We stayed at the Imperial Palace, which was pretty much in the middle of the strip, across from Treasure Island and next to Harrah's. The first thing we did once we got checked in to our hotel was to go walk up and down the strip and "experience" Vegas in all its glory. Our first stop was at O'Shea's Irish Casino where we both had a Guiness and played the slots. Then we decided to go back to our hotel and start gambling in the casino. After losing many hours at slot machines, poker tables, and roulette, we decided to call it a night. Ben got up early the next morning and got us tickets to Cirque du Soleil Mystere. Then, he got an early start on the gambling while I (of course) slept in until at least 10 am. After I finally got downstairs to the casino, Ben taught me how to play Roulette (with several coffee and Baileys to start the day)! I got hooked pretty quick and it has now become my favorite game to play. We, again, lost many hours in the casino hall before we realized it was past lunch and we were quite hungry. We went down the street to 'Margaritaville' and sat outside overlooking the strip.
Needless to say, after drinking all morning/afternoon and with our margaritas and fruity drinks at lunch, we were ready for a NAP by 3pm. We went back to our hotel for a nap, and got up just in time to get to our show at the Treasure Island hotel and casino. I would say that the Cirque du Soleil was the BEST thing we did in Vegas and was worth every penny we spent on it....it was amazing! After the show was over, we walked down to the Bellagio to watch the fountains for a bit, then, returned to our hotel casino to spend the rest of the night gambling. Ben ended up winning $300 that night at the roulette table so we decided to stop there and cash in the winnings while we were "ahead." I think we walked away from 2 nights of gambling only losing about $100 which isn't too bad, in our opinion. We got to bed around 3 or 4am, and left Vegas early Thursday morning around 9:30.
The drive through Nevada was the never-ending desert terrain. Then we drove through Arizona for about 20 miles before coming to Utah. The drive through Utah was absolutely gorgeous. Everytime you looked around, you would see something different whether it was snow-capped mountains or canyons, or red rocks. We stopped at a Cracker Barrel for lunch and continued on towards Moab, Utah where we stopped to see the Arches National Forest.
This was our favorite part of the day, mainly because of the scenery but also because we took a 1.1 mile walk around the park to stretch our legs and take some pictures. We left the park just as the sun was setting, and headed on to Grand Junction, Colorado which is where we are now. We found a Quality Inn to stay in the for the night, and then went to the nearest Safeway to get some food for dinner and a 6 pack. We had a semi-picnic in our hotel room of salad, sushi and vegetables and now we are EXHAUSTED! We leave for Boulder in the morning, and plan on having a picnic halfway through the Rockies (it should be a 5-6 hour drive total). We're staying with my child-hood best friend, Maggie, in Boulder, whom I haven't seen in about 10 years so I am really looking forward to seeing her and we are excited about seeing Boulder. Good night for now! :-)
-Amy
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