Viva Las Vegas

Spent two days in Las Vegas and came out ahead by one dollar after playing poker at Caesar's Palace. Las Vegas is completely different at night than it is in the day and, as James my travel companion for this trip said, during the day it looks like a movie star without its make up on. Bright, moving shining lights are what defines Vegas and if you don't like gambling and sex there is really nothing else to do. We caught the Greyhound bus up and back from Los Angeles and got ripped off by the taxi drive who took us from the Greyhound station to the motel room. Got a chance to look at both the new and old Vegas districts and took the Deuce bus for a tour, especially around the south side which we were told not to hang around under any circumstances. Saw lots of wedding chapels and thousands of gambling places, some a lot more sleazy than others. The big theme casinos are gigantic in size and have to be seen to be believed. These casinos each had more slot machines in them that I think probably exist in the whole of Victoria (maybe a slight exaggeration but not by a lot). Came back extremely tired after only three hours sleep. On the way back, while waiting for the Greyhound bus we got to be extras in a film being shot called Rough Hustle (which is going to be the sequel to Hustle and Flow) - watch out for it at your local cinema.