Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2009 part 2

ferf1223

October , November

pennylane99 wrote: »

wow...been hanging on Wynn website for 2 hours, finally got Garth Brooks ticket for Feb. I see there are some on ebay already for $15000

Yowza! Congrats on getting a ticket for yourself...I'm really curious to read reviews of the first shows in December. I'm a bit disappointed that it's just him and a guitar and not a band. I'm sure it will still be great - he's a great performer, but somehow seems like there would be a lot less energy without the band.

stoneman

September

i_am_a_happybunny wrote: »

brillant thread, thanks for all the info posted, wee question, i read in the brochure that a fridge can be hired at PH, anyone any idea how much it costs. thanks in advance.

$15 per day, but if you only want to keep some drinks cold do as we do, fill the paperbins with ice and stack the Buds in there!! You will find ice machines on every floor

johnpaul74

October , November

Hey wise forum folk,

We are off to Veghas in 3 weeks and will be there for 8 days however, my mother - who's 60th birthday is the reason we are going there - suddenly wants to take some time out and travel over to San Fran for two days.

Has anyone done this or would you guys recommend it?

Froggitt

December ( including Xmas and New Year )

We did it last year. If youre only there for 8 days, fly rather than drive, as its a "one day" drive each way. Alcatraz half day tour, see some of the Napa wineries, city tour by bus, stay down Fishermans Wharf and wander down at night.

Dont bank on great photos of the bridge......this time of year likely to by very misty/foggy unless its a sunny day.

johnpaul74

October , November

Froggitt wrote: »

We did it last year. If youre only there for 8 days, fly rather than drive, as its a "one day" drive each way. Alcatraz half day tour, see some of the Napa wineries, city tour by bus, stay down Fishermans Wharf and wander down at night.

Dont bank on great photos of the bridge......this time of year likely to by very misty/foggy unless its a sunny day.

Yeah, we have seen flights for about $100 and we'd probably stay over night, so early flight over there and late flight the next day.

It seems like a good plan, thanks :T

trets77

johnpaul74 wrote: »

Hey wise forum folk,

We are off to Veghas in 3 weeks and will be there for 8 days however, my mother - who's 60th birthday is the reason we are going there - suddenly wants to take some time out and travel over to San Fran for two days.

Has anyone done this or would you guys recommend it?

If you know you want to Alcatraz book it in advance , as they only have a limited number of trips per day and they often sell out . only one company operates the tour . well worth going .

http://www.alcatrazcruises.com/


a bus tour around the city is also great . if you don't have a car to park then you can stay in Fisherman's wharf for a reasonable price .

ferf1223

October , November

stoneman wrote: »

$15 per day, but if you only want to keep some drinks cold do as we do, fill the paperbins with ice and stack the Buds in there!! You will find ice machines on every floor

we normally bring a cool bag and fill it with ice and that plus the ice bucket in the room is usually enough for us. Last trip we forgot the cool bag and got a washing up tub sort of thing at WalMart for $2 and that served our purposes well (though that thing got really heavy when full of ice!). I used to do the ice in the bins thing, but having been witness to what people sometimes use the bins for, and wondering how often they are washed, I can't bring myself to do it anymore, even with a clean bag in them.

Zazie

April

trets77 wrote: »

If you know you want to Alcatraz book it in advance , as they only have a limited number of trips per day and they often sell out . only one company operates the tour . well worth going .

http://www.alcatrazcruises.com/

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to free up daytime for sightseeing, you could do the evening tour of Alcatraz

mookybargirl

March

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stew68
Madison Square Gardens, Bruce Springsteen and the E street band.

Take a good book;)

stoneman wrote: »

Take a good book;)

:shocked: I'm not fan but saw him in Glasgow with my OH, who isa fan, and I would go again in a heartbeat! He was absolutely fantastic ad I didn't know even half of the music. We considered going for one of the NYC show, but couldn't quite afford it this year - Very jealous.....

Stew68

mookybargirl wrote: »

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stew68
Madison Square Gardens, Bruce Springsteen and the E street band.

Take a good book;)



:O I'm not fan but saw him in Glasgow with OH, who is, and I would go again in a heartbeat! He was absolutely fantastic ad I didn't know even half of the music. We considered going for one of the NYC show, but couldn't quite afford it this year - Very jealous.....

I always say each to their own, i'm really looking forward to the experience.