Viva Las Vegas

Mike's family recently moved to Las Vegas. So Mike and I decided that we would make a stop in Vegas on our way across the country. It was just a few hour detour and definitely worth it. Mike and I had never been to Vegas before so we were pretty excited. I had been told prior to our trip that the strip was an "interesting and crazy" place to say the least. Let me start off by saying that Las Vegas is a nice place as long as you're not on the strip. The people were very friendly and its beautiful and warm (which after rexburg was a welcome change). The temple is beautiful and it was great to see the city. Our first stop was to visit Mike's grandparents. It was great to see them and spend time with them.

We also went to the temple with Mike's mom and his sister Stacey. It's beautiful and we had an awesome view of everything from up there.

Now to the Strip...the place people think of when they hear 'Las Vegas'. We went once at night to experience it all lit up and once during the day. It was almost like going to two different places but I did enjoy it more during the day than at night. We walked the strip pretty late at night and I have never felt more out of place. While the Bellagio fountains were impressive and so were the lights, I didn't like the overall atmosphere. I can see why people don't go to the strip unless they're tourists or with tourists.

The stratosphere

The Excalibur

Mike on the Brooklyn Bridge

Huge chocolate fountain :) (Can you tell that its after midnight and I'm exhausted?)

Doug, Stacey and Mike at the Bellagio

Inside the Bellagio

All in all we had a lot fun and it was great to finally be able to say that I had been to Las Vegas. We enjoyed spending time with Mike's family too. Hopefully we can be back to visit soon.