RE: [vpFREE] Historic Vegas Visit

 

Thanks for a nice trip report.
 
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From: coachvee@aol.com
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:53:00 -0500
Subject: [vpFREE] Historic Vegas Visit

 

Hi Gang:
Hedy and I returned from an historic visit to Las Vegas last weekend. Why was it historic, you may ask? Well, the reason is simple. We were there for three full days and we didn't gamble one red cent!!
Shocking, I know. But, for a number of reasons, we decided beforehand to make it a "non-gambling trip." Instead, we concentrated on getting together with a lot of friends in the area, see some shows, eat some great meals and finally get to do something we've wanted to do since we started visiting Sin City as a couple in 1998 ... take a day trip to visit the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam.
We flew in on Friday on one of our Seven Stars trips and checked into Caesars Palace, where we hooked up with our long-time buddies, Jean and Brad, for dinner. It was great seeing them and catching up with what's going on in our lives.
Afterwards, we went to Harrah's across the street to meet two other friends who live in Vegas for some dessert and coffee in the Harrah's Diamond Lounge and to see Million Dollar Quartet with our monthly freebie (Seven Stars) tickets. Loved the show!
Saturday we did some sight-seeing on the strip with our niece and nephew, who were traveling with us, played in the Millionaire Maker slot tournament at Planet Hollywood then met Linda (Misscraps) and several other friends for dinner at the Palms buffet.(Thanks Linda for hosting!)
Later that night, we saw Rod Stewart in concert at Caesars Colosseum and were totally entertained. It was especially heart-warming to see his daughter Ruby perform with him and watch his two young sons -- one of which was only 2 years old! -- cavort with him onstage.
Sunday we booked an all-day bus trip with a company called Viatour that took us to Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. At the canyon, we made stops at Eagle Point, Guano Point and the Hualapai Ranch. It was very gratifying to finally get to see these wonders up close and personal. Another thing to cross off our Bucket List!
The only downer was the fact that the Rock and Roll Marathon was being run that day and the Strip was closed from 2 p.m. until late at night so our bus got stuck in horrendous traffic on our return and we didn't get back to Caesars until almost 9 p.m.
We also ate a couple of meals at the revamped Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars with our good friends from AC, Kathy and Steve, who were in town for the MM tourney, and although the buffet was lavish we thought it was way overpriced.
I also have to amend an earlier statement. We did do a bit of gambling on the trip. Through an offer we received in the mail, we each had $50 in free play at Caesars. So, we did run that through on Saturday night after the Rod Stewart show. Playing 7/5 bonus poker near the parking garage entrance we managed to cash out $91 of the $100 and happily walked away with our net profit for the trip!
It was a very different outing for us to the world's gambling mecca but it still turned out to be a fun and exciting time.
Regards,
CoachVee & Hedy
 
 
    
   
 

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