This post is a throwback to our adventures in Vegas in May of 2014. None of us had ever been to Vegas before…but it was pretty much exactly how we expected it to be: brash, bright, buzzy, and neon neon neon!!! And HOT. Each day we were there the temperatures climbed into the high 30s (except for the day we visited Death Valley, when it RAINED. I know! But more on that in another post).

One thing we maybe didn’t expect was how much walking you have to do in Vegas. I guess we thought that the Strip would be a lot more compact than it was, and that you could nip in and out of each hotel in minutes. In reality though each hotel complex is so vast that walking from one to the other can take you a whole lot longer than that, and in the extreme heat this can be unbearable. Our saviour was the Deuce bus — it drives up and down the Strip all day and you can hop on and off at your leisure with a day pass.

{In case you’re in any doubt as to where you are}

{Can you spot the Irish flag?! ;)}

Vegas has got to be one of the most visually stimulating places on the planet, and the sensory overload is intense. I mean where else in the world can you, in the space of a day, basically take a (very legit-looking) trip around the world?!

{We visited Paris…}

{…and Venice…}

{This was INSIDE the Venetian — they had a fake sky that would darken accordingly as the day progressed}

{We paid a trip to ancient Rome at Caesar’s Palace…}

{…and popped by the Trevi Fountain…}

{…and then nipped over to Egypt for good measure}

And that was just the Strip. There’s also “old” Vegas — the Fremont Experience, where you go for a slightly more seedy, less opulent, and some would argue, more characterful take on Vegas…

So that was Vegas! Did I love it?! Ehhhh, I mean yeah, it’s Vegas after all, but I think Disneyland would still be my cheesy American destination of choice 😉

Have you been?! What were your thoughts? I’d love to know…