Las Vegas
Hi all,
I hope you are well and you had a nice New Year's celebration.
New Year's eve for me started off with a bad note. Me and some friends had bought some VIP tickets for this club in Manhattan. To keep the story short, we never got into the VIP section and were treated like cattle. I have this claim going on with the club to get my money back. The fight ain't over.
We ended up celebrating at my place and had a blast. Sophie and I were the last ones standing (as usual), dancing in my living room till 4am.
2009 started off in cold weather with snow here in New York and temperatures going to - 20C some days. Financial crisis is still tangible and as a result that we will hardly be rewarded for our enormous efforts put into our job in 2008. I stay positive and remain grateful for having a job and being able to live in this amazing city.
A place where the crisis cannot be felt is Las Vegas. Coincidently, that is where I spent my last weekend. Verdict, I am broke now. This city is the capital of decadence and "no limits".
The only place in the USA where you can drink on the streets and everybody has to do it. Vegas boulevard or the "Strip" is littered with one hotel after the other, each with its casino, theme, attraction and show. My favorite hotel was Luxor but I stayed at Caesar's. Unless you go with a group of friends, you have seen the city after 24 hours. That is why the second day, I went on an helicopter flight to the Grand Canyon....magical.
The flight back to New York was quite an adventure. We spent the usual 1 hour circulating the NYC area because of congested air traffic but when finally allowed to land and being 10 feet above the ground, we had to pull back up as a plane was blocking the runway. Our second attempt was successful but slippery due to the snow. I made it safely back home and did not go for a swim in the Hudson river.
Now back to reality with a painful credit card bill but a sour hangover after Sophie's Birthday party. I have 3 weeks to recover before my next trip which will be New Orleans.
Take care,
Rudi
ps. pictures will follow soon
posted by Rudi @ 3:12 AM
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