For New Year Eve, buddies of mine from work decided to do a last minute day trip to Las Vegas for the New Year. Monday everything was planned out, and Wednesday we were on a plane heading to Vegas. When we arrived, I admit we were a little lost walking through the airport. Have a few turn-abouts and we finally made our way to the infamous Las Vegas strip. Knowing it was the holiday we knew it was going to be pack.
Throughout the day we got into tourist mode. We walked the strip in it's entirety. The whole time there we winged the whole day, no plans were ever made til that moment. To bypass all the boring tourist activities, the nightlife is of course is when Vegas truly comes alive.
At around 9:00pm the strip is shut down. Meaning no cars are allowed and people are allowed to wonder on the streets with no problem. Even though this was Vegas, the weather was just a tad bit warmer than it was back home. So a few hundred people who weren't use to the cold was complaining about it being cold. While there was a few who embrace it as if it was nothing. There were parties everywhere you went. Some parties were charging $150 a head so those were completely out of the question.
As time came closer to midnight everyone (who wasn't stuck on a table or slot) came out. At the stroke of midnight a ten minute fireworks display went off along the strip so everyone was able to see them no matter where they were at on and off. In the end it was one of the best moments to be able to do something like that in my life.
After the show we went back to MGM to kill some time before our ride came to take us back to the airport for the 6 o'clock flight home. For the second time ever I was able to get first class heading back home. What that meant to me was that I was able to sleep with no problems but not before getting a picture of the snow cap mountains and have breakfast.
