From Las Vegas, Nevada
This morning I ate breakfast at the hotel I am staying (The Orleans) and I took a shuttle to the Las Vegas Strip where all big hotels and casinos are. When you look around you see the mountains in the distance and you do notice that you are in the desert. The air is dry, the sky does not have single cloud and the temperature is around 88 degrees.
No matter where you go when you leave your hotel room, you are surrounded by either the sound of slot machines with there distinct pinging noise, music or the releasing of coins into the slot box. Even when you stop at a gas station you will not be able to escape gambling as you will find video poker in there.
When I left the hotel early in the morning I was astounded to see that there were a multitude of people still sitting at the gaming tables and slot machines to gamble. Some looked like they had been there all night (which they probably had. . . ) I don’t believe that there is any other city in the world where people seek more fun and/or entertainment then in Las Vegas.
Mind you, I have not seen the ‘big winner’ yet, but it is a great entertainment to watch the paradox people live in, who believe that they will be a winner . . . fully (maybe) knowing that they have a very slim chance. In all other life situations the very same people probably would shy away from chances and risk . . . but here they seek by thrill and risk the hope of a great ending. Many of the gamblers here are from South America or Japan.
On the strip I visited the Harley Cafe . . a must see!! It has much memorabilia and great Harley Davidson motorcycles in the café. The Las Vegas Strip is filled with great architecture like Caesar’s Palace or the Bellagio with a spectacular lake in front of the Hotel. Inside are shops filled with items that have a price tag that surpasses at least my budged . . . but I did by a couple T-shirts at the Harley Café.
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Thought of the Day:
Hope is found in dreams we can give to others
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No matter where you go when you leave your hotel room, you are surrounded by either the sound of slot machines with there distinct pinging noise, music or the releasing of coins into the slot box. Even when you stop at a gas station you will not be able to escape gambling as you will find video poker in there.
When I left the hotel early in the morning I was astounded to see that there were a multitude of people still sitting at the gaming tables and slot machines to gamble. Some looked like they had been there all night (which they probably had. . . ) I don’t believe that there is any other city in the world where people seek more fun and/or entertainment then in Las Vegas.
Mind you, I have not seen the ‘big winner’ yet, but it is a great entertainment to watch the paradox people live in, who believe that they will be a winner . . . fully (maybe) knowing that they have a very slim chance. In all other life situations the very same people probably would shy away from chances and risk . . . but here they seek by thrill and risk the hope of a great ending. Many of the gamblers here are from South America or Japan.
On the strip I visited the Harley Cafe . . a must see!! It has much memorabilia and great Harley Davidson motorcycles in the café. The Las Vegas Strip is filled with great architecture like Caesar’s Palace or the Bellagio with a spectacular lake in front of the Hotel. Inside are shops filled with items that have a price tag that surpasses at least my budged . . . but I did by a couple T-shirts at the Harley Café.
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Thought of the Day:
Hope is found in dreams we can give to others
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