2 weeks in Vegas not all went well, 3 hour drive to Manchester airport we managed a good price for a direct flight but paid with a puncture on the drive to the airport.
Flight was ok landed on time and cleared the airport in under an hour, car hire with National not Alamo, booked an intermediate had to wait 30 mins for the car when it turned up it was a Pontiac grand am with 20k and Illinois plates on it, getting a little tatty and turned out to have a broken heater knob.
On to Harrahs, Check in it was ok no problem getting a coffee pot this time room ok with view of volcano but internet $1.50 for first 20 min then 30c a min after that!!
Sunday off to Sahara free upgrade ok room view of Strat tower, free ($1 a day local call) internet and next to the Strat which was where my Nieces for Australia have booked. 21-30 arrival Sunday night tell them to take a cab from the airport will meet them at the hotel, well not having a rich uncle with them they take the airport shuttle and I have a 20 min wait, book them in ask for a premier tower room and get it thanks to this message board, so steak and egg midnight specials all round and off to bed
Monday partner not too well so leave her in Sahara with the internet and take the Nieces off shopping, get back partner still not too well but makes the effort for circus circus steak house with the Nieces, meals all very good the price seems to have gone up a little but still excellent value.
Grand Canyon was planed for wed-thurs with stop over in flagstaff wed night so look for motels at a good price as 2 rooms needed found super 8 @ $40 a night with high speed wireless (partner needs to keep up with her online game) so book it I have hopes of Lowell observatory at this point but not much support.
Tuesday the real fun begins partner wakes up with frozen left side of face panic off to UMC ER which was just up on Charleston about ½ a mile away, well the reception nurse said it was not a stroke and she thought it was Bells Palsy great relief even think of phoning Nieces tell them to do there own thing for the day. In to see the doctor confirm nurse diagnoses and course of steroids, course of anti viral, eye drops and extra anti inflammatory for her sciatica prescriptions, travel insurance kicked in no charge and no problems. Off to Wal-Mart to fill prescriptions $100 still don’t know if we will get that back but at this stage don’t care. Much better after steroids (make her feel great) so trip to Grand Canyon is still on.
Wed leave 10 am slow through Hover Dam took 4 hours to flagstaff then missed the first super 8 off the I 40 next to Barns and Nobel Book shop found the second Super 8 and they sent us back to the first lost 40 mins. Left partner on dial up internet as wireless not a strong signal, off to south rim 2 hour drive make it for sunset but mostly in shadow for photos and the observatory trip is fast fading, well gone as the tour starts at 19-30. Back to Flagstaff for a late dinner in a local restaurant which was ok except they closed off our road for resurfacing so had to go through the gas station to get into the motel.
Thurs booked the Sahara again over the internet for following Sunday then checked out and off to the canyon stop for fuel and doughnuts panic2 no credit card, search car, case, wallet. partner “did you leave it on the lap top†me “no I would never do thatâ€.
Back to motel search room about to cancel card and sure as …… she finds it in the lap top I had closed the lid on it myself. Quiet drive to canyon, impressive hole in the ground but I an still missing the observatory but cant say a thing as I have lost the time. Nieces back to Strat and we book into Harrahs for the thurs fri sat Nieces off to Orleans on sat (place not hotel) some concern about weather but seems ok.
Fri chill out let Nieces shop them self’s and take them to the range in Harrahs for last night in vegas didn’t do too bad for Harrahs and did have the chocolate soufflé on so left a good taste
Sat took Nieces to airport no problems chill out back on holiday
Sun moved to Sahara no upgrade this time Tunis Tower rough old lifts clean but old room still free internet but would not return ip is better for same price
Wed check out, airport no queue at security at terminal 2 back to rain in Manchester but the M6 toll road worked 3½ hours back to London
Thoughts:-
2 Parking garages at Sahara with a ramp on the 5 floor between them and 3 sets of elevators never really found my way round, not any better at Harrahs but I sort of understand it.
Travel insurance feels good when you need it
Listen to her she might be right and if she is you will pay
Internet connections and charges can make a hotel bill scary
I am getting old for a 3 hour drive 3 hour check in then a 10 hour flight might just pay the extra and accept a stop over to fly from Heathrow
Nieces can be expensive
Flight was ok landed on time and cleared the airport in under an hour, car hire with National not Alamo, booked an intermediate had to wait 30 mins for the car when it turned up it was a Pontiac grand am with 20k and Illinois plates on it, getting a little tatty and turned out to have a broken heater knob.
On to Harrahs, Check in it was ok no problem getting a coffee pot this time room ok with view of volcano but internet $1.50 for first 20 min then 30c a min after that!!
Sunday off to Sahara free upgrade ok room view of Strat tower, free ($1 a day local call) internet and next to the Strat which was where my Nieces for Australia have booked. 21-30 arrival Sunday night tell them to take a cab from the airport will meet them at the hotel, well not having a rich uncle with them they take the airport shuttle and I have a 20 min wait, book them in ask for a premier tower room and get it thanks to this message board, so steak and egg midnight specials all round and off to bed
Monday partner not too well so leave her in Sahara with the internet and take the Nieces off shopping, get back partner still not too well but makes the effort for circus circus steak house with the Nieces, meals all very good the price seems to have gone up a little but still excellent value.
Grand Canyon was planed for wed-thurs with stop over in flagstaff wed night so look for motels at a good price as 2 rooms needed found super 8 @ $40 a night with high speed wireless (partner needs to keep up with her online game) so book it I have hopes of Lowell observatory at this point but not much support.
Tuesday the real fun begins partner wakes up with frozen left side of face panic off to UMC ER which was just up on Charleston about ½ a mile away, well the reception nurse said it was not a stroke and she thought it was Bells Palsy great relief even think of phoning Nieces tell them to do there own thing for the day. In to see the doctor confirm nurse diagnoses and course of steroids, course of anti viral, eye drops and extra anti inflammatory for her sciatica prescriptions, travel insurance kicked in no charge and no problems. Off to Wal-Mart to fill prescriptions $100 still don’t know if we will get that back but at this stage don’t care. Much better after steroids (make her feel great) so trip to Grand Canyon is still on.
Wed leave 10 am slow through Hover Dam took 4 hours to flagstaff then missed the first super 8 off the I 40 next to Barns and Nobel Book shop found the second Super 8 and they sent us back to the first lost 40 mins. Left partner on dial up internet as wireless not a strong signal, off to south rim 2 hour drive make it for sunset but mostly in shadow for photos and the observatory trip is fast fading, well gone as the tour starts at 19-30. Back to Flagstaff for a late dinner in a local restaurant which was ok except they closed off our road for resurfacing so had to go through the gas station to get into the motel.
Thurs booked the Sahara again over the internet for following Sunday then checked out and off to the canyon stop for fuel and doughnuts panic2 no credit card, search car, case, wallet. partner “did you leave it on the lap top†me “no I would never do thatâ€.
Back to motel search room about to cancel card and sure as …… she finds it in the lap top I had closed the lid on it myself. Quiet drive to canyon, impressive hole in the ground but I an still missing the observatory but cant say a thing as I have lost the time. Nieces back to Strat and we book into Harrahs for the thurs fri sat Nieces off to Orleans on sat (place not hotel) some concern about weather but seems ok.
Fri chill out let Nieces shop them self’s and take them to the range in Harrahs for last night in vegas didn’t do too bad for Harrahs and did have the chocolate soufflé on so left a good taste
Sat took Nieces to airport no problems chill out back on holiday
Sun moved to Sahara no upgrade this time Tunis Tower rough old lifts clean but old room still free internet but would not return ip is better for same price
Wed check out, airport no queue at security at terminal 2 back to rain in Manchester but the M6 toll road worked 3½ hours back to London
Thoughts:-
2 Parking garages at Sahara with a ramp on the 5 floor between them and 3 sets of elevators never really found my way round, not any better at Harrahs but I sort of understand it.
Travel insurance feels good when you need it
Listen to her she might be right and if she is you will pay
Internet connections and charges can make a hotel bill scary
I am getting old for a 3 hour drive 3 hour check in then a 10 hour flight might just pay the extra and accept a stop over to fly from Heathrow
Nieces can be expensive
