Look Who's Wearing: Weekend in Vegas

{Mon Ami Gabi, Hotel Paris}

So, we took a trip. A weekend in Vegas. Quite a weekend. With all of The Passi's friends from work. Thanks guys it was a really fun trip!

We did the general things you do in Vegas, and then some. I would definitely recommend checking out the Freemont Street Experience. Its an eclectic mix of people with crazy lights, sounds and things to do.

On the first day we got our giant 48 oz. Margaritas to go and walked about town and explored the Strip. For us, its always important to stay at a place that's centrally located so you can walk about town. We all put up at the Treasure Island, which is on the Strip but not right in the middle of the crazy traffic jam. The same night we got out our party wear, dressed up and painted the town red!

Well, no. Not really. We capped out early, if you know what I mean.

Pfft... Amateurs.

We did enjoy an amazing dinner (the steaks are to die for) at the Mon Ami Gabi at the Hotel Paris (Paree) and then walked over to the Bellagio for our "bottle service" at Hyde. It makes a lot of sense to order bottle service in Vegas if you're in a big group. There are no lines, well almost, because if you order bottle service you'd be in the VIP line which is *much* shorter. Your drinks are by the bottle and you usually have a personal bartender pouring out your drinks.

The problem here is that there's a little bit of a racket going on, at least at Hyde (watch out for the music if you open the link). They're not meant to touch or take your drinks away. That's the whole point of a bottle service, your table is your table and you can *safely* leave your drinks on your table so you can go dance and to come back and have your drink still there. No Sir-ee. The minute you put your drink down and turn your back, its gone. And this kept happening the entire night, which led to, me concentrating on the drink, more than the party. There's a limit to how much you can cheat your paying customers. Tut tut. You'll see in the Hyde photo below that my drink is sitting behind me, but when I turned, it was gone.

Oh and a warning. If you're not a US resident, make sure you carry your passport to all clubs, no matter how *tiny* your clutch. They won't let you in. I had to trudge all the way back to our hotel cause my DL wasn't good enough. Harumph.

The next morning we all had a greasy-post-drinking-breakfast at Denny's and spent the day by the pool at our hotel. Most pools (pool parties) have a cover to get in. So we stayed put at our hotel pool and ordered a Cabana. Again, makes sense if you're in a large group and want to hang out together. The pool chairs fill up surprisingly fast.

After soaking up the sun - NOT. I'm from India. I don't do tans - everyone was out after another day of drinking, so The Passi and I headed down to the Stratosphere tower that has thrill rides on the 108th floor. Yikes. Imagine hanging off the side of a 1100 feet tall building. Oh wait, I did that. The Passi is obsessed with going on every crazy roller-coaster/thrill ride in the world and makes sure that I go with him no matter how scared I am. I have to say though, it was a lot of fun! I love heights!

After, we found our way down to the Freemont Street (watch out for the music again!). Psychedelic lights and sounds and a different type of concert/live show every 15 feet. Quite an environment. We walked the entire length of the Freemont Street to beyond Neonopolis. We hung out around the Golden Gate hotel, the oldest hotel in Vegas and listened to some rock and country. By this time, we could only drink water or cola.

Since we were flying out early next morning, The Passi thought it would be a good idea if we stayed up all night and headed straight to the airport. No, it was not a good idea. Still recovering. We did however, meet up with our friends and headed into The Wynn for one last cocktail. Whadday weekend!

Hope to see you again Vegas, for all the things I couldn't do this time around!