Wednesday, October 8, 2008

What I learned about Las Vegas


I had a meeting in Las Vegas this week. I flew in and out of the city in 12 hours. As we flew in over Nevada, I took the above picture.

During my brief stay, I learned the following:

  • Not so many trees in Nevada, but a beautiful western landscape
  • The adults arriving in Vegas are as giddy as children going to Disney
  • These adults can't stop giggling as they ride the rental car bus
  • There is a replica of the Eiffel Tower down the road from a medieval castle which is down the road from a replica of the Manhattan skyline
  • There are lots of buffets in Vegas
  • People consume massive amounts of food in these buffets
  • There are slot machines in all public places, and finally
  • The adults leaving Las Vegas on the rental car bus are glassy eyed and quiet

1 comment:

Karen said...

You're a good observer of people! We always comment on people's behavior on an airplane headed to Vegas (loud conversations and laughter, lots of those little bottles of booze being passed out) versus their behavior headed home (quiet, hungover, worried or concerned). Vegas will do that to you.

But I had a very different experience growing up there. I'll have to blog about it someday!