Awkward+Awesome: The Strip

Hank (from Weiser) has been staying with us the past couple of days and has never been to Vegas. So we set aside Tuesday night for a night out on the town.

The Las Vegas Strip has to be the epitome of Awkward and Awesome. See for yourself.

Awesome: The Bellagio fountain Christmas show

 
Awkward: Drunk Disney characters lying on the sidewalks

 Awesome quickly turned awkward as he yelled at me for being cheap :(

Awesome: The guy on duty at the Jewelery store.
Us: "Sorry sir, we really have no business bieng here." The worker, "Don't worry about it, I don't really have any business being here either!"

Awesome: The man at the Bellagio who so kindly directed us back to our car, "Ladies, you should take charge."

Awesome: Australian Peter Lik's photography gallery. Gorgeous. See for yourself here.

Awesome: Gallery worker trying to get Hank's attention, "Hey Mr. Idaho, you're missing out over here."

Awesome: Australian boy with adorable Australian accent in the Peter Lik Gallery.

Awkward: Free...awkward stuff... and little kids picking it up... yuck

Awesome: The ballrooms in the Bellagio and Caesars palace.













  



 Awkward: Men in Kilts Awesome: Jellyfish ceilings

            Awkward: Two Elvis's??

  Awesome: All the gorgeous Christmas trees

 Awesome: Taking an elevator to the 29th floor
Awkward: Realizing that we only have access to the 27th floor

 Awkward: This picture Awesome: Aquarium with giant stingrays and cool fish.

 Awesome: How incredibly huge Caesar's palace is.
Awkward: Trying to leave Caesar's palace. It was so big, it was practically impossible to get out of there.

Awesome: How clean and classy the first part of the strip was. Trae Chik!
Awkward: How trashy and dirty the other part of the strip was. Bleck!

Awesome: Winter in Venice...
Awkward: Winter in Venice
 

Awkward: Arriving at the buffet at 8:40. "We close at nine and we'll kick you out at 9:20"
Awesome: Making it a race to see who could eat the most, the fastest, in a forty minute time period.
Awesome: Our waitress
Awkward: Our waitress thinking that I was speaking Italian
Awesome: Blake, rather forcefully: "You know what's good??? This potato thing is good, BUT I DON"T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!"

I wish I had a picture of my all-time favorite awesome part of the night. It's when you're driving into the Vegas Valley and you come up over the hill. I LOVE the moment right when you can see all the Vegas lights. You can instantly pick out the strip, but I love the glittering streetlights in the residential area. It's so beautiful!

What do you think about the strip: Awkward or Awesome?

Love, Noelle