It felt silly that I found retirement rather boring in my last blog. It seems that boredom was my own making. So, I took to the streets and entertained a guest from the Philippines who was visiting Las Vegas with his family.
My K of C friend Toti Roldan and his wife Norielle, along with their two sons, are on a cross-country tour of the USA. Surprisingly, he showed me more of Las Vegas that I did not know about. I'd been so much of a hermit in this city, I really did not know about the Freemont Experience asked me about in downtown Las Vegas.
What a revelation! Downtown Las Vegas is a sight to see and the Freemont Experience is something to behold. The Experience is a light show that comes on at night, at the hour, the last one being at midnight. The photos above depict that Freemont Experience. The next time you come to Las Vegas, be sure to go downtown. It's well-worth the experience!
Exhilarated at the experience, I started going out with Ces to her favorite casino, South Point, located at the corner of S. Las Vegas Blvd and Silverado Ranch for dinner at its sumptuous buffet. On the way out, I saw this penny slot machine, The Great Wall, which depicted Chinese characters. The music that came with every hit was so oriental and bouncy. I put in $5 and started playing 20 lines at 10 pennies each. After the second push on the start button, the machine started flickering with bonuses of bouncing ying-yang balls. I thought it would never stop bouncing and playing, but it finally did. At that point the screen showed $325! Woo hoo! Of course, I stopped and cashed in!
Addicting? You betcha! The following day, I went back to the same machine after another foray at the buffet. I put in $10 and started playing the Great Wall machine. Wham, the bonus balls came bouncing around again after just three push starts! This time, the machine gave me $345.
I don't think three is a charm. So, I stopped going back to the casino and decided that I'd spend the $670 winnings at the real Great Walls of China when we visit Beijing on May 9-19.
Wanna come along?
2 comments:
Your Freemont experience is not new to me. We had that similar exhilarating show when we went to Ottawa, Canada. Every evening at about 8, tourists are shown with this kind of attraction with its Canadian Capitol building as background or giant screen. The evening show lasts for an hour. And the sight is really worth the trip.
Seguro mas maganda ang sa Ottawa dahil ito ay 10 or 15 minutes lamanag, but it is shown every hour until the last one at midnight. Salamat, Bay. Come visit us.
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