bp-guy Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 (edited) Me and the wife celebrated our 16th anniversary this week. We found a great deal on a flight and room at the VDARA so we jumped on it. We got in on July 3rd and checked in to our room. The rooms there are very nice, but the thing I didn't like was no casino so I had to walk over to the Aria/Belaggio or Cosmopolitan to gamble. The first night we hung out with Dave, Tina and their daughter and had some P.F. Changs for dinner. The first morning we were up and out of the hotel pretty fast. Had breakfast at Hash House a GoGo then off to the Valley of Fire. We were only there for about two hours, We had to make it to my appointment at the Las Vegas Speedway. There is a company there you can drive exotic cars on their track. Here are a few of the cars out there while we were there. Ferrari Lamborghini McClaren Mercedes AMG Ferrari Ferrari Porsche Porsche Audi A8 And the car I chose- Lamborghini Galliardo Here is the video of my 6 laps- That was a rush! Although I wasn't too impressed with the performance of the car it was still fun to drive it like a rental car and take it hard into the corners and hear the tires squeal. Later that night we met up with Pete and Anna for the Boulder City Fireworks. We bought some beer and got a few $5 footlongs, Pete got some new desert chairs and we were off. We found a nice place and got there while the sun was still up and got our drink on. The show was great and we just hung out till the place cleared out. The next day we went over to the Neon Boneyard. That is where all the old signs go to die. That was very cool to see all the old signs and it was a guided tour so we had alot of neat info about the signs and their history. After that we met up with Dave again and had a quick lunch and checked out his shop. The wife had a Massage appointment at the Golden Nugget so we were off again. While she was doing that I continued to donate my money to the construction of a new room or what ever they needed done with my money! We cruised the strip on foot for a few hours and finished up the night with a show at the MGM. We saw KA, second time seeing that one but it was just as good as the first time. We were beat from all the walking and I was dozing off at the end of the show. We woke up on our last day there and had breakfast at Cosmopolitan. That buffet was really good. $47 for two but if you go hungry it is well worth it. they had some great selections of Italian meats and Gnocchi. I have never seen that before in a buffet. Alot of standard selections in a buffet line but it was all great food. I finally hit a small jackpot on our way out of there to checkout of our hotel and head back home to reality. Our hotel had this cool display of small boats, I took a couple shots of them. I want to play with photoshop and see what I can do with these. Thanks to Pete and Anna. Dave and Tina for spending time with us. Its always good seeing you and having some laughs. See you all in the Desert in a few months!!!! Edited July 7, 2012 by bp-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas style Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 i have been wanting to take the neon boneyard tour. good pic Tim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydew Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Valley of fire looks awesome. I'm gonna have to plan a trip there when the kiddos are a bit older. Nice pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Tim you've got a great eye with that camera. Excellent shots! It was great seeing you and Bridget again. We had a really fun 4th with you two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakster884 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I read up on the Speedway last visit to Vegas. They have a bunch of cool packages from a few hundred to 3K. I drove a Auston Martin DBS last week ( My Bosses). $377K new car 2012 Model/ Manual Shift and I told my wife the same thing I was not impressed with a car which cost more than my house. It is a V12 518HP Twin Turbo. The Sound was Awesome but It was not a smooth ride as I anticipated but I drove like I stole it. Well Happy anniversary and enjoy your years to come. Here is a few pics of the car I drove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptNkllm Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 We had a great time Tim.. Hope to do it again next time.. maybe we will have more time to run around Capt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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