Las Vegas is a pretty new city with a blooming population and is like ten American cities rolled into one. When in downtown Vegas you can be in any regular city like NY or Boston and then you juxtapose that with all the glitz and glamour of the STRIP and then of course you have the Suburbs. The very popular 'STRIP' is where all the hotels and Casinos reside with its bright lights and splendor is a beauty to behold at night! We drove by the more popular streets on the Strip and then I spotted the several chapels that stars usually go for quick fix marriages, We even saw the 'Little Chapel of the Flowers' - where I believe Elvis wedded and another that advertised Michael Jordan and Patty Labelle, I believe.
It was fascinating to see that their were so many new residential areas coming up and most offering rent free months and other attractions....it seemed to me as an observer that Las Vegas though with its inclement weather will witness a lot of immigrants into the city.
Going down the Cheyenne Avenue, I noticed a lot of homeless people, more than I had ever seen in any American city! I asked my hostess and she told us that they were once happy-go-lucky gamblers. Gamblers who had gambled all their life savings away and are now left to roam the streets of the city.
Basically the temperature averages 100 - 120 degrees farenheit and for a first time visitor it can be frightfully hot!
So far I have taken the kids to about five different malls and have gone to see the water show, and spent a whole day at rides at the Circus circus theme park.
Next stop will be the Stratosphere and the glitzy night life of the SIN CITY!
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