Vegas, part 3

So, that was our trip to Vegas. It was good. Here are some random thoughts and observations to wrap up:

According to my watch, we walked more than 33 miles (more than 80,000 steps) in the just under 72 hours we were in Vegas. A lot of those steps were actual stairs...as we generally opted to take the stairs rather than the escalators whenever possible (since they were faster and since we were eating plenty, lol). (If walking The Strip, you have to cross the street at elevated walkways so there are escalators and stairs to and from each of those.) We had the option of taking a bus or tram or monorail along The Strip but found that, though the app made it easy, we were usually quicker just walking once you accounted for the time waiting for things and boarding them. Very thankful for our health and ability to just walk everywhere.

Americans are not great at being pedestrians, lol. Maybe it's just Vegas but we've been to other touristy places in Europe and the US and it was definitely the worst we've experienced in Vegas...people not understanding the flow of pedestrian traffic, people distracted by their phones, people just stopping in the middle of everything for no good reason, etc.

The choices of footwear were fascinating. (We were both happy with our good walking shoes but did decide that it wouldn't be the worst thing to bring an alternate pair to be able to switch each day for trips with lots of walking.)

Colorado's generally a health conscious state and we embrace that. We decided it's good for us to sometimes go to places like Vegas so that we can better appreciate our fresh air and good drinking water and ease of eating healthy. (It's rare for us to see anyone smoking in public where we live so walking through casinos and streets full of people smoking was a little crazy. Our drinking water here in Fort Collins is directly from the Rocky Mountains; we're a little spoiled. And there's definitely a focus on healthy eating here that was not present in Vegas. It was tricky to find healthier options in Vegas for sure.)

(To be clear, I understand that not all of Vegas is what we experienced on The Strip. For my purposes, I'm just talking about The Strip since that's where we were.)

We miss our mattress whenever we're traveling. We've gotten pretty good at traveling and have honed a lot of our little conveniences and such, but there's no way to pack a good mattress.

We packed a lot into our time there. We had a working list of options and decided on the Neon Museum, the Atomic Museum and the Cirque du Soleil "O" show as our main things and would recommend every one of those. 

Aside from our main attractions and our eating, we walked to and through most of the hotels/casinos on The Strip. It was interesting to see how they differed along with the commonalities. Also, having actually been to Venice and Paris and Rome, we feel safe in saying that the vibe in each of the properties modeled after those places was a very Americanized take, lol. 

Three days was definitely enough for us in Vegas. We'd go back for a few specific things (like to go to a BattleBots bout) but we'd stay fewer than three days. :) 

We decided that maybe a good tagline for Vegas would be "too much," lol. There was just too much of everything...too much noise, too much visual stimulation (screens everywhere!), too much indulgence, too much waste...just too much, lol. 

All in all, we had a lovely little break and enjoyed ourselves and our time together. And now we're happy to be home. :)