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''Tynian'': So, why would I go with this group to a shooting range and not shoot? Two reasons: First, I was trying to keep my expenses down (which I did pretty well until I lost my mind gambling on Friday evening). And second, I' | ''Tynian'': So, why would I go with this group to a shooting range and not shoot? Two reasons: First, I was trying to keep my expenses down (which I did pretty well until I lost my mind gambling on Friday evening). And second, I'd never taken pictures at a shooting range before. I knew there was a possibility that they wouldn't let me take photos, but it seemed worth the risk. And indeed, only shooters allowed in the standard shooting -- the fact that I wanted to do my shooting with my trusty camera didn't seem to matter! There was a private shooting range option, and I would have been allowed inside, for a mere $50 ''per person''. Craziness! | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 7 February 2012
Good Morning Vegas
Nati: I woke up too early Friday morning so took a walk up the strip and found a really neat breakfast. Potato skins filled with scrambled eggs and bacon! Took a few snapshots from the strip and of the hotel.
Bally's
Bally's again
Paris hotel
SHOOTING GALLERY!! (Nati's favorite part)
Wish, Katrana, Sagan, Natilena and Tynian (as a viewer) attending.
Nati: This was AWESOME! That's really all I have to say. Even better I actually managed to hit the targets! I don't recall the actual guns now but I shot a pistol, a shotgun, something fully automatic that went really quick and the fun little one with the scope.
The cab driver on the way back to the hotel was really really odd. First he insisted all 5 of us had to sit in the same small cab. There was NO room in the front, I was sitting 1/2 on top of the seat belts and 1/2 on top of Tynian's lap. Then he kept telling us these really racist jokes!
Tynian: So, why would I go with this group to a shooting range and not shoot? Two reasons: First, I was trying to keep my expenses down (which I did pretty well until I lost my mind gambling on Friday evening). And second, I'd never taken pictures at a shooting range before. I knew there was a possibility that they wouldn't let me take photos, but it seemed worth the risk. And indeed, only shooters allowed in the standard shooting -- the fact that I wanted to do my shooting with my trusty camera didn't seem to matter! There was a private shooting range option, and I would have been allowed inside, for a mere $50 per person. Craziness!
Choosing our packages!
All safetied up ready to enter
A selection on the wall
More of the same.
Wish looking dangerous!
Wish getting some instructions
Natilena ready to take her turn
Nati with the pistol and Wish on the side
Wish and his target
Nati and her target
Wish
Someone's target! (not sure who's)
Wish
Sagan gets a turn
Katrana is up!
Wish
Katrana
Sagan
Nati and the shotgun target
Sagan
The really awesome dude who was helping us. He was great, one of the others was NOT
Sagan
Nati and that scope gun thingie she can't remember the name of
Nati's target, she hit it!
Nati
Nati and the automatic gun thingie
Lunch, Hamburgers and how Bliss can't Walk
Nati: We finally met up with Vale and his lady friend! Little did I know this would be the ONLY time he appeared. We left the hotel and headed over to The Cosmopolitan, beautiful hotel! It was about a 10 minute walk over and Bliss whined the WHOLE WAY! In her defense she did warn us all ahead of time she doesn't walk and whines a lot. :) We had lunch at a fancy burger place called Holsteins. Vale's lady friend was nice and didn't seem too traumatized by the rest of us geeks. Lots of crazy cell phone pictures shall now follow!
PINK COW! How could anything be better than that?
Lots of burger choices and they were amazing.
Sagan and Katrana
Vale and friend
Vale and friend
Tynian
Wish in the back, Tynian, Nati's nose and hair
Wish in the back, Vale and friend
Sagan and Katrana
Tynian and Wistom and Nati's elbow
Cell phone fight!
More of the table
Wistom and Nati covered by a camera
Messy picture but Wistom in the middle!
Nati's hand
Sagan and Katrana
Wish and Tynian
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Afternoon Adventures
Nati: Well, I can't speak for the boys, they went off to gamble and didn't get any pictures but us ladies got the trip of a lifetime! Bliss, Katrana and I climbed into Bliss' car and then Katrana and I held on VERY tight as the crazy lady drove us around Vegas. We ran a couple errands Bliss needed to do for work and then off to the Fashion Show Mall and a visit to Build A Bear! Bliss recorded her voice, one per limb, Nati picked out a bunny and an outfit for it, Katrana just laughed.
Natilena getting her bunny filled
Nati putting the heart in her bunny
Dinner, A Show and some Gambling
Nati: A rest at the hotel again and then we gathered again to find some food. Wish and Bliss got together separately to have dinner at the Bellagio and watch "O" Cirque du Soleil show. I hear Wish managed to get Bliss to taste eel too.
The rest of us (Vale is now missing for the rest of the event) headed to a BBQ place in Treasure Island at Gheorghe's suggestion. We shared a big platter of food and enjoyed some more drinks. Wistom, Katrana, Sagan, Gheorghe, Tynian and ME at the table. Nobody got a picture but they had the bestest thing ever on the wall. A mounted bunny with antlers, its Jackalope time!
Katrana, Sagan and Wistom
Gheorghe and Tynian
The After Party
Nati: For the rest of the evening we split up again. The boys headed .. err .. somewhere! for more gambling. Katrana and I wandered through the shops in Caesars Palace and dodged questions about our matching shoes. We were kind of looking for the moving statues but they didn't appear to be working OR maybe.. possibly.. we were just in the wrong spot. It was a nice walk anyway!
In Caesars Palace
In Caesars Palace
