18 Oct 2007
View from the Top
On the road again, sitting high in the air overlooking south Las Vegas from a beautiful room in the Mandalay Bay Hotel. This is something like my 10th trip to glitter gultch and some of the glitter has worn off for me. I have been attending the IBM Information OnDemand 2007 Conference for the last 5 days. My schedule has been full and I’ve only had a chance to leave the Hotel/Casino/Conference complex once.
2 nights ago, after a mixer on the Mandalay Bay “beach”, we ventured out into the night in true Vegas style by taking a Limo to the Stratosphere. It was my first time in a Limo and it was fun to splurge. The Stratosphere is a 100 story tower with thrill rides on the top like Big Shot and X-Scream. The Big Shot was exciting enough, but when I took the front seat in X-Scream I amazed myself as I overcame my fear of heights to dangle 1000 feet in the air while bouncing up and down. I still can’t believe I did it, but after all, it’s Vegas Babee!
Pam arrives in an hour with her mother soon behind her. My work is just about done here, so we will take a few days to play and celebrate 10 years of being a couple. Pam’s mom, Barbara Johnson is a true Bostonian gem who has deep roots in the New England community and a wonderful accent to match. I’m looking forward to spending some time with Pam and I’m sure we’ll have great time over the next few days.
More to come…
Bon Voyage, Jay
Stayed at the Stratosphere Tower and lost a ton of cash on the last trip but had a lot of fun. Have been staying there a couple of years now but i think i will be leaving Stratosphere Tower and looking for a new hotel for the next trip, any suggestions?
Stratosphere Tower
March 11th, 2009 at 2:12 ampermalink
I’ve been staying at the Mandalay Bay Resort, but mostly because that’s where the conference that I attend is at. Las Vegas is not my favorite destination, but Mandalay Bay seems to be a nicer than the norm.
greenwanderer
March 15th, 2009 at 7:35 pmpermalink