Our Song of the Open Road

Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose."

- Song of the Open Road, Walt Whitman


Thursday, June 9, 2011

What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas

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Just kidding... but the days in Vegas (last Mon. - Thurs.) were pretty uneventful to be honest. Of all places to take a breather and relax for a few days, we chose Vegas. Why? Cheap hotels for the quality you get, awesome pools, and not a whole lot to occupy you during the day. After getting up early every day and being constantly on the go from one destination to the next, we wanted to sleep in, slow down, and not feel guilty about making every minute count. This was almost the halfway point of our trip, so we figured - why not? A vacation from our vacation was in order.

Some of what we did while here: lounge by the pool (a lot), lose at roulette (multiple times...), explore lots of casinos (including catching the free Bellagio fountain show and the Mirage volcano explosion), and eat some surprisingly delicious food. We didn't take many pictures in Las Vegas, but here are a few:

View of the pools from our hotel room
Melissa in the NY NY hotel (not where we stayed)
New York New York
Mirage
Monte Carlo (where we stayed)
Monte Carlo
Bellagio inside
Bellagio outside
Caesar's Palace inside
Caesar's Palace
Caesar's Palace
View from our hotel room at night
The most amazing FALAFEL burger in the world (at BLT Burger in the Mirage)!
We stayed in Vegas for a few days and then launched full steam ahead into the rest of our trip!

Up next: The Grand Canyon and Williams, AZ.

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The inspiration for this blog

Walt Whitman's Song of the Open Road - a poem Melissa has been obsessed with since high school. Read it here.