larryfromdk
04-08-2002, 02:23 AM
HI!!
I have just about come over jet lag now so it is about time i write a trip report on my sons and
i trip to the U.S. from march12-april 1.
My 12 year old son and i flew copenhagen-frankfurt-phoenix.it is the shortest travel time
from copenhagen to that area of the u.s but it is a long tiering trip anyway.We flew with lufthansa
avoid that airline if you can.crummy food and everyone assumes one can speak german weather or not one can.
We were picked up in sunny phoenix by my good friend todd from tucson.He drove us to his house in tucson where we passed out after the long trip.After a couple of days of having some good times in tucson my son and i drove to flagstaff az
we used flagstaff as a base to see the meteor crater,grand canyon,monument valley.After seeing
those fine works of nature we drove to LAS VEGAS!!!!!!!!checked in to the I.P. around 13:00 on a sunday.A lot of people were checking in at the same time.I tried the 20dollar trick but i think the boss was watching the check in people like a hawk and i did not get any response from our check in woman.I decided to spend the difference from our 25dollar back room to a 39dollar room high up with a balcony and a great strip view.We were warned about a band playing in
an outdoor bar downstairs at harrahs but we were so tired in the evening that we couyld have slept through a hurricane.the view and balcony were worth it.As i said i was with my 12 yeay oil son so we did a lot of kid things.We went to race for
atlantis in caesars,we saw the bellagio fountains,
the pirate battle,In the mgm grand we reviewed some terrible t.v. show and got 20dollars to use in the cbs tv shop and tokens to play games in mgm
grand game place.We saw the free aternoon bird show at the tropicana and went directly to the rio to see ronn lucas(What a great show for 7bucks each!)WE saw mac king (my kid liked ronn lucas better)I think they both are good.
I did some gambling at the riveara.I did that in the late evening when my son was safe in our hotel room.I went to that casino to gamble because i did not see anyone winning in the i.p.
I played a dollar wheel of fortune machine for a little while and i won ar0und 200 dollars!!I blew some of it but i was up 150 dollars.then i weny back to the i.p.to sleep.After a few days in vegas we drove to laughlin.I like laughlin better
then vegas.I think vegas has gotten a little too
crowed and where are all the cheap buffets there used to be?WE ate at goldcoast which i have to say is the best buffet value i found in vegas.great food at a good price.sahara buffet was cheaper but what a load of crap.had lunch at mirage on our last day.good but not great.give me gold coast anytime.
Anyway laughlin.as i wrote i like it better then vegas.not as crowed and friendlier.My kid likes vegas better.We stayed at the flamingo for 25 dollars a night.no 20dollar upgrade necessary
here.after a friendly chat with the check in woman
she upgraded us to a riverview room at no extra cost!!I played tennis with my son on a fine tennis
court then jumped in the swimming pool after.Hey
by the way when i mention swimming pool we went swimming in the tropicana pool in vegas what a great pool.No one asked for our room key.
Again in the late evening when my son was safe in the room i went down to the casino played 3 spins on a 5 dollar slot and won 200dollars.I blew about 60 of these dollars bu i was still up.
after a couple of days in laughlin we drove back
to tucson to spend the last few days of our vacation before flying back to denmark from phoenix.
I know this report does not do uor trip justice
but it is the best i can do in a short report.you should have been there.We had a great time.
A special thanks to brupat from canada for all those great coupons you sent to me.they were a great help and saved us a lot of money.It seems like there is a coupon for just about everything in las vegas!!
Back in denmark now wishing for some nice temperatures like we had in vegas and az.
Regards from Denmark,Larry and son
I have just about come over jet lag now so it is about time i write a trip report on my sons and
i trip to the U.S. from march12-april 1.
My 12 year old son and i flew copenhagen-frankfurt-phoenix.it is the shortest travel time
from copenhagen to that area of the u.s but it is a long tiering trip anyway.We flew with lufthansa
avoid that airline if you can.crummy food and everyone assumes one can speak german weather or not one can.
We were picked up in sunny phoenix by my good friend todd from tucson.He drove us to his house in tucson where we passed out after the long trip.After a couple of days of having some good times in tucson my son and i drove to flagstaff az
we used flagstaff as a base to see the meteor crater,grand canyon,monument valley.After seeing
those fine works of nature we drove to LAS VEGAS!!!!!!!!checked in to the I.P. around 13:00 on a sunday.A lot of people were checking in at the same time.I tried the 20dollar trick but i think the boss was watching the check in people like a hawk and i did not get any response from our check in woman.I decided to spend the difference from our 25dollar back room to a 39dollar room high up with a balcony and a great strip view.We were warned about a band playing in
an outdoor bar downstairs at harrahs but we were so tired in the evening that we couyld have slept through a hurricane.the view and balcony were worth it.As i said i was with my 12 yeay oil son so we did a lot of kid things.We went to race for
atlantis in caesars,we saw the bellagio fountains,
the pirate battle,In the mgm grand we reviewed some terrible t.v. show and got 20dollars to use in the cbs tv shop and tokens to play games in mgm
grand game place.We saw the free aternoon bird show at the tropicana and went directly to the rio to see ronn lucas(What a great show for 7bucks each!)WE saw mac king (my kid liked ronn lucas better)I think they both are good.
I did some gambling at the riveara.I did that in the late evening when my son was safe in our hotel room.I went to that casino to gamble because i did not see anyone winning in the i.p.
I played a dollar wheel of fortune machine for a little while and i won ar0und 200 dollars!!I blew some of it but i was up 150 dollars.then i weny back to the i.p.to sleep.After a few days in vegas we drove to laughlin.I like laughlin better
then vegas.I think vegas has gotten a little too
crowed and where are all the cheap buffets there used to be?WE ate at goldcoast which i have to say is the best buffet value i found in vegas.great food at a good price.sahara buffet was cheaper but what a load of crap.had lunch at mirage on our last day.good but not great.give me gold coast anytime.
Anyway laughlin.as i wrote i like it better then vegas.not as crowed and friendlier.My kid likes vegas better.We stayed at the flamingo for 25 dollars a night.no 20dollar upgrade necessary
here.after a friendly chat with the check in woman
she upgraded us to a riverview room at no extra cost!!I played tennis with my son on a fine tennis
court then jumped in the swimming pool after.Hey
by the way when i mention swimming pool we went swimming in the tropicana pool in vegas what a great pool.No one asked for our room key.
Again in the late evening when my son was safe in the room i went down to the casino played 3 spins on a 5 dollar slot and won 200dollars.I blew about 60 of these dollars bu i was still up.
after a couple of days in laughlin we drove back
to tucson to spend the last few days of our vacation before flying back to denmark from phoenix.
I know this report does not do uor trip justice
but it is the best i can do in a short report.you should have been there.We had a great time.
A special thanks to brupat from canada for all those great coupons you sent to me.they were a great help and saved us a lot of money.It seems like there is a coupon for just about everything in las vegas!!
Back in denmark now wishing for some nice temperatures like we had in vegas and az.
Regards from Denmark,Larry and son