What Happens In Vegas Stays In Vegas

this phrase actually refers to all the money spent in vegas, it stays in vegas and that is why there is so much opulence. anyway there are basically two ways of doing anything - the sensible, clever way, and the vegas way. (fun game to play whilst drinking - whenever you say vegas you have to say baby afterwards. if you were american you would probably turn this into a drinking game. i wouldnt though) so i set out to walk the strip in the evening in order to take in some neon with absolutely no intention of going out, when whilst walking along i here shouts of how much?! its people from my hostel with a car. now i am easily won over by the opportunity of travelling in a car, they have novelty as i am so infrequently in one. also in american where car is king it has an added allure, so i join them. sightseeing becomes punctuated by stopping for drinks etc. you can guess the rest. in vegas, baby, the standard drink seems to be an ice margarita, which is a huge cup of slush puppy flavoured with margarita. they have a certain novelty even if they are a bit sickly. its also quite popular to drink them out of giant plastic cups with straws that are shaped like your casino ie in paris you get an effiel tower shaped cup. why you would want to drink alcohol like this i dont think i will ever understand. naturally i ended up in a club. now the one good thing about clubs in vegas is they usually have an outdoor dancefloor. there is nothing quite like dancing under a night sky especially when towers of neon surround you. the nevada climate is very suited to outdoor night dancing as well. meanwhile in the street a load of b-boys were having a dance off - this was very cool as they were intergrating lots of different styles like capoiera and clowning. back in the club i was dancing in my usual cringeworthy style to commercial hiphop. i was with a german guy who was a really good dancer so we were just encouraging each other. i dont think vegas knew what had hit it. (aside to anna - there is a cheesy hip hop song getting big in the states that samples better off alone. needless to say it was pretty bad but i was trying to explain to some americans who alice dj was. i didnt get very far) then i got back to the hostel at 5 and instead of going to catch my 6.20 greyhound bus with plenty of time to spare, i had a jacuzzi instead (yes, my $16 a night hostelhad a jacuzzi, it didnt bubble but at least it was warm). after a night on the tiles, if you cant have 8 hours sleep, a jacuzzi is the next best thing as it sooths all those aches and pains. then i nearly missed my bus and the next day i pretty much died a death.