A Trip to Sin City

When Toren told me last week that he didn't have classes on Monday or Tuesday I nearly collapsed with joy. Then I told him that we were going on a mini-vacation to get away from frozen Utah. And after church on Sunday we were off to Las Vegas.

To ensure we'd be able to eat on our mini-vacation, Toren and I stayed at a rundown hotel just a couple blocks away from the Strip. It was...mostly clean. Luckily we didn't spend much time in the room. We hit the sights as soon as we got there and we spent all of Monday walking around.

My favorite place was the Luxor. It felt like you were actually in Egypt. No, I've never actually been to Egypt, but I can imagine.

We also loved Mandalay Bay. There, we visited the Shark Reef Aquarium. We saw a golden crocodile, piranhas, eels, barracudas, jellyfish, and lots of fish and sharks. We even got to pet sting rays (they're really slippery and kind of rubbery). Toren wanted to put some Scuba gear on and jump in with the sharks. Lucky for me that wasn't included in admission.

We spent most of our time meandering through the different hotels and casinos. They were all spectacular. We got to explore a Chinese garden in the Bellagio, gaze up at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, walk along the streets of New York, New York, and contemplate the great things in the world with Roman gods in Caesar’s Palace.

On Monday night we treated ourselves to the Broadway musical Mamma Mia! Toren was a little skeptical, but he’s been singing the ABBA songs ever since. It was amazing! After the musical, we walked back to the Paris and enjoyed some French treats and said goodnight to Sin City. We drove back to Springville Tuesday morning, completely rested and refreshed.