My favorite things about the trip:
1. Driving through Red Rock Canyon and climbing up the sides of mountains.
2. Playing cards with my brothers late into the night in our rooms.
3. Holding my niece, Maxine, at a restaurant and seeing her smile.
4. The scenery on our way to Hoover Dam.
5. The Las Vegas Blvd strip at night.
My least favorite parts of the trip.
1. Provocative and sensual images everywhere.
2. The dry, hot weather.
3. Everything was expensive.
4. Losing a hundred dollars in Black Jack (I’ve heard Las Vegas sometimes being referred to as Lost Wages, Nevada).
To be honest, I have no desire to go back. It’s not a real family-friendly place. Nor is it a christian-friendly place. There was simply too much temptation around. Maybe it’s just me. Perhaps the big city just doesn’t fit my personality. Next time my family takes a vacation, I may suggest we pack our tents and join the Greenwald’s in the Smoky Mountains. That sounds more like my kind of place.
I didn’t mind the dry hot climate of AZ – probably similar to NV’s. Other places I’d suggest are Yosemite Nat. Park in CA and Niagara Falls.
Comment by gus espino — July 26, 2009 @ 10:37 pm |