When I some years ago spend a few years on and off in Tokyo, I thought I had experienced the mecca of neon- signs and plastic… but no ! I just came back from Las Vegas. That place beats all. Huge neon signs everywhere. Blinking 24-7…

Our trip actually started in LA. My first visit to North America. LA was facinating. nice weather, lovely restaurants (like Koi and Nobu) and lots of wonderful boutiques (especially second hand shops). I got some great stuff in Out of the closet on Sunset Blvd and Aardvarks in Venice Beach.

From LA we drove to Las Vegas. It took about 5 hours and that was with small stops. A nice trip trough the desert. Then out of nowhere Las Vegas appears. Crazy big buildings; one looking more grand than the other. There is the Eiffel Tower, something looking like a Walt Disney castle, a big black pyramid, the New York City skyline and of cause Caesars Palace, where we stayed.

You walk in to the hotels and casinos where people are sitting just throwing their money away or donating it to the casinos, hoping their luck will turn. We all know that the odds of winning are against us, however who cares as long as we have fun, right?

The sad thing is that most of the people didn’t look like they had fun, they just look like tired slaves to the one arm thieves.

I am no saint, so of cause we played the roulette as well, but very little. I preferred to save my money to do a bit of shopping in the big arcades full of all the big brands.

As expected every night there was fantastic shows with big names. We saw “Love” by Cirque du Soleil in hotel Mirage. A show I will recommend you to go and see, especially if you are a Beatles fan.

We saved the best for last. Something we felt we had to do since we were in Vegas. We went to the famous Little White Wedding Chapel and got married. My husband and I were already married so for us it was very easy. It was just renewal of our wedding vows. We did it in true Las Vegas style by having Elvis walking me up the ail and singing a few songs for us.