We did a detour from Route 66 for 8 nights in Vegas. We just love Vegas. We stayed at The Flamingo, a very central location on the Strip, meaning no need for the car, busses or taxis. Its fun walking in Vegas; always something to see. We ate some great meals; the Vegas burger challenge being won by Gordon Ramsay's BURGR. (They nearly took the "Best Burger in America" prize, just beaten by 5 Napkin, NYC.)
We did about 3 shows a day; like last time. This time we booked half price tickets and used coupons; even got comped a few times. My favourite show was "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and Neil cannot decide; he just loves any magic. The show "Absinthe" was pretty good, but I would still rate "Madam Zingara" a better all round experience. $70 a ticket for" Absinthe", with not even a drink thrown in! Of course our fave outdoor bar and the duelling piano place filled in any gaps. Julie came up to visit Alex for the weekend, which was fun. We drove out to Pahrump, to a winery for a tasting and lunch. There are not many wine farms in Nevada, five, I think and they are all very tiny .I bet most of you have never tasted Nevada wine at all; let alone at the estate! Vegas was overrun by the EDC that weekend. That's "Electric Daisy Carnival", BTW, in case any readers of this blog who are over 30 haven't heard of it. 350 000 ravers in very skimpy neon clothing listening to elecrto music and taking lots of drugs out in the desert somewhere. Neil especially loved this parade around "the Strip" all weekend. When I went out for morning coffee, not before 10am, I shared the lifts with very drunk and very dishevelled neon-ites on their way up to bed. Julie and I decided that nipple stars and a g-string can't be very comfy, after 12 hours partying in a field!
We did about 3 shows a day; like last time. This time we booked half price tickets and used coupons; even got comped a few times. My favourite show was "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and Neil cannot decide; he just loves any magic. The show "Absinthe" was pretty good, but I would still rate "Madam Zingara" a better all round experience. $70 a ticket for" Absinthe", with not even a drink thrown in! Of course our fave outdoor bar and the duelling piano place filled in any gaps. Julie came up to visit Alex for the weekend, which was fun. We drove out to Pahrump, to a winery for a tasting and lunch. There are not many wine farms in Nevada, five, I think and they are all very tiny .I bet most of you have never tasted Nevada wine at all; let alone at the estate! Vegas was overrun by the EDC that weekend. That's "Electric Daisy Carnival", BTW, in case any readers of this blog who are over 30 haven't heard of it. 350 000 ravers in very skimpy neon clothing listening to elecrto music and taking lots of drugs out in the desert somewhere. Neil especially loved this parade around "the Strip" all weekend. When I went out for morning coffee, not before 10am, I shared the lifts with very drunk and very dishevelled neon-ites on their way up to bed. Julie and I decided that nipple stars and a g-string can't be very comfy, after 12 hours partying in a field!
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