Well, our Vegas trip has come and gone already. We've been pretty busy over the last little while just with life in general. We also had the pleasure of dealing with a nasty cold and flu in our household for a couple of weeks near the end of January. Cameron even had to miss school for a week and Cory had to take a day off of work because I was so sick...it was not fun at all! Then we were busy getting ready for our first houseguests since last June. Cory's parents, Jerome and Shirley, arrived on February 8th for a two week visit. I'm pretty sure I mentioned in a previous post that they were coming to visit and that Cory and I were going on a long overdue getaway to Vegas.
This was our first trip with just the two of us in almost 7 years and it was our first time going to Las Vegas so needless to say we were a little excited. We were gone from February 12-16 so it was a pretty quick trip but we managed to accomplish a lot in a few short days. We left home on Sunday morning to drive to Saskatoon to catch our flight. We decided to take an afternoon flight so that we wouldn't have to either stay overnight in Saskatoon or drive in the middle of the night to get to an early morning flight. We arrived in Saskatoon with lots of time to spare but we went right to the airport and had lunch at Tim Hortons before our journey to Vegas. I'm sure most people understand the importance of eating before you fly because they rarely offer you anything to eat on a flight anymore, not even for purchase.
Our flight left Saskatoon on time and we arrived in Denver, CO where we would make our connection to continue on the Las Vegas. We had lots of time to clear customs and get to our gate plus we stopped for a snack because we were getting a little hungry and we knew it would still be a while before we would have the chance to eat again. We decided on sharing a pizza at Wolfgang Puck's Express and it was quite yummy. We arrived in Vegas at about 8:30pm PST and we waited for what seemed like forever to get our luggage. When we made our way outside to grab a taxi, we were pleased to see that they have a very effective system for the travellers and taxis...the taxis just keep lining up and people just keep jumping in them. We arrived at our hotel, the Tropicana, and got checked in rather quickly. We were pleasantly surprised by the recently updated hotel and guest room. Although we were getting tired, we ditched our bags and changed our clothes before heading out to explore.
Because it we were a little tired from our long day, we didn't venture too far on our first night. We were definitely ready to eat again though so that was first on our agenda. One of the downsides to our hotel was that it doesn't have many places to eat or shops in it, like so many of the other hotels. We made our way to the New York New York Hotel, which was located on the opposite corner to our hotel. We walked around and checked everything out and decided to eat at America restaurant and it was very good. One thing about dining in the USA though...the portions are always HUGE. I ordered the fish and chips and I couldn't even eat half of it! After we finished eating, we went for a walk down the Strip to check things out and get a feel for where some things were. We finally got back to our room a little after midnight and crashed...it was a very long day.
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