfast was ending and got to double dip into lunch.  We stuffed our faces silly on crepes, sausages, lox, cheese, fruit and then roast, lamb, po’s. You name it.  Afterwards, we walked it off by touring the strip.  My favourite hotels by far are the Wynn and Encore.  Gorgeous!