4/29/2008
This day started off great, went lame and then completely made up for it in the end.
“Hello could I have 50 shots with an UZI please?” That’s a sentence I would never say in Australia but in The Gun Store it happens every day. It’s the first thing I said to the lady, she then proceeded to charge me money and then just handed over the ammunition. We stepped into the range and shot at a target shaped like Osama. It’s quite a rush shooting a full-auto gun. After that I shot few rounds with a Desert Eagle hand gun. Pretty hefty little fella but very accurate.
After that we went to the Star Trek Experience. I thought it was really lame but we were there for Rheece like he went to Nintendo world for me. He said he enjoyed it so that’s good I suppose.
We bummed around for a lot of the day after that, had massive buffet dinner and then went out on the strip to see the lights. At the top of the strip was MGM Hotel where David Copperfield happened to have started a show yesterday. $99.25 later I had a ticket in hand and was walking into the show room. What an amazing show it was too. My damn memory is already fading so while I can still remember mostly, here is the list of tricks he performed; (more…)
4/28/2008
Busy day today though we didn’t get a lot done. Went to the Hoover Dam and then drove out 2 hours or so to the Skywalk which hangs over the Grand Canyon. It hangs out a fair distance and sits 1.2km from the ground. Pretty high I’d say. Joel, as someone who is scared of heights, even made it on the edge though he was crapping in his pants pretty much the whole time. It was hilarious though by the end he was (mostly) confidant in walking the walk. The drive all in all was long and painful. I hate long drives and hopefully we wont have to do many more of them this trip. Tomorrow is the last full day in Vegas so we have a few things to squeeze in. Should be good.
Just had one of the best buffet breakfasts ever. It was pricey but it had everything anyone would want for breakfast. Heaps of breads and fruits and salads and eggs and toasts and meats. It was great and now I’m really bloated. On the way back I got my fortune read by one of those fortune telling machines. It was either that or spending the $1 on the slot machines.
Well, my dear outspoken one, you are so quick to criticize others, did you ever stop to analyze yourself? You are a very sensitive person and a very critical one. You have a very sharp tongue which may cause unhappiness to others. You are of a generous disposition and knowingly would not hurt any one. You have a keen mind. Try to improve it. Your best friends like you for your ready wit. Try to cultivate a red haired person. Therein lies a great deal of happiness for you.
Fairly accurate I would say. Hmm… I know someone with red hair…
4/27/2008
We went exploring and made our way to the “Stratosphere.” It’s an extremely high building with mini theme park on top. The rides it has would be pretty lame if they were on the ground but considering they are 109 floors into the sky and 2 of them hang over the edge, they are substantially more frightening. Joel didn’t even go on them, he struggled getting to the edge of the observation deck, let alone getting on a ride that hangs you off the edge and starts spinning you around. Easily the most extreme rides I have ever been on.
We’re on the last week of the holidays now and to be honest they couldn’t have come at a better time. I am exhausted from all the travelling, early mornings and bad sleeps. I am looking forward to sleeping in a bed for more than just a few days, I am looking forward to not living out of a suitcase and I am looking forward to getting some me time. I can’t wait to get back into a schedule; wake up, go to work, come home, play some Tibia and sleep then lather rinse and repeat.
Anyway enough of my whinging, last night we went out and hit the town in New York one last time. Joel and I ate some random food from the street vendors and it was some of the best food I’ve had in a long time. Sure I might come out of it with a bit of food poisoning but it would have been worth it. Rheece stuck with the tried and tested KFC while we got some sort of chicken kebab (gyro as they’re called here) with some hot sauce. It burned but it was good.
On the flight now to Las Vegas and this should be a good stop. Will be going on another helicopter ride and check out the grand canyon among other things. Might spend tonight though catching up on some sleep… then again we will probably just go out anyway.
4/26/2008
Did a bit more exploring, went to the Federal Reserve Bank and got to touch a $200,000~ block of gold which was stacked in a room with lots of gold valued at $215 Billion. they also gave us a bag of shredded money. Yay!
Then we went on a helecopter ride. Expensive but worth it, the views of the city from up there is great.
Then we went to Nintendo world and spent some money. I got a sweet Samus figurine which cost an arm and a leg. It looks great though.
Las Vegas tomorrow!
4/25/2008
Went to quite a few places today. Nintendo World being the main attraction for me. Joel and Rheece were pretty bored in there but I enjoyed it thoroughly looking at all the vintage Nintendo gear and all the games and stuff.
We also went to the Statue of Liberty, 9-11 towers (or lack thereof), M&M World, Times Square and Top of the Rock. Great views from up the top of the Rockerfeller center. NYC looks a lot like Sim City with massive buildings everywhere and then a massive park in the middle. Looks good.
Might go spend some money at Nintendo World tomorrrow. la lalala la lalala.
4/24/2008
Made it to New York City today. It was late but we decided to go to Empire State Building to check out the view from the night. Joel and Rheece went up and I stayed down the bottom. I’m not paying $33 bucks to use an elevator.
The time passed very quickly though. Sitting and watching the doors, the people come in and out, there was so many! So many tourists, so many accents, so many big groups. Then a massive rank of Police Cars turned up, around 20 in total. No idea why they were there, they all stayed in the cars and 10 minutes later they left. Then some dude came up to me, quietly asked if I wanted to buy the cds he held in his hand. When I refused he looked mad but left anyway.
NYC is fun and actually feels a lot safer than I thought it would. Going exploring tomorrow.
4/23/2008
By the end all I wanted was more time there. 3 days is not enough time to see everything there is to see here. So many rides and attractions missed out on. So many places we didn’t even see. I will be coming back one day and it will be for at least 8 days minimum.
New York tomorrow.
4/22/2008
Disneyworld was fantastic today. We went to the Disneyworld Hollywood Studios. It was big, they had good rides and the crowds were a lot more thinned out from the previous day.
Awesome roller coaster, tower of terror was great too. By far the best thing though was the grand finale. Fantasmic, a live action show with water effects, lasers and explosions. A culmination of all things Disney in a spectacular explosion of lights and pretty shiny things. It was really amazing, Disney sure can put on a good show.
So far we’ve had a bad day and a great day, I wonder what tomorrow will be like. Only the animal kingdom to go.
