- 115 1596 IMG
No seats for us Location: Las Vegas Airport When we arrived at the airport around 12:30 for our 1:45 flight, we discovered that they had overbooked it. So, we were put unwillingly on standby. - 115 1555 IMG
Too Cool Location: New York New York Hotel They had a whole downtown NY set up in this hotel, complete with steaming manhole covers. - 115 1542 IMG
Our first slot machines Location: Las Vegas Airport Literally the first thing you see when you step off the plane are slot machines. These were a few spotted further into the terminal. - 115 1541 IMG
Our first celebrity Location: Las Vegas Airport George meets the first celebrity of the trip, Angelina Jolie. Funny, she always seemed looser and more natural in the movies. - 115 1538 IMG
Stopping in Houston Location: Houston International Airport We stopped in Houston, and changed planes. The next leg had us on the same plane as Doug and Ali. - 115 1543 IMG
A limo? Location: Outside Las Vegas Airport As we stepped out of the airport, Ali and I started looking for the MGM Grand hotel shuttle. Before we could find it, though, we discovered that George and Doug were already having there things loaded into a limo. I guess they decided we should get the trip off on the right foot. - 115 1546 IMG
Location: En route to MGM Grand - 115 1539 IMG
On the plane to Vegas Location: Houston International Airport - 115 1545 IMG
Location: En route to MGM Grand - 115 1540 IMG
Regrouping Location: Las Vegas Airport Here we discuss plans for getting to the hotel. I suggested that we stay and wait for Drew, who, I thought, was arriving at 10:30. It turns out that waiting for him would have been a bad idea. - 115 1544 IMG
Location: En route to MGM Grand - 115 1549 IMG
The interminable hallway Location: MGM Grand The wings of the MGM Grand seemed at least a quarter of a mile long. We were near the end of the wing. - 115 1548 IMG
The lobby Location: MGM Grand When we entered the lobby of the MGM grand, I immediately got the impression that it was a place for normal, boring people to think they were somewhere glamorous. The marble colums were painted drywall, and the velvet curtains were wood. The place was saturated by the smell of cheap cigar smoke from the cigars they sold tourists to make them feel like they were living the high life while the casino was extracting their money from them. - 115 1537 IMG
On the plane Location: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport - 115 1547 IMG
Location: En route to MGM Grand - 115 1536 IMG
Location: Austin-Bergstrom Int'l Airport Julie recoils after a sneak tongue attack from George. - 115 1534 IMG
Getting on the plane Location: Austin-Bergstrom Int'l Airport George and I had tickets together all the way out to Las Vegas. Here we are taking an evening flight out. We were scheduled to arrive at 9:30 PM, but actually made it in a little earlier.