10 days ago I had my first ever Vegas experience and it was drunken, tiring, mind boggling, completely overdone, exactly what you see in the movies AND fun. It started at 5am from my apartment and a time change of 3 hrs, however 2 bloody marys eased the transition as did a few beers. By the time I hit Vegas I was already tired so checked into my home for the next 3 days which was none other than the MGM Grand. The strip is really the only thing in Vegas so in 10 minutes I had checked into the worlds largest capacity hotel and began wandering around what was a monstrosity of 5,500 rooms. Restaurants, nightclubs, bars and yes the pinging of poker machines EVERYWHERE. I had a quick walk up the strip as I
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