The Things You Learn

One can leave Rapid City and fly non-stop to Las Vegas.

Allegiant Air flies big planes at reasonable prices.

A drink is expensive on an airplane.

A drink in Las Vegas can be obtained in two ways; purchased or comped during gambling. Either way, drinks in Las Vegas are more expensive than on the airplane.

You can lose $500.00 at a craps table in less than an hour.

You can win$1000.00 playing roulette in less than 30 seconds.

If you go to Las Vegas for a week, you will miss your kids. (I could re-phrase that I suppose)

I will not take another out of state vacation without my children. (that fits me better)

Water has more pressure and drains faster on the second floor than on the 24th.

The view of the Las Vegas strip from the 24th floor more than makes up for the slow sink and lower water pressure.

The monorail is a good thing, better if you use the coupons.

The restaurant at the needle of the Stratosphere is a long way up in the air and it rotates. The food is expensive, reservations are required, both of which are worth it for the service and the view.

Renting a Harley while in Las Vegas is worth the money.

Riding a Harley through the high desert between Las Vegas and Laughlin is plenty long enough to get a really bad sun burn.

Unlike Sturgis, if you want a River Run t-shirt from Laughlin, two weeks in not close enough.

In leaving Las Vegas Nevada, there are many ways to get to Palm Springs California.

Lake Havasu in Arizona is bigger than you think.

The London Bridge looks fine in Arizona.

65 doesn't necessarily mean 65.

A 2007 Electra-Glide is quite comfortable at 100 miles per hour.

Hoover Dam is big.

The Lake it created is bigger.

Riding a Harley down Las Vegas Boulevard is even better than I expected.

There are many people in Desert Center California who know Ruby Christian.

There several reasons that my Gram goes there for the winter.

A week is not enough time to do everything you want to do in Las Vegas.

The roller coaster at New York, New York is well worth $12.50 per ride and it's bigger than you think.

A bar on the Las Vegas Strip with dueling pianos is a fun place to hang out.

Margaritaville becomes even more fun when they play the song.

32 degrees at the MGM Grand is the best place to get a margarita.

Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company looks just like it does on T.V.

The Tangerine club at Treasure Island is very loud.

Coyote Ugly at New York, New York is very loud too.

Both are worth it.

The t-shirts at Juicy Couture cost more than I will spend on a t-shirt, regardless of how fitting the gift would be.

Free slot play is exactly that, winning costs extra.

M&M World is three stories tall.

There are a lot of colors of M&M's.

F.A.O. Schwarz is bigger than M&M World.

A moving statue is cool to see.

The water jets at the Bellagio are quite capable of "going big."

The light on top of the Luxor is very bright.

There are not as many doormen or restroom attendants in Las Vegas as one might expect.

Hypnosis Gone Wild should be cited for false advertising.

Zumanity is worth $80.00 per ticket.

Vacation schedules are not announced or advertised for Cirque du Soleil shows.

The signs, casinos, hotels, and everything else in Las Vegas are bigger than they look on T.V.

Double Down, Always.

I've wanted to go to Vegas for a long time and in fact planned different trips in my past. Although this isn't how I originally planned it, I'm glad I went.

I will go back to Las Vegas, Thanks Kady.