Ah yes, Vegas. That bastion of excess and indulgence that's the dream of every man child around the world. What holiday season would be compete without a trip to the motherland of all vices. Well, maybe most. However, this holiday season I decided that it's been a while since I had my way with Sin City. So I packed my bags, hopped on a plane and headed to Vegas baby, Vegas.
This time around I decided not to stay at a casino hotel. I wanted the action, but only when I wanted it. I've stayed at the big names before, Venetian, Bellagio, etc, but I always hated making my way through crowds of people when I wanted to go anywhere. Not this time around. I decided on this trip I'm going low key so they wouldn't see me
coming. I opted for the MGM Signature, an upper end all suite hotel not directly on the main strip.
The Signature was lovely, as expected. The room
was about 800-900 square feet with all the trappings of a luxury hotel. Except for not having bathrobe hooks in the bathroom I couldn't complain at all. The room service food was pretty good too. What was best about the Signature was that there was absolutely no lines for cabs and there was always a cab waiting there to take me anywhere I wanted - yeah I needed a cab as it was too cold to walk. Further, there wasn't a constant mob of people in the lobby or outside the hotel, priceless.
For the three days I stayed in Vegas I got to hit all the usual activities and all the major hotels. I also managed to see a show or two as well. For the main attraction I snagged tickets to Cirque Du Soleil's 'O'. Which was extremely difficult even at the low tourist period right after New Year's Eve. I've seen a lot of different performances of various arts in my time, but 'O' was by far the most spectacular and over the top acrobatic feat of genius that I've ever seen. Absolutely magical and worth the price of entry. If you're in Vegas and can only do one show I would suggest 'O', if you can get in. The only downside about 'O' was that Boys II Men were also playing there last performance in Vegas that night and I couldn't get to see both. I suppose you can't have it all.
The impression that most people have of Vegas is that
it's where people go to gamble, drink, get out of control, and indulge in all things elicit. While that may be true in many cases, Vegas is also a city you can have a whole lot of clean fun. I don't gamble, not much of a drinker either, but between the shows, restaurants, and attractions in vegas I can spend 5 days and not get bored once. All without breaking any of the 10 commandments. Rest assured, however, if you are interested in breaking a few of them you've come to the right place. :-)
I'll leave you with a few memorable pics from my days in Sin City. Enjoy.
