Sin City
I'm not sure what to think of Las Vegas. It intrigues me and disgustes me all at the same time. The architecture and decadance is amazing. Going to Vegas is like seeing Italy, Egypt, New York, and France all in a five mile radius. But the amount of money thrown away and the degredation of both sexes is disturbing. I will admit, I lost $20 but it was given to me for the purpose of gambling and I stopped when it was gone.
Overall I had a good time. My family is hilarious. We stayed at the Stratosphere Hotel, which is the highest structure west of the Mississipi River and home to the world's highest Starbucks. It's got a great view of Las Vegas from the top. There's also these crazy amusment park type rides at the top of the tower (somewhere around 105 stories). I'm pretty sure I'd die of fright if I rode them. I don't like doing things like that even when I'm on the ground.
We all went to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum as well. This is how much we (Americans) like the British, well, at least your royalty. There were two wax figures of Lady/Princess Diana. One of them was in a room called Spirit of America with former American presidents, Martin Luther King, Jr. and some astronauts. Elvis was the only other person with two figures was Elvis. Here's me with Las Vegas resident Andre Agassi--my favorite tennis player! My aunt made me touch him...weird.
My favorite activity was the Guggenheim Museum at the Venetian. They had a Peter Paul Rubens and his contemporaries exhibit which was pretty good. I've never seen much of his work, so it was a good opportunity. Like I said before, art is good for you. I'm now inspired to have a creative summer. Maybe we'll do a little painting...
Three days is enough in Vegas though and I won't be ready to go back for some time. All of the lights and noise are a little over stimulating and there are way too many crazy people about. It messes with your mind. My mom had me go to the super market today. I had to go back twice because I forgot milk. Pathetic really. I'll just blame it on Vegas.
Overall I had a good time. My family is hilarious. We stayed at the Stratosphere Hotel, which is the highest structure west of the Mississipi River and home to the world's highest Starbucks. It's got a great view of Las Vegas from the top. There's also these crazy amusment park type rides at the top of the tower (somewhere around 105 stories). I'm pretty sure I'd die of fright if I rode them. I don't like doing things like that even when I'm on the ground.
We all went to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum as well. This is how much we (Americans) like the British, well, at least your royalty. There were two wax figures of Lady/Princess Diana. One of them was in a room called Spirit of America with former American presidents, Martin Luther King, Jr. and some astronauts. Elvis was the only other person with two figures was Elvis. Here's me with Las Vegas resident Andre Agassi--my favorite tennis player! My aunt made me touch him...weird.
My favorite activity was the Guggenheim Museum at the Venetian. They had a Peter Paul Rubens and his contemporaries exhibit which was pretty good. I've never seen much of his work, so it was a good opportunity. Like I said before, art is good for you. I'm now inspired to have a creative summer. Maybe we'll do a little painting...
Three days is enough in Vegas though and I won't be ready to go back for some time. All of the lights and noise are a little over stimulating and there are way too many crazy people about. It messes with your mind. My mom had me go to the super market today. I had to go back twice because I forgot milk. Pathetic really. I'll just blame it on Vegas.
posted by Diana at 11:20 AM
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