Details: We stayed at the MGM Grand in a Deluxe King room in the West Tower / Saw Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil at the Mirage / Renewed our wedding vows at The Little White Chapel
I had been to Vegas a few times before but this was Chad's first time. I keep trying to explain how big the strip was and how much walking we would be doing but I don't think he really believed me until we got there. My stupid self did not bring good walking shoes (trying to be all fashion forward again) so after the first night of walking I had to find new shoes or I just wasn't going to make it. When I had been to Vegas before it was with my parents when I was younger and we always stayed at Harris in the center of the strip but I had always wanted to stay at MGM mainly for their amazing pool area so when we booked our trip that is where we went. We were not disappointed. Our hotel room was amazing and the pool area was fantastic! Lazy river on a Monday anyone? Our flight got in pretty early and when we checked into the hotel the front desk allowed us to check in early at no extra fee. Score. (Vegas is full of fees... that's why getting to Vegas is Cheap but once you get there, watch your pocket books.) After checking in and getting dressed we headed down to the strip to start exploring. The first thing we did was get tickets to ride The DEUCE bus up and down the strip. We each got a 3 Day unlimited pass for $20.00 each. It was the best deal available and it worked out really well for us. Walking in 100 degree heat in crappy shoes just wasn't going to happen for this girl. After that we headed to the Mirage to pick up our will call tickets to the Beatles LOVE show. We got the tickets FREE with our vacation package on Vegas.com and I have ALWAYS wanted to see that show.
As usual everything in Vegas is bright lights and sensory overload and the entrance to the Beatles LOVE show was a perfect example. It was so pretty.
After we got our tickets we decided to start exploring and we worked our way back up the strip towards our hotel. But first a stop in front of a step and repeat to pretend like we are important.
I only brought my camera out this first day because I still had no idea how to use it but enjoy the two other pictures I snapped on automatic:
We did however snap quite a few pictures on our phones so here we go:
Once we got back to our hotel on the first day we got ready for our night out which we were planning on doing dinner and the LOVE show. We were running late and couldn't decide on what to eat so we just got a gigantic drink instead. (Stupid idea)
Yea, that's a 100oz. We then found out you couldn't bring drinks on the DEUCE. Epic fail which meant us drinking that thing as fast as possible and getting a killer brain freeze. After we finally got on the bus we headed to the show. It was absolutely amazing. I recommend that anyone in Vegas go see this show. I was on the edge of my seat and amazed by the music and the performers. Once the show was over we were starving and a still tipsy so we stopped at BLT Burger inside the Mirage and it was fantastic. We ate the food too fast so no pictures but know that it was yummy. The prices however... not so much. We both got a burger and fries and the total came out to be like $46 bucks... Highway ROBBERY.
After that we made our way back to MGM for a little gambling and more drinking. It was a great night and a well done first day in Vegas.
Part 2 tomorrow.
