What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas - I can say no more... Just kidding we arrived at Vegas and checked into Arizona Charlies. It was strange to walk into a hotel and rather than see a front desk we saw slots. the lights were so bright and the smell of smoke clung to everything. Every time we walked around the casino trying to get to and from the hotel tower entrance we nearly got lost. Without Brad directing me I would have walked circles around the poker tables over and over again before ever getting out. First things first we needed showers. I took a bath and then a shower - it was so wonderful. Then I watched a little TV and was able to lay down on a mattress - this too was wonderful. Brad napped the entire time. This was probably wonderful to him because he has not been able to sleep in the middle of the day since Boone. And not that brad is lazy because he is not at all but he does enjoy a nap from time to time. I mean if the conditions are right who doesn't. Brad looked so sweet sleeping that I did not have the heart to wake him up for hours. Finally I decided that he probably did not want to sleep all of Vegas away so I woke up sleeping beauty. He took a shower too because he needed one as well. We decided to get a feel for the city of lights before we jumped in. We drove down the strip. It was much more impressive at night than in the day. Each Casino had its own theme and the lights and water fountains to match. It was almost hard to focus on one thing because there was so much going on. After driving the length of the strip we parked at MGM Grand and walked around the casino. It was like a totally different world. Everywhere you looked people were gambling. The little old ladies at the slots smoking cigarette after cigarette were a little sad to me, hopefully it is just fun for them. We got our gambling feet wet with the slots and as most people do while gambling we won a little and then proceeded to gamble all the winnings away. We decided that we wanted to enjoy the full day following so we did not make it a long. The next morning we woke up and checked out of the hotel. We were upgrading hotels and were staying on the Las Vegas strip at the Stratosphere. We searched the town for free Internet Access. This does not exist here. Even if you are a costumer at a hotel, coffee shop, bookstore, or wherever 
there seemed to be a fee for wireless. At the hotel we stayed in the charge for one day was $12. At one of the coffee shops we went to it was $6 an hour. just as I was willing to pay the $12 Jessica convinced me to not waste my time in Vegas paying for wireless primarily to update the blog. Brad and I searched for a Thai restaurant. This was not a daunting task because there seemed to be a Thai restaurant on every corner. We had not had Thai food since Boone and it happens to be our very favorite. In Boone we would go to Chai da Thai every Tuesday, until we started saving every cent for the trip. Then we went on special occasions like our last day in town! We each got our usual and although it did not beat Boone and Dustin was not able to meet us, it was a pretty good Thai restaurant. It was now time to check in to the Stratosphere so we were strip bound.
there seemed to be a fee for wireless. At the hotel we stayed in the charge for one day was $12. At one of the coffee shops we went to it was $6 an hour. just as I was willing to pay the $12 Jessica convinced me to not waste my time in Vegas paying for wireless primarily to update the blog. Brad and I searched for a Thai restaurant. This was not a daunting task because there seemed to be a Thai restaurant on every corner. We had not had Thai food since Boone and it happens to be our very favorite. In Boone we would go to Chai da Thai every Tuesday, until we started saving every cent for the trip. Then we went on special occasions like our last day in town! We each got our usual and although it did not beat Boone and Dustin was not able to meet us, it was a pretty good Thai restaurant. It was now time to check in to the Stratosphere so we were strip bound. 
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