AusAnnie
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2016
We took plenty of photos as the sun gradually set and then we had to leave as they were starting to shut the visitors’ area.
We set the GPS to take us to our hotel in Las Vegas (Treasure Island) and off we went!! Wow – Las Vegas is certainly spectacular at night when you are driving towards it. The GPS got us to the hotel nicely and we tried to park near the entrance just so that we could check in – but were redirected to the carpark. So it was quite a hike from the carpark back down to the reception desk for check in and then there was a bit of a line once we got there. Once all sorted and we had received the important information (how to log on to the wifi) we headed up to our room on the 34th floor. So in TI there are different banks of elevators depending on which floor you are on. We found ours (in the few days we were there it was amazing how many people jumped in the elevator with us before realising that it only went floors 31-36) and headed up to our room suitcases in tow. We exited the elevator at the 34th floor and then had to find the room. Ok – our room number fits in this range and the sign points down this hallway. Well our room was at the end of a very long hallway, but when we opened the door – wow nice!!
!! And when we opened the curtains and checked out the view (from a little way back because it was really high) WOW – REALLY NICE!!
A quick stop to drop off our bags and then we were off again to return the car to Alamo at the airport. Back down in the elevator – trek through the casino to the escalators to the carpark and off we went!! The GPS came in useful again as I just had to press Car Rental locations and it brought up the McCarran International airport vehicle return. It was only about a 10 minute trip to the airport and it was a breeze to drop the car off. The guy asked if it was Tony, checked the fuel and walked quickly around the car, printed a receipt and off we went!!! Next stop was to find a taxi to take us back to TI. We found one quite quickly and he asked if we wanted to go back the quick way or via the Strip. “The quick way” we said. Well 25 minutes later we were stuck in traffic on the Strip – not happy!! He definitely did not deserve a tip!! After the taxi had dropped us off, Tone decided that we needed to get some drinks so we took a quick walk along the Strip taking in a bit of the scenery and a couple of photos. We found a CVS under our hotel so we bought a couple of drinks (no fridge in this hotel room) and some chips – which ended up being our dinner.
We watched tv for a little bit and then crashed. It had been a big day!!
We set the GPS to take us to our hotel in Las Vegas (Treasure Island) and off we went!! Wow – Las Vegas is certainly spectacular at night when you are driving towards it. The GPS got us to the hotel nicely and we tried to park near the entrance just so that we could check in – but were redirected to the carpark. So it was quite a hike from the carpark back down to the reception desk for check in and then there was a bit of a line once we got there. Once all sorted and we had received the important information (how to log on to the wifi) we headed up to our room on the 34th floor. So in TI there are different banks of elevators depending on which floor you are on. We found ours (in the few days we were there it was amazing how many people jumped in the elevator with us before realising that it only went floors 31-36) and headed up to our room suitcases in tow. We exited the elevator at the 34th floor and then had to find the room. Ok – our room number fits in this range and the sign points down this hallway. Well our room was at the end of a very long hallway, but when we opened the door – wow nice!!
!! And when we opened the curtains and checked out the view (from a little way back because it was really high) WOW – REALLY NICE!!
A quick stop to drop off our bags and then we were off again to return the car to Alamo at the airport. Back down in the elevator – trek through the casino to the escalators to the carpark and off we went!! The GPS came in useful again as I just had to press Car Rental locations and it brought up the McCarran International airport vehicle return. It was only about a 10 minute trip to the airport and it was a breeze to drop the car off. The guy asked if it was Tony, checked the fuel and walked quickly around the car, printed a receipt and off we went!!! Next stop was to find a taxi to take us back to TI. We found one quite quickly and he asked if we wanted to go back the quick way or via the Strip. “The quick way” we said. Well 25 minutes later we were stuck in traffic on the Strip – not happy!! He definitely did not deserve a tip!! After the taxi had dropped us off, Tone decided that we needed to get some drinks so we took a quick walk along the Strip taking in a bit of the scenery and a couple of photos. We found a CVS under our hotel so we bought a couple of drinks (no fridge in this hotel room) and some chips – which ended up being our dinner.
We watched tv for a little bit and then crashed. It had been a big day!!