Day 7

Today we arrived at the fabulous Las Vegas, NV and on the way, we stopped by the Hoover Dam. It was extremely hot here, 95 degrees to be exact, but it also was a man made wonder. The Hoover Dam is enormous surrounded by the Colorado River and small mountains. We didn't tour the inside, but we got a good feel for the place. We also ate at a Taco Bell for lunch that gave some good advice for Easter, as you will see in the pictures. Upon arriving at Las Vegas, there must have been at least 3 or 4 wedding chapels on the first street we drove on. We stayed at Luke's "cousin/uncle" (according to him, he's both) whose name is Michael Myers, no joke. He lives in downtown Las Vegas in a high rise overlooking the city. His place gave a gorgeous view of the city and I took some nighttime pictures of the Las Vegas strip on top of the apartment building. Mike Myers showed us around the city tonight, showing us some local dining places, where I had a great BBQ sandwich. He also took us to the old part of Las Vegas, which used to be the main attraction area. Here, we watched the world's largest TV and watched 3 people on motorcycles drive 30 MPH in a sphere steel cage that was only 15 feet high at the highest point; this was a big adrenaline rush, just one wrong calculation in speed, and these bikers would have been toast. It was breathtaking to watch this. Tomorrow, we will stay at the MGM Grand Casino hotel on the Las Vegas strip.