Yes dear readers, these imfamous words were uttered as we re-entered our Wynn Resort bedroom after a tiring day out in Vegas. Room service had replaced all of the giant sized complimentary spa toiletries again and it was time to fill our cases and get out the Sainsburys own-brand shower gel and Fructis shampoo. Due to the size of the bottles there was no way we’d get through them each day and at their room rates there was no way I was surrending these little beauties back to housekeeping. It is quality and will be better appreciated at home. Trouble is the bottles are on the large size and we have 4 nights here…
Well, in very un-Vegas style, we walked out and visited the Atomic Testing Museum which told the story of the history of atomic science and testing in the Nevada Desert from Oppenheimer to the present day. It was a fascinating museum. I couldn’t believe people came to Vegas in the fifties to stay in a hotel and then go out and watch a test explosion from the ’safety’ of their motel with just a pair of dark glasses for protection. I also couldn’t believe that I could happily spend three hours in a science-based museum but it was excellent. Lots of interviews with families and engineers who were involved at the time. And it was brought to life with vintage TV footage from each era as you walked around. We rounded off our visit with a walk across the road to Mr Beijing to partake of their $5.99 set lunch. And fantastic it was too – much preferred it to the Bellagio’s Eat All You Can Buffet. And miles cheaper too.
Today we are going downtown to see the Neon Museum; a scrap-yard and museum dediated to housing the old giant neon signs of Vegas from the 1930s onwards. Plan is then to explore the downtown area and possibly drop by a wedding chapel. Ive spotted the ‘Gracelands Wedding Chapel.’ Mr P is less than interested.
But this isn’t the news people want. More imp0rtantly, what of Red Dragon and Kitty Glitter?
Well, a mild altercation on the strip was noted by onlookers when Kitty wanted to have her photo taken with an Elvis. At just $5 it seemed an incredible bargain to get a picture taken with the King himself despite the reality being a rather overweight man the wrong side of 45 with a fake-bake tan. Red Dragon was less keen however saying ‘$5 was a rip off.’
That night, however, his sour-puss approach to celebrity photography paid off. All of the tables had upped their minimum bet to $15 and with his budget, he wouldn’t get his chips on the baize before he’d have to leave. That left Kitty to get back on the Black Jack machines and the subsequent infliction of another crushing loss. A rather cruel tabloid headline was spotted this morning in the Vegas Star with a picture of Ms Glitter slouched at the aforementioned slot machine: ‘Pikey on the Pokeys‘. We understand Kitty has commenced legal proceedings.
