so Las Vegas day one. we arrive around 6pm their time 8pm our time. so we check in at our funny family hotel Circus Circus, which is actually pretty nice for the price but looks a little old and shabby compared to the newer mega resorts down the street. Were hungry so we head for the Circus Circus Buffet which was filling but probably the worst meal we had the entire trip.

After dinner were pretty tired. from our day of travel but make a pact to stay up till mindight pacific time, in order to make it through the week. We go and watch two free circus acts under the midway and they were both very good. One was a gymnastics act and the other one was the classic trapeze. It’s a weird sensation watching these performers, in a casino.


Afterwards we strolled the carnival like midway, where in my proudest moment i knocked down four dummies and won jess a stuffed puppy dog. ha! and then we played a game of air hockey, before deciding to make a venture onto the strip.

The bright lights, hit us and reenergized us as we walked past the Stardust, the Frontier, the huge Fashion Show mall and Treasure Island’s docked pirate ship, all the way to the Mirage’s free Volcano.
Although you can’t see it in the picture because we were too busy taking video, this lake turns into a roaring volcano, and just like the circus shows, it’s free, free, free! After this it’s midnight and we walk home tired, but ready for our first full day in Vegas tommorow.